Your Design Business and Partnerships Many of us like to work alone. We think that working by ourselves means that we'll rake in more revenue, because we don't have to share it with anyone else. This is a common misconception with graphic designers and web designers....
In this episode, I cover how you can offer additional services to boost revenue. It is important to diversify your income, so that when one aspect of your business slows down, you have steady revenue to keep you going. I talk about using the right tools, like...
Always Be Prepared Yesterday and part of today, I was down. That’s right, I had no access to my working computer. It all started yesterday, when I decided to go to the office and get some work done. I sat down, and tried to share my latest article. After an hour of...
Invoicing Clients One of the toughest things that freelance designers face is figuring out how to invoice their clients. Whether you're just starting out, or even if you been around a while, collecting payment from your clients can be nerve-racking. Every client is...
The Need to Send Large Files I don't know if you've ever tried to send a large file via email, but sooner or later, you'll receive the disheartening message that there's a limit to how much you can send. If you're a Dropbox member, you can just link to a file,...
Be Firm With Clients the Right Way If you're freelance designer then I would automatically assume that you work with clients on a daily basis. While owning your own business is a dream come true for most of us, there are times when we have to deal with clients that we...
Focus on your Strengths to be a Successful Freelancer. I remember the day when being a print designer could get you a job. If you could create a print advertisement and you were good at it, you could land plenty of jobs locally. Being a web designer or a logo designer...
How Do You Gain A Good Team Of Freelancers For Your Business Every small to medium size business online generally has at least one freelancer helping them. They may be classed as a company but under the hood it is one or two people doing graft, acting as freelancers....
Bring a Business Mindset to Your Freelance Web Design Business Freelancing has a lot of positives to it in terms of freedom and personal expression. But there are also some tough aspects as well, such as staying organized and professional. After all, it’s difficult to...
Should You Be A Freelancer? The Pros And Cons Many people consider becoming their own boss, and a great way to tackle this endeavor is by becoming a freelancer. But just because being your own boss sounds like a wonderful opportunity, it doesn’t mean that it’s the...
Freelancing, Taxes and Your Design Business It's that time of year again to start thinking about taxes. While that makes many people cringe, it's an especially trying time for freelancers. Before panicking, realize that you are not alone. There are several other...
Chargebacks: The Biggest Drawback To Freelancing? Many people have considered freelance work at one time or another. It has many benefits that you can’t get working at an office. You represent yourself rather than a corporation, you can set your own hours, you can be...
Go From Self-Employed Web Designer to Business Owner Becoming a web designer means having one of those jobs that offers the ability to freelance, have flexible hours, and otherwise work for the best boss ever – yourself. But while freelancing definitely has its...
Freelancing isn’t as easy as it might initially sound to you. The hardest part to learn to cope with is that you aren’t guaranteed a steady monthly income, especially at the start. But the good news is that there are ways you can get a passive income to provide...
Why customer service matters A famous business adage says “The customer is always right”. What this quotation really means is that your customers are the life and blood of your business. Good customer service will help you in three main ways: • It will help you create...
A lot more people are getting into freelancing hoping to make a lot of money and having more free time. Unfortunately it takes a lot of hard work to make it as a freelancer and you need to be well prepared for this. There are some mistakes that seem to persist in the...
The Importance Of Having Business Cards It’s easy to assume that the digital age with the social media and all the online things that we do has killed off the need for business cards. It’s an easy statement but it’s not a true one. Business cards are still important....
An Inverse Business Model For Web Designers My friend recently told me that he was planning on becoming a web designer. Up until now he had been working for a company that developed 'defensive weapons' for the military – missiles that would shoot other missiles out of...
The Importance Of Reaching Out To People For a long time now I've worked as an internet entrepreneur, shutting myself away in coffee shops to write content for websites and occasionally doing some programming to sell an app or two. I love this lifestyle and the...
Using Videos For Your Business Every Business who's any business these days has a website. Usually all you have to do is Google their company name and they will pop up in the results and you can find products and any other information you might want to know. Standing...