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Freelance Disaster

Learn about the common pitfalls and challenges freelance designers and developers face every day, such as scope creep, missed deadlines, and overdue payments, and find tips for resolving these disasters.

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How To Survive a Nightmare Client

How To Survive a Nightmare Client

Freelance / Web Design

Dealing with a difficult client can be stressful, but with these practical tips and advice, you can survive and even thrive in the face of a nightmare client.

The Perils of Being a Responsible Web Designer

The Perils of Being a Responsible Web Designer

Freelance

The challenges of being a responsible web designer, focusing on ethics, accessibility, and user privacy.

Ways to Set Yourself Up for a WordPress Disaster

Ways to Set Yourself Up for a WordPress Disaster

WordPress

There’s a reason why so many people have turned to WordPress over the years. It’s flexible, relatively easy to use and boasts an amazing community of contributors. That means you…

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.

What UX Designers Can Learn From Disaster Design

What UX Designers Can Learn From Disaster Design

UX Design

As long as there have been humans living in groups, there have been warning systems. Warnings for fire, for bad weather, calls for help from injured members of the group,…

Preparing for Disaster as a Freelancer

Preparing for Disaster as a Freelancer

Freelance

Imagine waking up one morning, booting up your system and realizing that your hard drive is dead. Or maybe you returned from vacation to see that your office has been…

Technostress – The Freelancers Disease?

Technostress – The Freelancers Disease?

Web Design