Topic Archives

Freelance Business

Discover the best strategies for running a successful freelance design business, including building a network, developing an impressive portfolio, and understanding the market.

View all Freelance Design articles

How to Increase Revenue From Your Existing Web Design Clients

How to Increase Revenue From Your Existing Web Design Clients

Learn effective strategies to boost your revenue from existing web design clients, including upselling, cross-selling, and offering additional services.

Lessons Learned in 25 Years of Freelancing

Lessons Learned in 25 Years of Freelancing

I share some valuable lessons I’ve learned from my 25 years as a freelance web designers. Things that I hope will help you on your own journey.

How Online Privacy Is Impacting Web Designers

How Online Privacy Is Impacting Web Designers

Explore the impact of online privacy on web design, emphasizing the importance for designers to adapt to new standards.

Want to Succeed as a Freelancer? It’s about Time

Want to Succeed as a Freelancer? It’s about Time

Discover key practices to thrive as a freelancer, balancing time and resources for a successful career.

AI Presents Many Challenges for Web Designers

AI Presents Many Challenges for Web Designers

We discuss the key challenges in incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into their design process and its impact on design trends and UX.

The Bright Side of an Increasingly Homogeneous Web

The Bright Side of an Increasingly Homogeneous Web

We discuss the positive effects of a more consolidated web and examine what this means for the web design community as a whole.

How to Deal with Uncertain Times as a Web Designer

How to Deal with Uncertain Times as a Web Designer

If recent global events have taught us anything, it’s that life as we know it can change in an instant. The things that once seemed certain and knowable become anything…

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.

How Web Designers Working Remotely Can Thrive

How Web Designers Working Remotely Can Thrive

If you need a little pick-me-up, we’re here to help! Today we offer some tips and techniques to help you thrive as a remote web designer.

Should Freelance Web Designers Care about Web 3.0?

Should Freelance Web Designers Care about Web 3.0?

All hype aside, what does 3.0 mean for freelance web designers? Is it worth caring about? We explore what it might entail for the rest of us.

Why Full Stack Web Development Is Still a Viable Path

Why Full Stack Web Development Is Still a Viable Path

It’s worth asking whether full stack web development is a realistic option in modern times. Can one person really do it all effectively?

Why ‘Grumpy Designer’ Is the Only Title I Want

Why ‘Grumpy Designer’ Is the Only Title I Want