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Learn about the challenges and rewards of a freelance design career and take control of your self-employed professional life.

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Why You Should Conduct Annual Website Audits

Why You Should Conduct Annual Website Audits

Web Design

We share some tips for auditing your own websites and those you manage for clients and what you can learn along the way.

The Grumpy Designer Asks: Are You Tired?

The Grumpy Designer Asks: Are You Tired?

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 Design / Web Design

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 Design / 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

Web Design / WordPress

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 Design / Web Design

Let’s stop chasing a particular title or letting ourselves be defined by one. Instead, focus on tangible results.

How Web Designers Can Cope with Situations Out of Their Control

How Web Designers Can Cope with Situations Out of Their Control

Web Design

We discuss a few difficult-to-control situations that typically impact web designers and share methods for dealing with them and letting go.

Behind the Scenes: Having a Singular Focus for Your Web Design Business

Behind the Scenes: Having a Singular Focus for Your Web Design Business

Web Design

We take a look at the benefits and challenges of having a singular focus in web design. And hear from a web designer who’s taken the plunge.

How to Define a Vision for Your Web Design Business

How to Define a Vision for Your Web Design Business

Web Design

To help develop your web design business vision, we share some methods you can use to better understand what you truly want and need.

How to Navigate Harsh Judgements and Self-Worth in Web Design

How to Navigate Harsh Judgements and Self-Worth in Web Design

Web Design

How can we deal with all of the noise in the web design community without taking it personally? Here’s some advice for tuning out the darkest parts.

Web Designers Can Get by Without Knowing Code. Here’s Why They Should Learn Anyway.

Web Designers Can Get by Without Knowing Code. Here’s Why They Should Learn Anyway.

Web Design

Even for the simplest of websites, code is still worth knowing. Here are a few reasons why learning it will serve you well in the long run.

A Web Designer’s Guide to Working on the Go

A Web Designer’s Guide to Working on the Go

Web Design
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