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

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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.

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

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.

Why Third Parties Are Taking an Interest in Your Client’s Website Security

Why Third Parties Are Taking an Interest in Your Client’s Website Security

Freelance / WordPress

For years, security processes were between a designer, host, and client. But increasingly, other third parties are taking an active interest.

The Five Types of Projects NOT to Include in Your Portfolio

The Five Types of Projects NOT to Include in Your Portfolio

Freelance

When it comes to designer portfolios, bigger is not necessarily better. While it’s tempting to list each and every project you’ve ever done, it may actually be counterproductive. That is,…

A Web Designer’s Secrets to Longevity

A Web Designer’s Secrets to Longevity

Freelance

Being a web designer for 25+ years is hard to fathom. So much has changed, and achieving longevity in web design is really not easy.

The Many Ways Web Designers Give Away Their Time (Without Realizing It)

The Many Ways Web Designers Give Away Their Time (Without Realizing It)

Freelance

We look at some common situations where designers essentially give away their time, and share how you can handle those situations.

How to Work with Web Design Technophobes

How to Work with Web Design Technophobes

Freelance

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

Freelance

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

How to Deal with Your Freelance Design Mistakes

How to Deal with Your Freelance Design Mistakes

Freelance

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.

How to Manage the Craziness of a Web Designer’s Schedule

How to Manage the Craziness of a Web Designer’s Schedule

Freelance
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