How to Determine Which Skills You Should Learn
When you take a look around at various web design publications, you often see headlines touting the next big thing. It might be a tool, a programming language or a…
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One Designer’s Struggle to Redesign His Website
Being a busy web designer is a little bit like being a parent. You’re so focused on taking care of everyone else’s needs that you may well neglect your own….
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Preparing Your Freelance Design Business for an Unexpected Absence
Today, we’re going to discuss a rather difficult subject. But it’s one that every web designer should think about: If something happens to you, what happens to your business? This…
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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…
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What to Do When Someone Wants to Partner with Your Design Business
Web designers seem to get a lot of unsolicited business offers. Over the years, I’ve received notes from people who wanted to either buy my business or partner with it…
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The Lies People Tell You About Landing Freelance Gigs Online
A study from Payoneer found that the average freelancer makes $39,000. That’s… not great, if we’re being honest. It’s lower than most salaries in major U.S. cities for design, development,…
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The Lies People Tell You About Landing Freelance Gigs Online
A study from Payoneer found that the average freelancer makes $39,000. That’s… not great, if we’re being honest. It’s lower than most salaries in major U.S. cities for design, development,…
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Bending the Rules to Accommodate Your Design Clients
Part of being a web designer involves developing processes. For instance, we have a process for how we go from concept to finished product. Over time, we may even create…
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Authority Figure: Positioning Yourself as a Web Design Expert
To find success in the web design industry, you need a few key ingredients. First and foremost, a talent for design and/or code. Then there’s a willingness to learn the…
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