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Finding New Opportunities for Your WordPress Agency

Finding New Opportunities for Your WordPress Agency

Freelance / WordPress

If new site projects are slowing down, it is time to expand what you offer. Practical ideas for WordPress agencies, like plugins and dashboards you can sell, client training and courses, and AI-focused services clients will need.

How Will AI Impact the Bottom of the Web Design Market?

How Will AI Impact the Bottom of the Web Design Market?

Freelance / WordPress

AI site builders are squeezing the low-budget web design market that many new freelancers start in. The race to the bottom is getting tougher. Learn how new designers can still build skills and gain new clients by using AI as a starting point.

How AI Changed My Web Development Workflow

How AI Changed My Web Development Workflow

Freelance / Web Design

AI has changed my workflow. ChatGPT and Copilot have also changed how I approach development projects. Here’s a look at how AI has impacted me so far.

How Freelance Designers & Developers Can Be Their Own Advocate

How Freelance Designers & Developers Can Be Their Own Advocate

Freelance / Web Design

Freelancers do not have a team to back them up when a client pushes limits. We cover client boundaries, payment rules, business hours, scope creep, and how to raise issues before they get worse.

When a WordPress Site Needs a Rehab Instead of a Full Redesign

When a WordPress Site Needs a Rehab Instead of a Full Redesign

WordPress

WordPress sites can become outdated even with regular updates. A website rehab is a smaller project that can modernize an older site without a full redesign. Learn what to fix, who it fits, and what results to expect.

Separating Your Personal & Commercial Design Work

Separating Your Personal & Commercial Design Work

Freelance / Web Design

Is there a difference between so-called “commercial” work and work that’s done purely for the joy of creating? Should they be separated?

Networking For Designers 101

Networking For Designers 101

Freelance / Web Design

We share some much easier and more effective methods for making networking connections as freelance creative designers.

How a Culinary Technique Could Make You a Better Freelancer

How a Culinary Technique Could Make You a Better Freelancer

Freelance

Incorporating the mise en place idea into your creative process allows you to prepare yourself to power through your work with less stress and fewer headaches.

How to Improve Your Communication With Clients

How to Improve Your Communication With Clients

Freelance

Improve your communication and get down to the nitty-gritty with clients, so that you won’t waste time assuming that they need to know things they don’t.

Should Your Agency Focus on WooCommerce Projects?

Should Your Agency Focus on WooCommerce Projects?

WordPress

Is WooCommerce the right niche for your WordPress agency? Explore its pros and cons, from flexibility and growth potential to the real costs of building expertise.

How to Make Wise Investments in Your Design Business

How to Make Wise Investments in Your Design Business

Freelance / WordPress

We take a look at those web design business items that you might be tempted to purchase, whether they’re worth it or not.

Why Fixing Websites Is a Growth Opportunity for Freelancers

Why Fixing Websites Is a Growth Opportunity for Freelancers

Freelance / WordPress
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