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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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Like It or Not, Being a Freelancer Means Making Decisions

Like It or Not, Being a Freelancer Means Making Decisions

Freelance

We talk about some of the important decisions you’ll need to make as a freelancer and share some tips for making the right choices.

Discovering the Freedoms of Freelance Design

Discovering the Freedoms of Freelance Design

Freelance / Web Design

We discuss the types of freedoms that come with freelance design, while also delving into the costs and limitations.

The Creative Benefits of Taking a Vacation

The Creative Benefits of Taking a Vacation

Freelance

Highlighting the creative benefits of taking a vacation and demonstrating how breaks can boost innovation and productivity.

Can You Really Get Away from Your Design Business?

Can You Really Get Away from Your Design Business?

Freelance

If you’re fortunate enough to find some success as a freelance web designer, you might just carve out a week or two of vacation time each year. It’s a well-deserved…

Do Freelance Web Designers Need a Side Hustle?

Do Freelance Web Designers Need a Side Hustle?

Freelance

Learn how to balance freelance web design with a side hustle for extra income and skill growth. Tips for successful multitasking.

Why Web Design Client Referrals Aren’t a Slam Dunk

Why Web Design Client Referrals Aren’t a Slam Dunk

Freelance / Web Design

A client referral for your web design business has the potential to increase revenue and gain valuable experience. But there are no guarantees.

How to be a Good Design Mentor

How to be a Good Design Mentor

Freelance / Web Design

It can be a challenge advising another designer. Whether it’s general career advice, technical knowledge or even tips regarding client relations.

Lessons Learned in 25 Years of Freelancing

Lessons Learned in 25 Years of Freelancing

Freelance

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

Freelance / Web Design

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

Freelance / Web Design

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

Freelance / Web Design

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

Freelance / Web Design

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

Freelance

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?

Freelance / Web Design

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

Freelance

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?

Freelance / Web Design

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

Freelance / Web Design

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

Freelance
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