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Jumping Through Hoops for Prospective Web Design Clients

Jumping Through Hoops for Prospective Web Design Clients

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Freelance Design

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

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Freelance Design / Web Design

As every freelancer has different strengths and time can often be limited, there are some tasks you may want to pass along to someone else.

15+ Free Procreate Color Schemes & Swatches for Digital Artists

15+ Free Procreate Color Schemes & Swatches for Digital Artists

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Digital Art

Collections of free palettes designed to inspire and simplify the process of selecting colors for your digital artwork in Procreate. Download them all!

How to Work with Web Design Technophobes

How to Work with Web Design Technophobes

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Freelance Design

Let’s go out on a limb here and declare that web designers are generally pretty comfortable with technology. We know our way around computers, smartphones and other assorted gadgetry. Our…

The Freelance Design Situations You Need to Fix Right Away

The Freelance Design Situations You Need to Fix Right Away

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Freelance Design

We delve into some common freelance situations you’ll want to fix sooner rather than later and offer some useful solutions.

How to Manage High-Maintenance Design Clients

How to Manage High-Maintenance Design Clients

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Freelance Design / Web Design

Believe it or not, there are some big-picture benefits of working with picky clients, and even gain from that otherwise-frustrating experience.

How to Deal with Your Freelance Design Mistakes

How to Deal with Your Freelance Design Mistakes

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Freelance Design

Learning to deal with mistakes is part of the secret to long-term success for web designers. And, as someone who has made more than their fair share of mess-ups, I can attest to what works and what doesn’t.

Simple Tips For Avoiding Working For Lower-Quality Clients

Simple Tips For Avoiding Working For Lower-Quality Clients

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Freelance Design

Lower-quality clients suck. All they focus on is how little they can pay. They make unreasonable demands for the amount of work they want you to do and how fast…

How to Deal with the Low Profit Areas of Your Freelance Business

How to Deal with the Low Profit Areas of Your Freelance Business

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Freelance Design

How to identify those areas of your web design business that are not performing well and how to decide whether they should stay or go.

How Small Projects Can Benefit Your Web Design Business

How Small Projects Can Benefit Your Web Design Business

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Freelance Design

By and large, web designers are very passionate about their job. That stands out in contrast to most other industries. But when it comes to the bottom line, web design…

How to Find Your Comfort Zone with Design Clients

How to Find Your Comfort Zone with Design Clients

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Freelance Design

I’ve learned some valuable lessons about gaining confidence with clients. Read this for some tips you can use in your day-to-day interactions.

Those Things That Can Come Back to Haunt Web Designers

Those Things That Can Come Back to Haunt Web Designers

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Freelance Design
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