The Grumpy Designer’s Guide to April Fool’s Day
It seems like each and every year we celebrate what I like to call “fringe” holidays more feverishly than the last. Just to be clear, my definition of a fringe…
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How Losing a Big Client Changed My Career for the Better
There I was, sitting alone in a nearly empty restaurant. I’d just come out of a meeting with a longtime client who informed me that their corporate parent had decided…
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Ready for Launch: Avoiding Chaos
We web designers put a lot of hard work into our projects while keeping a number of goals in mind. For instance, we have to be cognizant of what our…
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A Conversation with WordPress Evangelist Maddy Osman
If you do a bit of reading about the subjects of WordPress, SEO or content writing, then you’ve very likely to come across some of Maddy Osman’s work. After all,…
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Freelancers: How Much Work Is Too Much?
Success as a freelance web designer is a double-edged sword. While it’s great to be busy and make money, it can also lead to being overwhelmed with work. It’s a…
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Freelancing: The Risks and Fears of Going it Alone
There are a lot of benefits to being a freelance web designer. Getting to work the way you want and where you want, for instance. But there are also some…
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The Case for Slowing Down the Design Process
It seems like rushing around in an effort to finish off projects is part of being a freelance designer. Clients have demands and it’s our job to meet them. And,…
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Performing a Yearly Analysis of Your Design Business
Being a freelancer means being responsible for all aspects of your business. But busy schedules tend to force us to concentrate on the here and now. When you’re working on…
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Performing a Yearly Analysis of Your Design Business
Being a freelancer means being responsible for all aspects of your business. But busy schedules tend to force us to concentrate on the here and now. When you’re working on…
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Tips for Becoming a Healthier Freelancer
For a freelance web designer (especially those of us who work from home), healthy habits can easily be placed on the back burner. When there’s so much work to be…
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