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Freelance Clients

Learn the best ways to find potential design clients, negotiate prices, market your services, and deliver high-quality work.

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Are Low-Cost WordPress Projects Worth Your Time?

Are Low-Cost WordPress Projects Worth Your Time?

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

How to Avoid Being Labeled as a Low-Cost Designer

How to Avoid Being Labeled as a Low-Cost Designer

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

How to Deal With Overly Opinionated Design Clients

How to Deal With Overly Opinionated Design Clients

We discuss how you as the designer can nip most design by committee in the bud, and show you how you can use it to your advantage.

Why You Should Fire Your Worst Design Clients

Why You Should Fire Your Worst Design Clients

As a creative professional, you need to know what you are capable of by creating new opportunities, and not be afraid of eliminating what’s not working.

How to Define the Goals of Your Website Redesign

How to Define the Goals of Your Website Redesign

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

How to Stop Getting Burned by Your Design Clients

How to Stop Getting Burned by Your Design Clients

Learn strategies to avoid being taken advantage of by clients, ensuring fair treatment and compensation for freelancers.

Waking Up the Taste Buds of Your Design Clients

Waking Up the Taste Buds of Your Design Clients

One of the hallmarks of a top chef is his or her ability to do interesting takes on food combinations that, at first glance, seem like they wouldn’t go together…

How to Get the Design Clients You Deserve

How to Get the Design Clients You Deserve

Nothing’s more frustrating than not getting clients. You know your designs are good. You write really concise and sharp emails. Your people skills are impeccable. Yet no matter what you…

10 Key Things Web Design Clients Should Know & Understand

10 Key Things Web Design Clients Should Know & Understand

Web design is always changing, and the future is about as clear as an oil slick. New trends emerge every day, it seems, and Google algorithms are always forcing everyone…

The Subtle Mindset Changes That’ll Get You Paid More by Clients

The Subtle Mindset Changes That’ll Get You Paid More by Clients

Mindset adjustments that can help attract paying clients and build a more profitable freelance business.

The Unexpected Roles of Web Designers

The Unexpected Roles of Web Designers

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.

Should a Web Designer Ever Provide Discounts?

Should a Web Designer Ever Provide Discounts?