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Learn how to communicate with design clients, set clear expectations, negotiate fees and deadlines, and handle feedback.

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How to Help Your Web Design Clients Without Being There

How to Help Your Web Design Clients Without Being There

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 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 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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

To help develop your web design business vision, we share some methods you can use to better understand what you truly want and need.

How to Create Content That Targets Your Existing Design Clients

How to Create Content That Targets Your Existing Design Clients

We share some helpful tips for writing informative content that is sure to pique your client’s interest.

How to Help Your Clients Choose the Right eCommerce Payment Gateway

How to Help Your Clients Choose the Right eCommerce Payment Gateway