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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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How Freelance Designers Can Thrive in a Tough Economy

How Freelance Designers Can Thrive in a Tough Economy

Whether the economy has your business sputtering or not, it’s important to think about ways you can kickstart growth in your own little corner of the web. And we’re here to help.

What to Look for When Hiring a WordPress Expert

What to Look for When Hiring a WordPress Expert

WordPress is an incredibly flexible Content Management System (CMS). Through the use of themes and plugins, you can build just about any type of website that you can dream up….

How Subscription Fatigue Impacts Web Designers

How Subscription Fatigue Impacts Web Designers

Everything’s a subscription. And it impacts web designers and their clients in numerous ways. Let’s look at what this means for our industry.

Why It Takes Commitment to Work with Clients

Why It Takes Commitment to Work with Clients

It’s crucial that we as web designers not only focus on a project’s outcome, but on our relationships with clients as well.

Performing a Yearly Analysis of Your Design Business

Performing a Yearly Analysis of Your Design Business

The importance of conducting a yearly analysis of your design business for growth, improvement, and strategic planning.

Understanding What Your Web Host Won’t Do for You

Understanding What Your Web Host Won’t Do for You

Learn why your web host may not cover all your needs and what steps you can take to ensure your website runs smoothly and efficiently.

The Impossible Question: How Long Does It Take to Build a Website?

The Impossible Question: How Long Does It Take to Build a Website?

We look at the many factors that can impact a web design project’s launch date and share tips for determining its length more accurately.

Reasons to Say “No” to a Web Design Project

Reasons to Say “No” to a Web Design Project

There’s no shame in saying “no” to a project. That can be a difficult lesson to learn – but very much worth the effort.

Examining the Evolution of the Typical Web Design Client

Examining the Evolution of the Typical Web Design Client

There has been a lot of change in client attitudes and expectations over the years. We take a closer look at some of the common themes.

The Five Forgivable Sins of a Freelance Designer

The Five Forgivable Sins of a Freelance Designer

The web is full of advice for freelance web designers. Certainly, I’ve offered up my share. But, while it’s often well-meaning, there is an unintended consequence. It can lead us…

Why Is Focusing on Long-Term Goals So Difficult?

Why Is Focusing on Long-Term Goals So Difficult?

As tough as it sounds, having long-term goals is important and you need them to keep growing and evolving along with the web. The following are some ways to help you home in on the future of your design business.

Tips for Collaborating with Other Web Designers

Tips for Collaborating with Other Web Designers