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How to Navigate Design Politics

How to Navigate Design Politics

Freelance

Design politics can seem insurmountable. But a savvy web designer may be able to save the day. We look at some ideas to help you get things back on track.

Identifying and Improving Your Weaknesses as a Web Designer

Identifying and Improving Your Weaknesses as a Web Designer

Web Design

Today, we will try to help you identify your weaknesses as a designer. The goal is to help you figure out areas of concern, as well as those that you might want to ignore.

What to Do When a Web Design Client Leaves

What to Do When a Web Design Client Leaves

Freelance

Undoubtedly clients come and go. Some, you’ll know it’s coming. Others may be a surprise. Regardless, you need to know how to deal with the situation.

Sifting Through Design Information Overload

Sifting Through Design Information Overload

Freelance / Web Design

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

Freelance / Web Design

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

Finding a Niche as a Designer Isn’t an Overused Cliché

Finding a Niche as a Designer Isn’t an Overused Cliché

Design / Freelance

Focusing on a niche as a designer will help you strengthen your personal brand and attract highly targeted, highly desirable clients.

How Freelance Designers Can Thrive in a Tough Economy

How Freelance Designers Can Thrive in a Tough Economy

Freelance / Web Design

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.

How to Deal With Your Ego as a Designer

How to Deal With Your Ego as a Designer

Freelance

Every designer must learn to deal with criticism and their ego because suggestions and opinions often prove helpful to the design process.

What to Look for When Hiring a WordPress Expert

What to Look for When Hiring a WordPress Expert

WordPress

WordPress is an incredibly flexible Content Management System (CMS). Through the use of themes and plugins, you can build just about any type of website that you can dream up….

Why It Takes Commitment to Work with Clients

Why It Takes Commitment to Work with Clients

Freelance

It’s crucial that we as web designers not only focus on a project’s outcome, but on our relationships with clients as well.

Performing a Yearly Analysis of Your Design Business

Performing a Yearly Analysis of Your Design Business

Freelance

The importance of conducting a yearly analysis of your design business for growth, improvement, and strategic planning.

Those Things You Must Do When Ending a Freelance Design Project

Those Things You Must Do When Ending a Freelance Design Project

Freelance / Web Design

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.

How to Manage Your Freelance To-Do List While Keeping Some Shred of Sanity

How to Manage Your Freelance To-Do List While Keeping Some Shred of Sanity

Freelance

A day in the life of a freelance web designer can be a real whirlwind. Without ever leaving your desk, you might be working on dozens of sites, communicating with…

Examining the Evolution of the Typical Web Design Client

Examining the Evolution of the Typical Web Design Client

Freelance

There has been a lot of change in client attitudes and expectations over the years. We take a closer look at some of the common themes.

The Five Forgivable Sins of a Freelance Designer

The Five Forgivable Sins of a Freelance Designer

Freelance

The web is full of advice for freelance web designers. Certainly, I’ve offered up my share. But, while it’s often well-meaning, there is an unintended consequence. It can lead us…

Why Is Focusing on Long-Term Goals So Difficult?

Why Is Focusing on Long-Term Goals So Difficult?

Freelance

As tough as it sounds, having long-term goals is important and you need them to keep growing and evolving along with the web. The following are some ways to help you home in on the future of your design business.

How to Get out of the Freelance Pricing Trap

How to Get out of the Freelance Pricing Trap

Freelance

As there are so many things you already have to deal with as a freelancer, you really want to avoid stumbling into the freelance pricing trap.

Tips for Collaborating with Other Web Designers

Tips for Collaborating with Other Web Designers

Freelance / Web Design
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