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Does Your Web Design Business Need a Rebrand?

How long ago did you start your design business or side gig? Three months? Three years? And how long has it been since…

Reputation Management 101

I really don’t need to explain how important your reputation is, do I? Short version: if people think you suck, either…

Design Your Website to Sell While You Work

Design work is very time consuming. But it’s not just the labor you put into building websites that takes time and…

5 Signs That Web Design Is Reaching Its Own Industrial Age

The Internet as a concept, and as a community, is much like a teenager: it’s struggling to establish its identity,…

How to Pick Your Next Tech Focus

Every day, people are asking themselves things like, “React or Vue?” “VR or no VR?” “CSS Grid or Flexbox?” These are…

How to Sell Web Design Services

It’s becoming easier to design websites, what with Wix, Squarespace, and even now WordPress providing DIY site builder…

7 Spring Cleaning Essentials for Web Designers

It’s the first day of Spring! As you look to clean up other parts of your life (e.g. your home, your refrigerator, your…

Is Social Media Hurting Your Web Design Business?

Social media is an interesting thing. As web design professionals, it can be a great opportunity to share your work and…

Interview: Jorn and Koen of Framer X

The holy grail of web design used to be a three-column layout where every column had equal height. Now, the holy grail…

How to Design for 3D Printing

3D Printing is a revolutionary new technology that allows you to realize, well, just about anything. The most common…

The Journey to a 4-Hour Workweek: Work Less and Accomplish More

I recently began reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss and have been blown away by what I’ve learned so…

7 Best Side Hustles for 2019

According to some historical records, some people out there have boundless energy, loads of free time, and ambition…

6 Ways Designers Can Avoid Infringing Intellectual Property Rights

As the managing attorney of a commercial law boutique practice, I am asked several times per week some variation of the…

Grow Your Design Business with Lead Magnets

All of the work you do to grow your web design business requires an investment of time and energy. And if you do this…

10 Ways to Avoid Designer Burnout in 2019

It’s going to happen at some point this year; you will face designer burnout. One of the reasons that burnout is so…

The Witches’ Guide to Design

No, no. I didn’t go researching modern-day witchcraft or anything like I did with Taoism. No, I’m taking web design…

Quiz: Could You Become a Design Consultant in 2019?

According to a recent QuickBooks survey, the #1 reason freelancers go into business for themselves is because it lends…

The Web Can't Go Home Again

It’s far too easy to look back and imagine that everything was better then than it is now. God knows I miss being a…