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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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How to Grow Your Web Design Business

How to Grow Your Web Design Business

By following these simple methods, and seizing the right opportunity, you may be able to jumpstart growth and expand your web design business.

How to Minimize Wasted Time during a Web Design Project

How to Minimize Wasted Time during a Web Design Project

Advice and tips for having more productive moments during your web design projects that will help to minimize any wasted time.

How to Not Shortchange Yourself When Inheriting a Website

How to Not Shortchange Yourself When Inheriting a Website

Inheriting a website can be overwhelming, but don’t shortchange yourself by not taking full ownership. Learn how to assess, plan, and execute to make it your own.

Why You Should Explain Design Decisions to Your Clients

Why You Should Explain Design Decisions to Your Clients

Have you ever found yourself totally in love with a design mockup you created, only to see your client pick it apart? Even worse is when they advocate for changes…

Here Are the Biggest Mistakes Freelance Web Designers Make

Here Are the Biggest Mistakes Freelance Web Designers Make

Here are the biggest mistakes freelance web designers typically make. I’ve experienced them all. Read on to learn how to avoid them.

The Importance of Diversifying Your Client Roster

The Importance of Diversifying Your Client Roster

Don’t put all of your eggs into one basket. That applies not only in life but also to your web design client list/roster.

How to Say No to Design Projects That Aren’t Right for You

How to Say No to Design Projects That Aren’t Right for You

Every web designer can envision their ideal client and project. Whether it’s a project that will utilize a specific content management system (CMS) or working with a client in a…

Why I Charge the Same for Building Websites Designed by Someone Else

Why I Charge the Same for Building Websites Designed by Someone Else

As a web designer, the vast majority of my new projects are original creations. The process goes a little something like this: I create a mockup, make revisions until my…

How to Make Remote Meetings More Productive

How to Make Remote Meetings More Productive

As remote meetings can be awkward and riddled with interruptions, we share some tips that will help you hold more productive calls.

How to Stay Calm When a Client Tries Your Patience

How to Stay Calm When a Client Tries Your Patience

We take a look at some scenarios where patience between a designer and client is called for, and when it’s time to say “enough.”

Jumping Through Hoops for Prospective Web Design Clients

Jumping Through Hoops for Prospective Web Design Clients

You’ll start to spot those red flags for projects and clients you want to avoid. It is about understanding the types of clients you want to work with.

The Tasks Freelance Web Designers Should Consider Outsourcing

The Tasks Freelance Web Designers Should Consider Outsourcing