Having worked with a lot of freelancers throughout the years, let’s just say that I have identified quite a few bad habits which will make me not recommend a certain service provider and, of course, not work with him or her in the future.
This article is written from the perspective of a person who works [...]
If you are a full time web-worker earning your living through the internet, I am sure you would agree that for every task you can think of, there are more tools on the internet then you can imagine. Sometimes it can become really difficult to chose the tools that will do the job right.
Today we [...]
If I hear one more freelance writer whining about how she can’t find freelance gigs, I’m going to scream.
I’m like anyone else. There are times when I’m likely to sit around hoping for a new opportunity to knock me over the head. Fact of the matter is, though, I’ve come to the place in [...]
As a freelancer, web-worker or both, I’m sure that you have read quite a few articles or even books about productivity and time management. A lot of people read about all sorts of approaches and end up thinking that a productive person is a robot-like creature who works all day or, in other words, someone [...]
Do you go through long periods of poor work productivity? Here’s a simple “time hack“… Have you considered spending less time per project, to force yourself to complete the work sooner and more efficiently?
If you’re in a salaried job and still contemplating freelancing, you may or may not have motivation to work harder. However, if [...]
“You made a mistake on that project!”
Believe me, those are the very last words that any freelancer ever wants to hear. After all, mistakes mean rework and rework cuts into your profit (to say nothing of the effect on customer satisfaction). However, sooner or later, every freelancer does hear those words. How you respond to [...]
From Print Designer To Web Designer... Take The Leap But Don’t Get Wet… I Did.
It doesn’t really matter what school of thought or training you come from. It’s all about how you adapt and adhere to certain principals and guidelines.
19 Ways to Build Your Business When Work is Slow
Just because you don’t have as much client work as you would like doesn’t mean that there is nothing positive you can do for your business.
Battle Productivity Brain Drain With an Idea Budget
You’ll restore some balance in your life and actually get things done with these seven adapted strategies.
5 Other Services all Freelance Web Designers Should Offer!
Are you a Web Designer or Developer? Yes? Well are you optimizing your reach by expanding your services beyond Web Design? No? C’MON! Whats wrong with you?! Jeez!
27 Best Photoshop Web Layout Design Tutorials to Design Decent Web Layouts
Here is a collection of 27 layout design tutorials that will help you with designing a decent looking website.
10 Fab Flyer Design Ideas
Flyer designs have always been one of the most powerful marketing tools
available to businesses and organizations.
11 Steps For A More Stable Freelance Income
Some things will be outside of your control, but your approach to your work is capable of having a significant impact in stabilizing your income.
Website Design is not Graphic Design
Web design isn't all about beautiful and artistic, but it should be fun and convenient to use. It also has several key points that don't apply to other graphic design fields.
