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The Importance of Diversifying Your Client Roster

The Importance of Diversifying Your Client Roster

Freelance

Don’t put all of your eggs into one basket. That applies not only in life but also to your web design client list/roster.

Why You Should Include Your Personal Passions in Your Design Work

Why You Should Include Your Personal Passions in Your Design Work

Freelance / Web Design

Including interesting side projects in your portfolio can help you make the leap from forgettable, all-purpose designer to an industry superstar.

How to Say No to Design Projects That Aren’t Right for You

How to Say No to Design Projects That Aren’t Right for You

Freelance

Every web designer can envision their ideal client and project. Whether it’s a project that will utilize a specific content management system (CMS) or working with a client in a…

What to Do When Someone Wants to Partner with Your Design Business

What to Do When Someone Wants to Partner with Your Design Business

Freelance

Considerations for partnering in a design business to enhance creativity, share responsibilities, and grow.

How Teaching Will Help You Become the Best Designer You Can Be

How Teaching Will Help You Become the Best Designer You Can Be

Design / Freelance

We explore some of the key ways that sharing your knowledge will help you to become the best designer you can possibly be.

Common Challenges in Website Redesign and How to Overcome Them

Common Challenges in Website Redesign and How to Overcome Them

Freelance

Being a busy web designer is a little bit like being a parent. You’re so focused on taking care of everyone else’s needs that you may well neglect your own….

Why I Charge the Same for Building Websites Designed by Someone Else

Why I Charge the Same for Building Websites Designed by Someone Else

Freelance

As a web designer, the vast majority of my new projects are original creations. The process goes a little something like this: I create a mockup, make revisions until my…

Starting Out Small in Web Design

Starting Out Small in Web Design

Freelance

Tips for starting small in web design, focusing on how to grow your skills and business from the ground up effectively.

How to Make Remote Meetings More Productive

How to Make Remote Meetings More Productive

Freelance

As remote meetings can be awkward and riddled with interruptions, we share some tips that will help you hold more productive calls.

How to Stay Calm When a Client Tries Your Patience

How to Stay Calm When a Client Tries Your Patience

Freelance

We take a look at some scenarios where patience between a designer and client is called for, and when it’s time to say “enough.”

Jumping Through Hoops for Prospective Web Design Clients

Jumping Through Hoops for Prospective Web Design Clients

Freelance

You’ll start to spot those red flags for projects and clients you want to avoid. It is about understanding the types of clients you want to work with.

The Tasks Freelance Web Designers Should Consider Outsourcing

The Tasks Freelance Web Designers Should Consider Outsourcing

Freelance / Web Design
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