Setting the Bottom Line for your Web Projects

Working as a freelance web designer you’ll find yourself naturally jumping from project-to-project. This quick pace comes with the lifestyle and requires some serious dedication. You cannot get lost in the royalties of extra touch-ups and recoloring textures. By WDL

Website of the week

Jessica Fortner is, among many things, a freelance illustrator. By How Blog

Things Worth Paying For as a Freelancer

A freelancer, like a baker, needs a few essential tools with which they create their products and use in order to offer their services. By James Parsons

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Becoming a Freelancer

The web is an ocean of information, advertising and communication that is attracting more and more professionals. The web as an industry is versatile and full of interesting fields that would satisfy people of all professional backgrounds. By Maria Malidaki

Organizing Your Freelance Business Before Going on a Vacation

The most annoying thing about freelancing is the inability to take vacations. Sure, theoretically, you can take them. Practically, it’s nearly impossible. After all, who’s going to run the business if you’re on leave? By Samar Owals

Legal Guidelines for Freelance Web Designers

Handling the legal side of freelancing could possibly be one of the more annoying tasks required for the job. By Jake Rocheleau

8 Tips for Freelance Designers to Get Paid Faster

Cash flow is crucial for any business, but especially important for small businesses and freelancers. By Darius Bashar

6 Time-Tested Applications for Freelance Web Designers

If you work as a freelance web designer or developer, you probably rely on a number of applications to perform daily tasks. From crafting code and pushing pixels to productivity and business management, it’s usually safe to say, “There’s an app for that.” By Brian Casel

Freelancers: How to Get New Clients For Your Web Design Business

You know how important getting new clients is for your business. Getting a constant new stream of clients is often the #1 challenge for most freelancers. By Darren

A Beginner’s Guide to the Business Side of Freelancing

Being a freelance designer entails more than just the act of designing. Master the business side of design and you’ll thrive. Neglect it and watch your business take a dive. By Chris McConnell

Dealing With Clients Who Refuse To Pay

At some point in your freelance career, you'll encounter a client who does not respect the work you do. The most unfortunate part of this unfortunate truth is that it will all too often present itself in the form of a client who refuses to pay for your services once all of the work has been completed. By Robert Bowen

Designers: How to Search For, Hire, and Work With a Web-Developer

The market for freelance web design is huge. Being able to design a beautiful site in Photoshop is one thing. Programming a website is a whole other story. By Brian Casel