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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.

The Grumpy Designer’s Cure for Massive Expectations

The Grumpy Designer’s Cure for Massive Expectations

Freelance Design / Web Design

It’s time for web designers to take back control over massive (and unrealistic) expectations. The following is my plan to help you do it.

When Chaos Invades: Keeping Your Freelance Business Going During a Crisis

When Chaos Invades: Keeping Your Freelance Business Going During a Crisis

Freelance Design

I share thoughts on balancing life and business during chaotic times. I’m learning as I go, but here’s the good, bad, and ugly of it all.

How to Deal with the Isolation of Freelance Life

How to Deal with the Isolation of Freelance Life

Freelance Design

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.

The Grumpy Designer Looks Ahead to 2021

The Grumpy Designer Looks Ahead to 2021

Freelance Design / Web Design

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

Together at Home: Managing Kids and Your Web Design Business

Together at Home: Managing Kids and Your Web Design Business

Freelance Design / Web Design

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

Are Design Client Meetings a Thing of the Past?

Are Design Client Meetings a Thing of the Past?

Freelance Design / Web Design

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

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

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

Freelance Design / Web Design

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

Freelance Design / Web Design

The Grumpy Designer’s declaration to continue working from home, valuing comfort over office life.

When I Get out of Here: The Grumpy Designer’s Post-Quarantine Bucket List

When I Get out of Here: The Grumpy Designer’s Post-Quarantine Bucket List

Freelance Design / Web Design

The Grumpy Designer’s humorous wishlist for life after quarantine, blending personal and professional desires.

COVID-19 Has You Working from Home: Now What?

COVID-19 Has You Working from Home: Now What?

Freelance Design / Web Design

Web designers have the ability to work from just about anywhere. Still, just because something is technically possible doesn’t mean it’s easy. If you suddenly find yourself working remotely on…

5 Free to Use Freelance Design Contract Templates

5 Free to Use Freelance Design Contract Templates

Freelance Design / Web Design

The most important document a freelance designer will ever need is a rock-solid contract for clients. The worst thing is, though, freelance designers, especially when just starting out, don’t even…

How to Make a Decent Living as a Web Designer

How to Make a Decent Living as a Web Designer

Freelance Design / Web Design
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