The Freelancer’s Guide to Paying Tax
When you take the leap into freelancing and self-employment, it’s really exciting at the start. Eventually, the honeymoon phase wears…
6 Ways to Speed Up Slow Clients
Frustrated with your client? Beginning to wish you’d never taken this job on in the first place? Do you just…
Infographic: The Future of E-Commerce
Worldwide, retail e-commerce sales totaled $2.29 trillion last year. By the end of this year they’ll have reached $2.8 trillion….
How to Launch Your E-Commerce Empire for $100 (or less)
No, it’s not a clickbait title and yes, starting with $100 can get you an actual running store. In this…
Could Value-Based Pricing Be the Key to Higher Revenues?
Our recent survey of design and development firms revealed a tantalizing statistic: Freelancers who use value-based pricing were more likely…
5 Ways to Deal With Projects for Friends & Family
It always starts as an innocent conversation. Whether it’s an email, an SMS conversation, or face-to-face, it starts simply enough:…
How to Build Client Loyalty
Web designers are some of the hardest working people I know. Which is why I don’t envy them having to…
Take a Stress-Free Vacation This Summer (and Keep Your Business Running)
An OnDeck Vacation Study reported that only 57% of small business owners planned on taking a vacation last year. Further,…
Gigs Going Global? What Freelancers Need to Know About Classification
Freelancers go by many names these days. They can be “non-traditional workers” in Canada or “autónomo” in Spain. They can…
How to be a Work from Home Professional
Let’s face it: The web design industry is very competitive. The barriers of entry are low, the technology (platforms, coding…
From Fireworks to Framer: Is Software Choice Good For Design?
It wasn’t all that long ago that web and product designers were presented with a choice: Fireworks, Illustrator, or Photoshop….
How to Become a Full Stack Developer
Much has been said about the skills and capabilities of a full stack developer: On one hand, there are people…
Are Your Lack of Client Boundaries Costing You Money?
It’s every business owner’s goal to provide a fantastic experience for every client or customer and ensure that each of…
10 Ways to Recover from a Design Disaster
It’s going to happen — a design project or website launch will go poorly. What you do in the first…
Why Managing a Creative Team Is So Hard (and 5 Tips to Do It Better)
Starting any new business venture is exciting. You’re free from the shackles of corporate life and you’re finally able to…
Stop Billing By the Hour, Right Now
If you are a web designer/developer who currently bills per hour, I hope I can persuade you to change your…
A Constructive Guide to Up-Skilling in 2018
For years now, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out the best way to go about investing…
The Freelancer’s Guide to Success and Happiness
In 2016, 34% of the US workforce worked as freelancers, and by 2020, it’s estimated that number will rise to…