Identifying and Improving Your Weaknesses as a Web Designer
Web design and development are incredibly vast fields. There are so many potential skills to learn and areas in which…
How to Gain the Trust of Your Web Design Clients
Trust is the foundation of a good client/designer relationship. It provides confidence and security to everyone involved. Without it, there…
How Do You Manage Legacy Clients?
Growth is among the most desirable goals for any web design business. Whether you’re a freelancer or an agency, it’s…
The Right Way to Add Recurring Revenue to Your Web Design Business
Booking new projects is a key revenue driver for any freelance web designer. But a lot of time and effort…
How To Prevent ‘Sudden Client Designer Syndrome’
We’ve all been there: a client really, really wants to make a change to your design that, as a designer,…
Why Is Focusing on Long-Term Goals So Difficult?
Business advice often goes a little something like this: Think about where you want to be in five or ten…
Dealing with the Isolation of Freelance Life
For over two decades, I’ve been fortunate enough to work from home. No maddening commute and all the coffee I…
Oops! Dealing with Your Freelance Mistakes
Among the harshest realities of being a freelance web designer (and a human) is that we’re bound to make mistakes.…
What Happened to the Great Plans For Your Design Career?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. You tell yourself you’re going to turn over a new leaf and start…
How a Culinary Technique Could Make You a Better Freelancer
I’m going to tell you the story of two cooks: David and Jenny. Both are equally talented in the kitchen,…