Category: Freelance Design

When you’re trying to run your own freelance business, it’s important to remember that you’re not just a design professional. You’re also a business owner. That means you need to learn not just how to do your design job better, but how to run your business better, too.

The Role of Social Proof in Web Design

Social proof is the psychological phenomenon where individuals follow the actions of others, believing that those actions represent the correct behavior.

Think about the long lines outside an Apple Store…

How to Negotiate Competitive Freelance Rates

If you’re a freelancer, then you know that one of the most important aspects of your business is getting paid what you’re worth. But negotiating competitive freelance rates can be…

What Do Web Design Clients Need From Designers?

Building a great website requires a team effort between web designers and their clients. That holds true whether you’re a solo freelancer or part of a larger agency. Web design…

The Importance of Educating Your Web Design Clients

Web designers wear a lot of different hats, depending on the project. Sometimes we’re project managers, trying to coordinate an effort get assets from various sources. On other occasions, we…

5 Tips for Streamlining Your Freelance Workflow

When you work as a freelancer, it’s essential to save time in your workflow wherever you can. After all, it’s likely that you’re required to wear many hats every single…

Tips for Being Productive While Working from Home

These days, lots of people have found themselves working from home for the first time. Some have had to quickly transition from a traditional office to a remote one. With…

How to Determine a Target Market for Your Web Design Business

One of the best parts of running a web design business is that you have the ultimate say in what it will be. You can work with who you want…

How to Work with Clients During a Crisis

When a crisis such as COVID-19 comes along, it can throw so much of our daily lives into disarray. Routines are disrupted, plans are changed and everyone scrambles to adjust.…

3 Important Tips For Freelancers On Training Your Clients

When I first started freelancing many years ago, I found myself working at all hours of the day (and night), trying to stay on top of everything and keep my…

The Best Printing Services For Your Freelance Business and Clients

Whether you are a freelance web designer, developer or any other type of business, you will need printing services to promote, publicize, and communicate your brand. Business cards, stationery, stickers,…

800+ Free & Premium Procreate Brushes

Procreate makes it easy to create stunning designs and pieces of artwork for personal and professional use. However, gathering all the resources you need, like Procreate brushes, can seem like…

5 Tasks to Jumpstart Your Freelance Design Business in the New Year

The start of a new year is a great time for freelance web designers to launch a business review. It’s an opportunity to take a look at where you’ve been,…