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Sell Your Designs – Print-on-Demand (POD) Tips and Services

Sell Your Designs – Print-on-Demand (POD) Tips and Services

Freelance / Print & Graphic Design

Print-on-Demand (POD) is usually related to books and other written stuff but it is not limited to this. With POD, you prepare your manuscript, or design, upload it to a…

The Benefits of Teamwork in a Startup Environment

The Benefits of Teamwork in a Startup Environment

Freelance / Web Design

Working to build a startup from the very beginning requires dedication and seemingly endless weeks of hard work. There are very few success stories revolving around a single entrepreneur, as…

Working as a Freelancer with No Speed Limit

Working as a Freelancer with No Speed Limit

Freelance

There are so many people working freelance jobs online that it’s almost become a revolution of new media. You can graduate fresh out of high school and start working on…

How Seasonal Factors Can Influence Your Business

How Seasonal Factors Can Influence Your Business

Freelance

The four seasons of the year might not affect your business directly, unless you are a farmer, but more or less seasonal factors play a role for every kind of…

From Zero to Thriving Career: Getting Clients as a New Designer

From Zero to Thriving Career: Getting Clients as a New Designer

Freelance

Success as a freelance designer depends on the designer’s ability to build up a reputation for quality work and a long stream of loyal clients. A central tenet to landing…

Five Alternative Careers for Designers

Five Alternative Careers for Designers

Freelance

All these alternative careers for designers are Web-related and presumably it will be easier for you to make the switch but of course, if you are totally fed up with…

The Zen Den – Amplifying Productivity (Developer Edition)

The Zen Den – Amplifying Productivity (Developer Edition)

Freelance

Productivity is a matter of habits. A developer-centric approach should seek to maximize it without impinging on the unique demands of a ‘programmer’s lifestyle’. Productivity tips that might apply for…

Presiding as Editor Over Your Own Design Magazine

Presiding as Editor Over Your Own Design Magazine

Freelance / Web Design

WordPress has made it easier than ever for a web designer to setup their own blog. This system allows you to add content into your website and publish in a…

Reasons to Become a Freelancer

Reasons to Become a Freelancer

Freelance

For me personally becoming a freelancer was one of the best ideas I’ve ever had. Being a freelancer beats all jobs I have had in the past and maybe more…

Preparing for Disaster as a Freelancer

Preparing for Disaster as a Freelancer

Freelance

Imagine waking up one morning, booting up your system and realizing that your hard drive is dead. Or maybe you returned from vacation to see that your office has been…

7 Winning Facebook Page Strategies Every Company Should Know

7 Winning Facebook Page Strategies Every Company Should Know

Design / Freelance

By now you’re probably well aware of social media’s power to grow your business. Odds are you went ahead and tossed up a few social media profiles. Twitter, Google+, and…

11 Things I Learned From Freelancer to Agency Owner

11 Things I Learned From Freelancer to Agency Owner

Freelance / WordPress

I’ve spent the last 10+ years freelancing and bouncing back through different agencies. While there were plenty of perks both working for yourself and in an agency atmosphere, It always…

Things My Clients Hate. What about Yours?

Things My Clients Hate. What about Yours?

Freelance

I have been a freelancer for almost a decade now and in the course of these years, I have had dozens of clients and hundreds of projects. While no two…

5 Crucial Points Before Becoming a Freelance Web Designer

5 Crucial Points Before Becoming a Freelance Web Designer

Freelance

A freelance career offers a plethora of opportunities and rewards for web designers like you, just itching to make it on your own. At the same time, it can lead…

Designers’ Guide to Float through the Invoicing Process Successfully

Designers’ Guide to Float through the Invoicing Process Successfully

Freelance

Designers are one of the most interesting professionals of the world. They love their work and do it at their best; however, most of them freak out when the project…

How Many Colors Are There?

How Many Colors Are There?

Design / Freelance

Colour. It’s something that we all use in our web or print work and finding the right colour to highlight, emphasise and stand out from the crowd can be easier…

The Foolish Road of Steve Jobs and how it can work for you

The Foolish Road of Steve Jobs and how it can work for you

Design / Freelance

I found out this morning, as did many of us, that Steve Jobs had died. It saddened me and to be honest I wasn’t really sure why. Although I love…

Six Questions to Ask Before You Start a New Project

Six Questions to Ask Before You Start a New Project

Freelance
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