One major hurdle that many freelance designers are facing is how they manage their finances. For those, who have had the opportunity to be freelance designers for a long period of time, they can attest to the fact that their finances can go down every now and then. Due to the fact that many freelance [...]

A good design brief can make your life as a designer much easier. When it comes to creating a brief, there are several basic parts that should be included. This document should work as a guide for you throughout the entire project. If designed properly you should be able to avoid any potential problems with [...]

Designers appear to be obsessed with HTML5 and CSS3.  Discussions about them are endless, in blogs all over the internet.  However, is there a limit to how much time we can take away from what we can do right now for our clients? Of course, designers need to learn about and understand all aspects of [...]

There are hundreds of design related blogs devoted to finding projects, freelance job listings and how to improve your career.  Freelancers read them religiously, in hopes of expanding their businesses and finding more jobs.  However, in the long run, this focus can end up hurting your career. The focus of these websites, is freelancing for [...]

There comes a time in the life of every major designer, when they have to decide if they want to continue working on simple projects, or transition to larger, more complicated jobs.  The fear generally lies in leaving the comfort zone of easy marketing and networking involved with small projects. The thought of making a [...]

A large number of people believe that Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a way of choosing correct keywords when performing internet searches.  However, SEO is actually a method used to gain rankings with the search engines via the use of certain keywords or phrases. SEO is used for a lot of reasons in the marketing [...]

Just about everyone has heard of or seen the monstrosity of a redesign that failed. However, bitterness can also be suffered by small businesses.  This scenario can be averted if existing traffic is taken into consideration in the redesign process. The guide below should help you to stay on track when creating a redesign project [...]

If your business model is based on recurring subscriptions for services and apps, the biggest challenge you will face is getting people to join.  This is where your pricing plan for different types of subscriptions, that involve varying prices and features, plays a main role. The start-up business model of websites on the internet is [...]

Using website builders is a great way for non-technical people to create websites because there is no need for code-editing.  Basically, there are two types that available on the internet from web hosting companies. The first one is used for personal websites, using software downloaded to their computer where the site is created offline and [...]

The internet is now a necessary thing in many people’s lives. Once upon a time no one had ever heard of the internet, yet these days, it seems as though many of us cannot live without it. Since more and more people are becoming comfortable with using the internet, it is important to make applications [...]