The Grumpy Designer Meets the Outside World (Again)
The global pandemic had profound impacts. But for me, isolation wasn’t one of them. You see, I’ve worked from home for over 20 years. Being alone in a small space…
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5 WordPress Side Projects To Help You Learn & Grow
Learning new skills on the job can be difficult for web designers. And client projects aren’t an ideal place for experimentation. What if something goes wrong? You could be stuck…
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8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets That Feature Wood Textures
A collection of unique CSS and JavaScript snippets for creating wood backgrounds, textures, and components.
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How Tracking Backend Activity Improves WordPress Security
Website security is among the biggest challenges that web professionals face. It’s a constant battle to thwart malicious actors. Great effort is required. Yet the results aren’t encouraging. Those of…
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How to Deal with Clients That Have Outsized Expectations
Clients have big ideas for their websites. It’s an opportunity to build something special. But web designers don’t always share the same level of enthusiasm. That’s not because we don’t…
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Want to Succeed as a Freelancer? It’s about Time.
There’s something unique about being a freelance web designer. You can achieve success while also maintaining freedom. But much of it involves chasing new clients and working long hours. It’s…
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How to Detect User Preferences with CSS
Web design is all about building user interfaces (UI). It’s a massive part of what we do. We create something that we think users will like. We often use established…
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Increase Revenue From Your Existing Web Design Clients
Chasing after new clients is part of being a freelancer or small web design agency. It’s a direct path to growth. But we shouldn’t forget about existing clients. They play…
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Increase Revenue From Your Existing Web Design Clients
Chasing after new clients is part of being a freelancer or small web design agency. It’s a direct path to growth. But we shouldn’t forget about existing clients. They play…
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AI Presents Many Challenges for Web Designers
It’s impossible to escape the hype surrounding artificial intelligence. Stories about this technology are everywhere. Tools like Bard, ChatGPT, and Stable Diffusion are becoming mainstream. And people have a lot…
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