A Freelance Web Designer's Blog

The Web Design Process: A Case Study

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 [...]

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12 of Your Clients Favourite Sayings

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:

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Freelance Web Designer: Choose The Right One For You

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 [...]

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7 Tips To Become A Freelance Web Designer

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 [...]

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The Great 8: Mistakes Of A Freelance Web Designer

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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