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Freelancers: What Do Clients Actually Care About?

Web 2.0

A lot of freelance designers find themselves stuck in the same place, year after year, serving the same types of clients despite their desire to move on to bigger and better opportunities. There are any number of reasons for this, but one of the most important ones is that many … Continue reading »
How To Balance Marketing Yourself With Getting Work Done

General

We all know that marketing is vital to any freelancer’s career. Freelancing is a business, and if you’re not spending time growing your business, you’re going to eventually be out of business altogether. However, if you’re a good designer, your work takes up a lot of your time. At the … Continue reading »
10 Signs You Have Gone Too Far Into Freelance Design

Web 2.0

Freelance design is great, but nobody I know so far has remained as he or she was before after years of running a (often traumatic) freelance experience. After a while, we’d like to think that bit by bit, we have evolved into something beyond human, with either supernatural abilities or … Continue reading »
Do Designers Live In A Bubble?

Web 2.0

It’s a provocative question, I know. The question of whether the design community is too insular is one that many in the design community have wondered for some time. There are more designers working than ever before, and design plays a very prominent role in today’s tech-forward industries. Personally, I … Continue reading »
Stop Debating Design Minutia And Start Making The Big Decisions

Web 2.0

So many designers waste their time contemplating things that, in the long run, are completely useless to their development as creative professionals, freelancers, or better designers in general. (Image source: Montgomery County Planning) They whittle away at meaningless details – what font size their name should be on their business … Continue reading »
Who Should Care More About Your Design: You Or Your Client?

Web Design

The question of who ought to care more about a commercial design project is a surprisingly divisive one. Many designers stress that it’s the client’s needs and desires which should come first, no matter what. Other designers insist that the time and energy that goes into creating a design should … Continue reading »
Freelancers Vs Entrepreneurs – The Jedi Edition

Web 2.0

So you are a freelancer. But for a while now, you’ve been tempted by the idea of becoming an entrepreneur. You can imagine all the great benefits of making the switch, yet you’re still not sure. As it turns out, there have been many others who have had to face … Continue reading »
How To Better Handle Writing Deadlines

Web 2.0

The writing process is a creative process, for the most part, and when it comes to having too much freedom to work with, sometimes time is not of the essence. Do this often enough and you might just develop a habit of writing as and when your muse visits you. … Continue reading »
Deciphering The Code Of NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreements)

Web 2.0

For those new to freelance writing, the non-disclosure agreement or NDA can be a scary thing. It should be scary. It is not something to be taken lightly. Some writers can go an entire career and never see one. Others see many. It is known by many names, names like: … Continue reading »
Freelancers: 7 Traits That Make Clients Love You

Web 2.0

So you have jumped into the world of freelancing, learned about the common problems freelancers face and how to fix them. You’ve learned what to put in your contract, that criticism can help inspire you to improve and become a better freelancer. After knowing how to manage your reputation as … Continue reading »
Design Gone Wrong: What To Do When Your Clients Turn Against You

Web 2.0

It’s a designer’s worst nightmare. The perfect working relationship between you and and an awesome client suddenly turns sour. All their former praise and encouragement dries up, and they may even be threatening legal action. What happened? Where did the relationship go so wrong, and what can you do to … Continue reading »
How To Successfully Take On And Handle More Design Work

Web 2.0

If you’re a freelance designer, there will probably come a time when you will either want, or need, to take on a few extra clients. However, it can be difficult to squeeze in more business if you already feel overwhelmed with what’s on your plate. The good news is there’s … Continue reading »
Reputation Management: How It Affects Your Freelance Career

Web 2.0

No matter how skilled you are in your trade, there is a need to have a good reputation attached to your skillset. I have seen freelancers who began as writers, some more talented than others, now working in data entry because they don’t have any writing jobs in their hand. … Continue reading »
5 Smart Ways To Get Your Clients To Pay Your Rates

Web 2.0

If you’re a freelancer, you are probably getting paid much less than you’re worth for the following reasons. One, you are influenced by what your competitors are charging – why charge $1500 for that web design project that everybody else is charging $600 for? Two, you are afraid clients won’t pay your rates. Three, you are competing with a sea of “professionals” who will happily charge one-tenth of what you’re supposed to charge.

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