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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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Freelancers: How Much Work Is Too Much?

Freelancers: How Much Work Is Too Much?

Freelance

For freelancers, exploring the fine line between ample work and overcommitment, and how to find the right balance.

How to Identify Your Ideal Web Design Projects

How to Identify Your Ideal Web Design Projects

Freelance

We explore what the ideal web design project looks like and share some tips for positioning your freelance business to find them.

How to Become a Greener Freelancer

How to Become a Greener Freelancer

Freelance / Web Design

Tips for freelancers on adopting eco-friendly practices, contributing to a greener and more sustainable industry.

What to Look For in Maintenance-Only Clients

What to Look For in Maintenance-Only Clients

Freelance / WordPress

Are you looking for maintenance-only web design clients? Here are some things to consider, along with how to determine your business goals.

Can a Web Designer Be an Entrepreneur?

Can a Web Designer Be an Entrepreneur?

Freelance / Marketing

Discussing the potential for web designers to become entrepreneurs, highlighting the skills and mindset needed for success.

How to Position Yourself as a Web Design Expert

How to Position Yourself as a Web Design Expert

Freelance

Becoming a web design expert: strategies for honing your skills, staying current with trends, and establishing authority.

Designers, Are You Selling Clients What They Want?

Designers, Are You Selling Clients What They Want?

Web Design

Imagine this: You’re in the process of building a new website, so you need to write copy for the new homepage. It needs to be compelling, and it also needs…

5 Things I Wish I’d Known as a Young Web Designer

5 Things I Wish I’d Known as a Young Web Designer

Freelance

Like most things in life, no career is without its share of challenges and revelations. What’s really amazing is how experience can change our perspective and provide both insight and…

Do Web Designers Need to Know About Their Clients’ Niche?

Do Web Designers Need to Know About Their Clients’ Niche?

Freelance / Web Design

Web designers work with diverse clients, spanning many industries. Some prefer niche expertise, but in today’s web landscape, focusing on client needs is more important.

Why Losing a Client Can Be a Positive for Your Business

Why Losing a Client Can Be a Positive for Your Business

Freelance

Losing a client can feel like a blow to your business, but it can also be an opportunity for growth and self-reflection.

Perusing the Digital Junk of a Web Designer

Perusing the Digital Junk of a Web Designer

Freelance / Web Design

Navigating the clutter of digital assets and tools that web designers accumulate, offering strategies for organization and efficiency.

How to Help Clients Round Out Their Ideas

How to Help Clients Round Out Their Ideas

Freelance

Those first conversations between the client and designer are pivotal. This is where you’ll gain an understanding of a client’s thought process.

Is Working Freelance Really Worth It?

Is Working Freelance Really Worth It?

Freelance

Are you tired of working for clients you don’t like? Want control of your time, location, and projects you work on? Then perhaps you should consider freelancing. Freelancing is basically…

How to Survive as a Web Designer with No Business Background

How to Survive as a Web Designer with No Business Background

Freelance

Strategies for thriving as a web designer without a traditional business background, focusing on self-education and resourcefulness.

Beyond Design & Development: Skills to Boost Your Career

Beyond Design & Development: Skills to Boost Your Career

Freelance

To run a successful freelance design business or agency, you will need some skills that don’t directly relate to code or aesthetics.

Should You Charge for Website Project Estimates?

Should You Charge for Website Project Estimates?

Freelance / Web Design

We discuss the pros and cons of freelance designers charging a fee for project estimates. In many cases, it does make sense to do.

The Benefits & Dangers of a Designer’s Ego

The Benefits & Dangers of a Designer’s Ego

Freelance

Learn how your ego can boost your confidence and drive success, but also how it can lead to mistakes and missed opportunities.

Being a Freelance Web Designer Isn’t for Everyone

Being a Freelance Web Designer Isn’t for Everyone

Freelance
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