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Like It or Not, Being a Freelance Designer Means Making Decisions

Like It or Not, Being a Freelance Designer Means Making Decisions

Freelance Design / Web Design

We talk about some of the important decisions you’ll need to make as a freelancer and share some tips for making the right choices.

Why Web Design Client Referrals Aren’t a Slam Dunk

Why Web Design Client Referrals Aren’t a Slam Dunk

Web Design

A client referral for your web design business has the potential to increase revenue and gain valuable experience. But there are no guarantees.

How to Help Your Web Design Clients Without Being There

How to Help Your Web Design Clients Without Being There

Freelance Design / Web Design

Learn practical ways to assist web design clients remotely, covering communication tools and methods to maintain strong client relationships without in-person meetings.

Building Websites with the Future in Mind

Building Websites with the Future in Mind

Web Design

Web design is loaded with existential questions. One of the biggest being: Can I build a website today that will still be relevant in the future?

Even With Tools Like AI, Building a Great Website Is Still Hard

Even With Tools Like AI, Building a Great Website Is Still Hard

Web Design

Web design is becoming increasingly automated, but building a great website requires much more than a slick UI or advanced algorithm.

How Social Media Uncertainty Reinforces the Importance of Websites

How Social Media Uncertainty Reinforces the Importance of Websites

Web Design

In the early days of Facebook, I recall having a few conversations with people who wondered if the platform may one day serve as a website replacement. Facebook Pages, after…

Why You Should Conduct Annual Website Audits

Why You Should Conduct Annual Website Audits

Web Design

We share some tips for auditing your own websites and those you manage for clients and what you can learn along the way.

The Grumpy Designer Asks: Are You Tired?

The Grumpy Designer Asks: Are You Tired?

Web Design

Let’s talk about the pressures we face as freelance web designers, and maybe we’ll find some healthy ways to cope with them.

Taking a Look at Google Analytics 4

Taking a Look at Google Analytics 4

Marketing / Web Design

With the help of a Google Analytics expert, we’ve put together a list of things you’ll need to know about the switch to GA4.

How Web Designers Can Cope with Situations Out of Their Control

How Web Designers Can Cope with Situations Out of Their Control

Web Design

We discuss a few difficult-to-control situations that typically impact web designers and share methods for dealing with them and letting go.

Behind the Scenes: Having a Singular Focus for Your Web Design Business

Behind the Scenes: Having a Singular Focus for Your Web Design Business

Web Design

We take a look at the benefits and challenges of having a singular focus in web design. And hear from a web designer who’s taken the plunge.

How to Define a Vision for Your Web Design Business

How to Define a Vision for Your Web Design Business

Web Design
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