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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 Shouldn’t Ignore Smaller Web Design Projects

Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Smaller Web Design Projects

By and large, web designers are very passionate about their job. That stands out in contrast to most other industries. But when it comes to the bottom line, web design…

Sifting Through Design Information Overload

Sifting Through Design Information Overload

Tips for managing the overwhelming amount of design information available online, focusing on what’s most relevant and beneficial.

Tips for Handing off Your Website Mockup to a Developer

Tips for Handing off Your Website Mockup to a Developer

We explore some ideas for making the handoff from web design to web development as easy and productive as possible.

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.

Those Things You Must Do When Ending a Freelance Design Project

Those Things You Must Do When Ending a Freelance Design Project

There are important things you should do when ending a freelance project, and today we go over what they are and why you should do them.

Here’s What It Was like to Build a Website in the 90s

Here’s What It Was like to Build a Website in the 90s

Building a website in the 90s was undeniably different. We made mistakes, but that’s OK, as the lessons learned have brought us to the present.

How to Pave Your Own Path as a Freelancer

How to Pave Your Own Path as a Freelancer

Individuality is at the very core of freelancing. It’s the need to do things your own way. We take a how you can pave your own path.

What My Old Design Projects Have Taught Me

What My Old Design Projects Have Taught Me

I’ve felt embarrassed when looking through my old projects. But time brings perspective. Eventually, you start to see things in a different light.

How to Run Your Freelance Design Business on the Cheap

How to Run Your Freelance Design Business on the Cheap

How to operate a freelance design business with minimal expenses, maximizing profit while delivering quality work.

Do All of the Projects in Your Portfolio Look the Same? That’s OK.

Do All of the Projects in Your Portfolio Look the Same? That’s OK.

Should you worry if all of your design projects look similar? Of course not. It may mean that you’re particularly successful in one specific area of design.

Conquering Fear to Become a Better Designer

Conquering Fear to Become a Better Designer

Web design requires us to constantly juggle multiple projects and responsibilities. That can lead to fear and second-guessing.

Being a Freelance Web Designer Isn’t for Everyone

Being a Freelance Web Designer Isn’t for Everyone