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Tips for Hosting Your Client’s WordPress Website

Tips for Hosting Your Client’s WordPress Website

Freelance / WordPress

A practical guide to hosting WordPress sites for clients. Learn how to stay secure, stay in control, and avoid common hosting mistakes.

How to Guide Your Clients to the Best WordPress Solutions

How to Guide Your Clients to the Best WordPress Solutions

Freelance / WordPress

Guiding clients to the best WordPress solutions is part of our job. That means educating them on the options and offering advice. We share tips for pointing your clients in the right direction.

How to Define the Goals of Your Website Redesign

How to Define the Goals of Your Website Redesign

Freelance / Web Design

Learn how to establish the objectives for your redesign, including improving UX, increasing conversions, and building a stronger brand.

How to Explain WordPress Maintenance to Clients in Simple Terms

How to Explain WordPress Maintenance to Clients in Simple Terms

Freelance / WordPress

Insights on effectively communicating WordPress maintenance needs to clients and building trust.

The Unexpected Roles of Web Designers

The Unexpected Roles of Web Designers

Freelance / Web Design

Web designers tend to be a catch-all when working with clients. They’re as likely to ask us about an email delivery issue as they are about their website.

How to Avoid Design by Committee

How to Avoid Design by Committee

Design / Freelance

Most people have an idea of the perfect solution to their design problem. The downside is that so does everyone else with the same problem.

How to Increase Revenue From Your Existing Web Design Clients

How to Increase Revenue From Your Existing Web Design Clients

Freelance / Web Design / WordPress

Learn effective strategies to boost your revenue from existing web design clients, including upselling, cross-selling, and offering additional services.

The Role Design Plays in Your Client’s Sales Funnel

The Role Design Plays in Your Client’s Sales Funnel

Design / Freelance

We talk about what you’re really supposed to be doing as a designer, and about the role your designs play in your client’s sales funnel.

Should a Web Designer Ever Provide Discounts?

Should a Web Designer Ever Provide Discounts?

Freelance / Web Design

Discounting services is not really a good move. But, there are some scenarios where it does make sense to offer a lower price for services.

Things That Will Scare Your Web Design Clients

Things That Will Scare Your Web Design Clients

Freelance / Web Design

Dealing with concerned clients can be a challenge for numerous reasons. I liken it to running around with a fire extinguisher, desperately trying to put out blazes large and small….

Are Low-Cost WordPress Projects Worth Your Time?

Are Low-Cost WordPress Projects Worth Your Time?

WordPress

Are taking on low-cost WordPress projects worth the effort and time? The answer depends on what exactly you’re looking to gain.

5 Things to Look for in a Great Web Design Client

5 Things to Look for in a Great Web Design Client

Freelance

From clear communication to realistic expectations, discover the seven qualities that make a great web design client.

How to Manage Multiple Websites for Multiple Clients

How to Manage Multiple Websites for Multiple Clients

Web Design

Starting out as a freelance web professional is such an exciting/scary experience. You’ve thrown your talents out there into the market and hope that you can find success. If you…

How to Deal with Clients Who Have Gone Too Far

How to Deal with Clients Who Have Gone Too Far

Freelance

Strategies for dealing with clients who overstep boundaries, ensuring a professional and respectful working relationship.

How to Calm Down a Panicky Design Client

How to Calm Down a Panicky Design Client

Freelance / Web Design

We discuss panicky clients and cover methods that will not only de-escalate their panic but also bring them around to your point of view.

How to Manage the Emotional Highs & Lows of Design Work

How to Manage the Emotional Highs & Lows of Design Work

Freelance

There are a ton of resources out there to help us learn web design. Whether you want to code like a master or create stunning graphics, the opportunity to sharpen…

How to Accept Your Limitations as a Web Designer

How to Accept Your Limitations as a Web Designer

Freelance

As web designers, every one of us has limitations. So, how do we learn to accept it? How can we still thrive as designers and developers?

How to Balance Client Needs vs. Building Your Portfolio

How to Balance Client Needs vs. Building Your Portfolio

Freelance / Web Design
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