Continual learning is a vital trait for a freelancer. We live in a world where new technologies and new methodologies are constantly being introduced.
The freelancer who refuses to learn, who refuses to adapt and update his or her business, is the freelancer who goes out of business.
I consider myself to be a lifelong learner. My [...]
As a freelancer, many of us have the DIY (do-it-yourself) attitude. DIY means more work, more potential portfolio pieces, and most importantly… more money. But sometimes, the DIY approach, and taking on too much, can kill creativity and make clients second-guess their outsourcing needs.
It’s only natural for the everyday client to assume his/her freelancer’s ability. [...]
As you all know Freelance Folder turned one at the end of July, and we’re celebrating this with a contest!
We have well over $1,000 in prizes and a lot of people entered the contest already, but time is running out now! Today is the last day you can enter the contest!
Here’s a quick reminder of [...]
I’m a relatively new freelancer. The mortgage industry imploded, changing the way that I had to earn my income.
That gave me release from a job that only sort of fit anyway. I love the industry, but in December of 2007, I scaled back my origination efforts, and now I’m working on a bunch of new [...]
When Should You Quit Your Day Job? A Few Things to Think About
Freelancing is a great life. Just make sure you’re ready for all that freelacing involves before marching into your bosses office and saying “I quit!”
Two questions that I’m often asked (and quite frankly, dread) are:
“Do you think that I could succeed as a freelancer?”
“Should I become a freelancer?”
I dread answering these particular questions because most people don’t realize that moving to freelancing generally involves a major lifestyle change. It’s nearly impossible to give a correct answer to the questions, [...]
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.
