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Those Non-Design Technologies Web Designers Need to Know

Those Non-Design Technologies Web Designers Need to Know

Freelance / Web Design

We call ourselves web designers and developers. However, the job often goes beyond those narrow margins. Freelancers and small agencies deal with a range of non-design and coding issues. We…

How to Build Confidence in Your Design Skills

How to Build Confidence in Your Design Skills

Freelance

Confidence is among the most important traits for a web designer. It’s part of what propels us forward and enables us to create amazing things. Yet, it’s also quite volatile….

Freelancing: The Risks and Fears of Going it Alone

Freelancing: The Risks and Fears of Going it Alone

Freelance

Evaluating the risks of freelancing solo, from financial instability to isolation, and how to mitigate them.

How to Prepare Your Freelance Design Business for an Unexpected Absence

How to Prepare Your Freelance Design Business for an Unexpected Absence

Freelance

Today, we’re going to discuss a rather difficult subject. But it’s one that every web designer should think about: If something happens to you, what happens to your business? This…

How to Deal with Clients That Have Outsized Expectations

How to Deal with Clients That Have Outsized Expectations

Freelance / Web Design

Clients have big ideas for their websites, but we may not share the same enthusiasm. We discuss how to handle clients with those outsized expectations.

What Are the Biggest Threats to Freelance Web Designers?

What Are the Biggest Threats to Freelance Web Designers?

Freelance

Identifying the biggest threats to freelance web designers and strategies for mitigating these risks to sustain a successful career.

Exciting Design Specialties to Broaden Your Design Skillset

Exciting Design Specialties to Broaden Your Design Skillset

Design / Freelance

What should you focus on when learning new skills? Here are five exciting design specialties that will help broaden your skillset.

How to Gain the Trust of Your Web Design Clients

How to Gain the Trust of Your Web Design Clients

Freelance

Trust is the foundation of a good client/designer relationship. It provides confidence and security to everyone involved. Without it, there is no means to achieve any sort of comfort level…

Fun Ways to Help You Rediscover the Joys of Web Design

Fun Ways to Help You Rediscover the Joys of Web Design

Web Design

Life as a web designer can get incredibly busy. So much so that you may find yourself dedicating loads of time to your clients and having very little left for…

How to Grow Your Audience as a Designer

How to Grow Your Audience as a Designer

Freelance / Web Design

We share the key principles that allow community builders to rise above others in terms of platform building, and how you can learn from the examples they set.

The Case for Showing Freelance Clients Your Authentic Self

The Case for Showing Freelance Clients Your Authentic Self

Freelance

There can be a stigma attached to letting clients see us we really are. We make the argument for dropping the façade and being yourself.

How to Change Your Web Design Business Strategy

How to Change Your Web Design Business Strategy

Freelance

How to evolve your web design business strategy to stay competitive and meet changing market demands.

How to Handle Losing Your Motivation as a Designer

How to Handle Losing Your Motivation as a Designer

Design / Freelance

We share a technique you can use when you’re feeling burnt out and can’t bear to take one more step to complete that big creative project.

How to Manage the 24/7 Work Culture of Web Designers

How to Manage the 24/7 Work Culture of Web Designers

Freelance

Whether you’re working as part of a large team or as a solo entrepreneur – no web designer is immune to a 24/7 work culture.

How to Set the Right Goals & Expectations for Your Web Design Business

How to Set the Right Goals & Expectations for Your Web Design Business

Freelance

It’s hard not to envision ourselves at the top of a web design empire – one built with hard work and great ideas. Yet, reality can be altogether different.

How to Prepare Yourself for a Day of Design Work

How to Prepare Yourself for a Day of Design Work

Freelance

Preparing yourself mentally and physically for design work, emphasizing the importance of a healthy routine for creativity.

Thoughts & Considerations for Freelancing on a Part-Time Basis

Thoughts & Considerations for Freelancing on a Part-Time Basis

Freelance

Considerations for freelancing on a part-time basis, balancing it with a full-time job or other responsibilities.

How Improving Efficiency Can Make You a Better Designer

How Improving Efficiency Can Make You a Better Designer

Freelance
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