When it comes to marketing and advertising your services, it really is a jungle out there. Although there are many different forms of marketing, lately everybody seems to be dancing to the tune of internet marketing not realizing the fact that traditional marketing isn’t out of beat yet, and I sincerely doubt it ever will [...]
Did you realize that Stephen King was an expert on the art of freelancing? Neither did I until I read Salem’s Lot. Surprisingly, King’s vampire novel has quite a bit to teach.
Warning: Mild spoilers ahead.
1. Trust the prickling on the back of your neck
When writer Ben Mears came to Salem’s Lot to write his story [...]
I know, I know, I’ve been telling you over and over again that you should take your rates and pump them up. But after reading a few eye-opening blog posts this week, I realized that raising rates might not be the best idea for you … unless you’re willing to take on a personal [...]
Hi all, I hope you had a productive week and didn’t find it too difficult to get back to work after the holidays. I read some really good posts this week that I want to share with you, even though the last ‘links folder’ post was just a couple days ago, it’s always nice to [...]
We all have a certain degree of commitment towards project we work on. But commitment alone won’t help us achieve our goals, being committed doesn’t mean you’re productive and it’s the degree of productivity we put into it that will help us move forward.
This is where we need to unleash the beast – the productivity [...]
Yesterday I read a post on ZenHabits about a new Facebook app creator from BlogFuse and I thought I’d give it a try.
I have never created a Facebook app before, and honestly never really thought about it, till I read the post on ZenHabits.
Basically what it does is display your latest blog posts on [...]
Project Management Tips from the Developer’s Point of View
When I began my career at the medium sized company, I initially saw my project managers as a pain in the ass. All I was interested in doing was coding.
How to Read
Who needs to learn how to read? After all, we all learned how to read fairly early in life, usually in elementary school, right? But do you know how to really read? More importantly, are you really reading?
9 Easy Usability Improvements for Blogs
One of our primary goals as designers is to constantly improve the usability of our websites and blogs. Content, while very important, doesn’t help readers if they can’t easily get to it.
Fight The Content Battle, What Happened To Writing For People?
One reason I was originally hesitant to start designing websites is the nature of “content” on the web. It is the misconception of clients that technology and the flexibility of content management systems allow “content” to come at any time.
9 Of The Best Ways To Present A Website To A Client
The design phase of creating a website is fairly standard for most web designers however when it comes to presenting the mock up to a client before slicing / coding the design, some problems do arise.
20 Beautiful Dark Websites to get you Inspired
Black and dark websites, when utilized properly, can have stunning outcomes. Often the dark background is mixed with subtle glows and gradients to produce even more brilliant results.
How To Provide Excellent Customer Service
One thing that freelancers can offer over big design firms is personalized customer service. We should take pride in extent of support for our clients.
7 Steps to Developing Originality in Your Design and Illustration Work
Certainly we're inspired by multiple sources, but ultimately it's our synthesis of influence, discovery, passion, and process that determines the outcome of our work.
