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Our authors, freelance designers like you, share their extensive knowledge and experiences. You’ll learn how to get consistent work, manage your time, business and clients, and, most importantly, how to get paid better, and on time.

How to Choose New Tools and Technology for Your Web Projects

How to Choose New Tools and Technology for Your Web Projects

A new tool or technology you haven’t used before can significantly impact you and your clients. That’s why it pays to consider things from every angle.

How to Deal with the Isolation of Freelance Life

How to Deal with the Isolation of Freelance Life

For all the benefits of working from home, there’s also a real sense of isolation. The following are tips for beating those stuck-in-your-home-office blues.

How the Web Kept the World Moving in 2020

How the Web Kept the World Moving in 2020

This year has proven that the web and its related technologies are essential. We look back at how the web kept us open for business and a whole lot more.

The Grumpy Designer Looks Ahead to 2021

The Grumpy Designer Looks Ahead to 2021

Consider this the definitive tongue-in-cheek look at how the new year will impact the web design community.

Here’s Why AI Is Unlikely to Harm Your Web Design Career

Here’s Why AI Is Unlikely to Harm Your Web Design Career

The impact of AI on web design careers, examining how technology shapes the industry and opportunities for designers.

How to Adjust to Larger Web Design Projects

How to Adjust to Larger Web Design Projects

Strategies for managing and adjusting to larger web projects, ensuring successful outcomes and client satisfaction.

Together at Home: Managing Kids and Your Web Design Business

Together at Home: Managing Kids and Your Web Design Business

Embracing remote collaboration, “Together at Home” showcases how designers can thrive while working from home.

The Kindness of Strangers: Developer Edition

The Kindness of Strangers: Developer Edition

I’ve likely said it a million times and in various ways: there’s something incredibly special about the web design community. Sure, it’s highly-competitive. Yet is comprised of people who are…

Are Design Client Meetings a Thing of the Past?

Are Design Client Meetings a Thing of the Past?

Debating whether client meetings have become obsolete in the digital age, exploring alternatives for collaboration.

How to Determine Which Skills You Should Learn

How to Determine Which Skills You Should Learn

When you take a look around at various web design publications, you often see headlines touting the next big thing. It might be a tool, a programming language or a…

What Will the Freelance Web Design Business Look Like Post-Pandemic?

What Will the Freelance Web Design Business Look Like Post-Pandemic?

We’ve been wondering what things will look like post-pandemic and have taken a look at how things may change for freelancers once social distancing ends and we get back to normal.

Why the Grumpy Designer Will Keep Working from Home, Thank You

Why the Grumpy Designer Will Keep Working from Home, Thank You