Which motivates you more: fun or fear? Determining that is the first step in becoming a freelance web designer. Whichever describes you the most accurately, it is suggested that you begin building your business on a part-time basis with a small client base. Forming a list of clients, both current and potential, before you begin [...]
Freelancing gives you the independence to work when you want, with who you want, and, to a certain degree of agreement, on your own terms. Freelance web design can be a perfect way to make some extra income, whether it is just part time on the side of another job, or if you are a [...]
More often than not, freelance web designers become home-based workers simply because they enjoy the freedom it entails, and because they find that it is so much more flexible than working at an average 9-to-5 job. But how do you manage your business so that you would not be buried under increasing workload?
My first advice [...]
Imagine this scenario. You’re a lemonade seller and you’ve been enjoying great business all this while. Suddenly, a hot dog stand opens up next door and you see endless queues forming at the stall. What do you do? Sure, you’re both selling different merchandise and that hot dog seller isn’t your direct competitor. But have [...]
You’ve set up your new web design business, and you’ve gotten a brand spanking new website to offer your expertise in building and developing websites. So how do you let the world know about your unsurpassed skills and services?
To promote your web design freelance business, you can start by setting your sights on your local [...]
So you want to quit your job and go into full time web design freelancing? Join the club! These days it’s not easy to make a living working for other people especially if your bosses have been less than pleasant to you. And let’s not get started about how unsavory some co-workers can be! If [...]
When you’ve just started your new job as a freelance web designer, chances are that you would be relying on word of mouth to get more clients. It must be said though, that you cannot depend on this method alone to direct more traffic to your web site.
Personally I would recommend AGAINST making cold calls, [...]