Habits of highly successful designers What sets designers apart from each other? What makes one designer more successful than the next? Some will say that the best design skills will reign supreme. While this is an ideal scenarios, this is unfortunately not the case...
Single Page Vs Multi-Page Sites We are all familiar with multi-page websites. They are everywhere. Most businesses have a lot of content that they need to break up into manageable chunks, so it is important to divide them up into separate pages. Other sites have less...
Ways to Secure More Freelance Work It can be really scary when you are first starting out on your own. You've quit your job and decided to take the leap into financial and employment independence. You no longer cater to a boss, you work your own hours, and you don't...
Not All Clients Are Nightmare Clients Most of the time, the types of clients that I come across are upstanding, quality companies that are looking to grow and expand via my services. They want to get their name out that and stand out amongst their competitors. They...
Thinking About Portfolio Design Your portfolio is like a trophy case. It shows your experience, and it shows your expertise. It shows that you have the stuff to get the job done successfully. Your portfolio design shows that you can play for a team and come out on the...
Forming Positive Designer-Client Relationships Working with clients is a part of any business. This is especially true when working with design clients. How you interact with your clients will determine if they become repeat clients or a one time deal. Below are some...
Common Freelancing Questions I get freelancing questions from people all the time that are starting out in the freelancing field. Some of these things are common sense to veterans, but the freelancing world can be incredibly scary, and even seem overwhelming to those...
Real Ways to Spark Creativity If you are in any type of creative field, it can really be difficult to keep the creative juices flowing. You sit behind a computer for hours a day, and one day seems to blend into another. The problem is that after a while, you begin to...
Top Portfolio Websites For Designers It is an incredibly competitive market out there, so it is imperative that we get our work out in the open for people to see. It doesn't matter if you are a web developer, graphic designer, typographer, illustrator, or anything...
10 Freelancing Tips You Must Know If you've read: Things to Consider When Freelancing or Freelancing: 10 things you can do to get business you know that Getting started in the freelance design business isn't an easy task. For one thing, it doesn't happen overnight. It...
Photography: Telling a Story It doesn't matter what artistic profession that you are in. Whether it's Graphic Design, Illustration, Web Design, etc., the majority of us use photos in our work. We use photography to set a mood, or to tell a story. The saying...
Treat Your Clients Like People! We've all heard the horror stories about nightmare clients and having to deal with difficult customers. All of us can likely recall scenarios where we've worked with clients that were our favorite people. While this is usually few and...
Essential Design Books For Any Pro Whether you are new to design or you have been around for years, you can never have enough books. There are books on design, typography, web design, coding, inspiration, color, design history, design theory, and more. With so many...
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....
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...
Branding Tips For Freelancers Freelancing successfully can be quite a challenge. The best way of mastering it is by starting to look at you as a brand and find new ways of branding yourself. Marketing yourself this way is really efficient and can help you target 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...