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How to Deal with Your Freelance Design Mistakes

How to Deal with Your Freelance Design Mistakes

Freelance

Learning to deal with mistakes is part of the secret to long-term success for web designers. And, as someone who has made more than their fair share of mess-ups, I can attest to what works and what doesn’t.

How to Get Your Design Work in Front of the Right People

How to Get Your Design Work in Front of the Right People

Freelance / Web Design

Learn proven steps for freelance web designers to position themselves for success and gain an edge in reaching potential clients.

The Types of Freelance Design Clients You Should Avoid

The Types of Freelance Design Clients You Should Avoid

Freelance / Web Design

Learn how the right clients will respect your time and expertise, and will be realistic and professional in their expectations.

How to Deal with the Low Profit Areas of Your Freelance Business

How to Deal with the Low Profit Areas of Your Freelance Business

Freelance

How to identify those areas of your web design business that are not performing well and how to decide whether they should stay or go.

How to Avoid Being Labeled as a Low-Cost Designer

How to Avoid Being Labeled as a Low-Cost Designer

Freelance

Avoid being labeled as a low-cost designer with strategies to position yourself for higher-end projects and clients.

You’ll Never Be a Design Specialist by Generalizing Your Skills

You’ll Never Be a Design Specialist by Generalizing Your Skills

Design / Freelance

We take a look at why design generalists are inferior to design specialists, and what freelance designers can do instead to boost their desirability to potential clients.

As a Freelance Designer, What Is Your Unique Selling Point?

As a Freelance Designer, What Is Your Unique Selling Point?

Design / Freelance / Marketing

Let me start off by asking you a question. How many of you have switched toothpaste brands over the course of your lives? How about deodorant, shampoo, or motor oil…

How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by Your Side Projects

How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by Your Side Projects

Freelance

We explore the balance required and the steps you need to take to ensure that your side project doesn’t take over your life.

The Unpredictable Life of a Freelance Web Designer

The Unpredictable Life of a Freelance Web Designer

Freelance

Sometimes web designers need to shift gears faster than a Ferrari. How do we cope with it? And what can we do to lessen the need?

How Small Projects Can Benefit Your Web Design Business

How Small Projects Can Benefit Your Web Design Business

Freelance

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…

How to Find Your Comfort Zone with Design Clients

How to Find Your Comfort Zone with Design Clients

Freelance

I’ve learned some valuable lessons about gaining confidence with clients. Read this for some tips you can use in your day-to-day interactions.

Those Things That Can Come Back to Haunt Web Designers

Those Things That Can Come Back to Haunt Web Designers

Freelance

So many problems can be prevented by avoiding lazy practices. By weighing the potential consequences of a web project could save us from many issues.

How to Attract the Right Clients by Focusing on a Niche

How to Attract the Right Clients by Focusing on a Niche

Freelance / Web Design

Useful tips for good designers so that they can market themselves to the exact kind of clients that best suits their niche and services.

How to Deal With an Absentee Web Design Client

How to Deal With an Absentee Web Design Client

Freelance

Prolonged silence from clients can be frustrating. There are only so many hours in a day, after all. Yet there is also frustration in their inability to consistently communicate with you.

How Conquering Your Fears Can Make You a Better Designer

How Conquering Your Fears Can Make You a Better Designer

Freelance

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

How to Make the Most of Slow Times at Your Web Design Business

How to Make the Most of Slow Times at Your Web Design Business

Freelance

From improving your marketing to diversifying your services, we’ll show you how to navigate those slow times in your web design business.

Your Web Design Business Has Grown: How Do You Manage Legacy Clients?

Your Web Design Business Has Grown: How Do You Manage Legacy Clients?

Freelance / WordPress

One thing you may not expect with web design business growth is the continued pull of legacy clients. So, how can you keep old clients happy while forging ahead?

Why Web Designers Are Often Underappreciated

Why Web Designers Are Often Underappreciated

Freelance / Web Design
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