Is it possible to freelance, run a business, be productive, and not use paper at all? Or at least reduce your paper consumption to a minimum? I think it’s possible, but it won’t happen just like that, you have to be organized and actually want to have a paperless office (some people don’t).
The Paperless Office [...]
Just a quick post to let you know Steven from VandelayDesign has put together a list of 77 resources for web designer. From color pickers to CSS layouts, to dead-links checkers, really worth checking out.
77 Resources to Simplify Your Life as a Web Designer
We all know how important it is to keep track of everything, especially when we’re talking “money“, cause you do wanna get paid.
So, here is a list of 14 web-based invoicing tools. No downloads required, you can access your account(s) wherever you may be in the world, making it really easy to manage your invoices [...]
Over the years I’ve come into contact with various and sundry time management tools. I used the Covey system, a host of day timers, and even tried inventing my own tools. I finally gave up on time management because I didn’t want to put my life in a box. I figured if I ran [...]
I strongly believe everyone should have business cards made. Whether you’re a freelancer, a small business owner, or you work for a company as an employee, it is a must have.
But what does your business card say about your skills? When you give your card to someone, what’s the initial reaction? Do you get a [...]
Four Steps for One Great Writing Technique
One writing technique spans all forms of writing, though, from persuasive copy that sells to advertisements that incite to stories that entertain. It’s storytelling, and it’s a technique that works.
If They Come, You Will Build It
I thought I would give some useful information to any up-and-coming web designers that might be having some trouble finding business and reeling it in.
Web Services I Can’t Live Without As A Web Designer
As web designers and internet enthusiasts we tend to use web applications to safely work without the worry of loosing data due to hardware failure.
SEO Tools: Six Firefox 3 SEO Extensions
In this post, we’ll look at six useful SEO add-ons for Firefox 3. In no particular order, here are my favorite Firefox extensions for SEO and internet marketing.
Logo Inspiration For Your Design Blog
If you are planning to open a new blog or change the logo of the existing one, you can have some inspiration from this article.
What You're Missing If You Don't Challenge Your Clients
Clients are very quick to challenge designers on their choices, however the doing the opposite is often met with tension. Because of this tension, some designers eventually give up and let the client dictate the work.
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.
