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How to Involve Decision Makers in the Design Process

How to Involve Decision Makers in the Design Process

Design / Freelance

At some point in your design career, you’ve probably been in a meeting with a client discussing design for their website or product, and the conversation starts to turn toward…

Things to Consider When Hiring Subcontractors

Things to Consider When Hiring Subcontractors

Freelance

When work volumes surge, or when you simply have a project you don’t have the skillset for, hiring subcontractors is one path you may consider. However, before you do so,…

Things I Hate about My Clients

Things I Hate about My Clients

Freelance

In the Things My Clients Hate. What about Yours? article I discussed 5 things my clients hate. Now, let me present the other side of the story – i.e. 5…

7 Things to Think About Before Setting Your Freelance Rates

7 Things to Think About Before Setting Your Freelance Rates

Freelance

Setting rates is one of the hardest parts of being a freelancer. So don’t beat yourself up if you find it difficult at first. Often, freelancers have a hard time…

When is it Time to Change Your Workflow?

When is it Time to Change Your Workflow?

Freelance

One of the curious questions a web designer faces is when to make a change to the tools you use and the way you work. How do you know when…

A Web Designer’s Guide to Simple Solutions

A Web Designer’s Guide to Simple Solutions

Freelance

If you’ve been working as a web designer for awhile, you may find yourself in an interesting position: Resident Expert/Guru. Friends, family, colleagues and clients will ask you for advice…

Bouncing Back from Freelance Business Failure

Bouncing Back from Freelance Business Failure

Freelance

When you started off as a freelancer, did it cross your mind that you might not make it? Did you consider the possibility of failure? If you’re like many first…

simple method design skills

A Simple Method for Developing Design Skills This Year

Design / Freelance

There’s no shortcut or hidden trick to improving your design skills – ask anyone in design or any other field, creative or otherwise. But there is a simple way. It’s…

You’re Worth More Than a Page Builder

You’re Worth More Than a Page Builder

Freelance / Web Design

Tools like page builders and DIY services are great – but they’re not going to replace professional designers and developers anytime soon.

Things to Remember when Starting a Design Business

Things to Remember when Starting a Design Business

Freelance

Have you been thinking about starting a design business? With all the outstanding reasons for doing so, we can certainly see why. You might be drawn by the independence, the…

Proofing Tips for Print Design Perfection

Proofing Tips for Print Design Perfection

Design / Freelance / Print & Graphic Design

Many of the articles on this site are aimed at the digital space, such as design for the web, mobile and apps. And let’s face it, most design in general…

Collaboration Between Designers and Copywriters

Collaboration Between Designers and Copywriters

Design / Freelance
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