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Managing an Organized Freelance Work Schedule

Managing an Organized Freelance Work Schedule

Freelance

It takes a lot of time and dedication to build a freelance career. The hours are long, work can be tedious, and often you need to multitask like crazy. But…

Narrowing Your Focus and Taking on More Specialized Projects

Narrowing Your Focus and Taking on More Specialized Projects

Freelance

Starting out as a freelance web designer often means taking whatever projects come our way. After all, we need to eat too (and a drink every now and then isn’t a…

How to Not Suck at Managing Your Time

How to Not Suck at Managing Your Time

Freelance / Web Design

Discipline is the mother of all things worthwhile: innovation, strength, wealth, health, knowledge, and of course…success. If you have any intention whatsoever of reaching your goal of becoming a successful…

Your Guide to Becoming a Freelance Web Designer

Your Guide to Becoming a Freelance Web Designer

Freelance

Your Guide to Becoming a Freelance Web Designer has been written to help both those who are thinking of a freelance career and those who already have one. It’s a…

Lessons Learned From an Experienced Freelancer

Lessons Learned From an Experienced Freelancer

Freelance

As freelancers navigate their way into the world of contracted work, there are a variety of good times and bad times. The good times in particular involve a steady list…

The Remote Designer – Jumping into the Cloud

The Remote Designer – Jumping into the Cloud

Freelance

Freelance work can be one of the most liberating work, especially when moving from agency or in-house, you will ever undertake in your career. And while it has plenty of…

5 Things that Can Derail Your Freelance Career

5 Things that Can Derail Your Freelance Career

Freelance

When you started your freelance career, you probably thought that the beginning was the most difficult. While a beginning is usually hard, what’s after isn’t necessarily any easier. There are…

Working as a Freelancer with No Speed Limit

Working as a Freelancer with No Speed Limit

Freelance

There are so many people working freelance jobs online that it’s almost become a revolution of new media. You can graduate fresh out of high school and start working on…

From Zero to Thriving Career: Getting Clients as a New Designer

From Zero to Thriving Career: Getting Clients as a New Designer

Freelance

Success as a freelance designer depends on the designer’s ability to build up a reputation for quality work and a long stream of loyal clients. A central tenet to landing…

Five Alternative Careers for Designers

Five Alternative Careers for Designers

Freelance

All these alternative careers for designers are Web-related and presumably it will be easier for you to make the switch but of course, if you are totally fed up with…

Reasons to Become a Freelancer

Reasons to Become a Freelancer

Freelance

For me personally becoming a freelancer was one of the best ideas I’ve ever had. Being a freelancer beats all jobs I have had in the past and maybe more…

5 Crucial Points Before Becoming a Freelance Web Designer

5 Crucial Points Before Becoming a Freelance Web Designer

Freelance
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