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The Web Design Process: A Case Study

16. November 2009

So I was approached by Jobtrio.com owner Josh to improve his site’s look. In his words, turning it from a $100k site into a $1 million site with subtle design tweaks! Thought it would be helpful to some to show how I went about improving the look. It’s a great site, and usability-wise it was/is [...]

12 of Your Clients Favourite Sayings

9. November 2009

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Being a freelancer requires, partly, a mind-reading skill. Depending on the type of client, they’ll usually have designs in their heads and it’s your job to extract this visualisation and get it down into a workable design. It also requires translation skills, yes, I’m talking about those phrases that always tend to crop up when you get a new client, some feedback or as part of the brief. These are some of the phrases that I’ve found to be the most popular:

Call to Action! Generate Leads By Improving Your Buttons!

6. November 2009

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CTA, or call to action in general UX and web design is crucial and sometimes overlooked. With the birth and development of CSS, it is becoming increasingly popular to customise buttons that require action from the user. The countless websites you’ve seen with either ‘Check out my portfolio’ or ‘Read more’ or ‘Buy now!’ [...]

Prestashop SSL Certificate Not Verified Error Solution

27. October 2009

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If you’re using the fantastic prestashop for your online e-commerce projects, you may have run into a few snags with SSL. Depending on your hosting, you should be able to upgrade to a private/dedicated IP and SSL certificate. I personally used JustHost and had no problems doing this, had my own SSL in about 5 [...]

Freelance Web Designer: Choose The Right One For You

22. October 2009

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There are plenty of freelance web designers out there. If you require a web designer for your new or existing business/project, then chances are you’ve filtered it down to a few. If it’s your first time, and have no idea about web design, it’s so important to get good advice about which freelancer to go [...]

How To Set Up A Successful E-commerce Business

13. October 2009

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I’ve recently been looking into E-commerce, and can now offer it as a service to my clients. I’ve come across a hell of a lot of online shops (I do a lot of online shopping), and have to say a lot of them look TERRIBLE. Have you ever clicked on a link from google only [...]

7 Tips To Become A Freelance Web Designer

24. September 2009

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So you like the idea of being your own boss, finding your own clients..and hopefully making a enough money to live on. Well good choice! It’s no easy ride and I hope to both inspire and enlighten in this post. If you’ve got a pc/mac and an internet connection, that’s all you’ll need to learn [...]

The Great 8: Mistakes Of A Freelance Web Designer

4. September 2009

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As I have now been a freelancer for a good 4 years, I felt it was time to compile a list of the biggest mistakes I, and I imagine plenty of others like me have made. By no means an exhaustive list, I’ve aimed to include the more important errors aimed at people wanting to [...]

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