The internet is a big space but the world is even bigger. Although English is the most widely used language on the internet at the moment, in less than 5 years it will be Chinese. We read in our native language, search in our native language and join social groups who use our native language. Also, … [Read more...]
Survey Results: How Graphic Designers Get Paid
This is the second part of my survey of independent graphic designers working from all corners of the globe and it throws up some interesting results about how they charge. The first survey results concentrated on what designers do and how they make money. Questions about charging are the most … [Read more...]
Outsourcing and Offshoring – How can you benefit
This guest article was written by Stefanie Kahls of twago, an outsourcing provider based in Berlin, Germany. I've written about outsourcing here before and I have used asian developers from time to time with great success. But there are right ways and wrong ways of doing it and here Stefanie lays … [Read more...]
Survey Results: What Designers Do, How They Make Money and Where They Find Clients
Here are the first results from my graphic designer's business survey. I am so grateful to everybody that participated. I surveyed designers that were mostly working from home and running their own businesses. Participants were from every continent and were spread over different design disciplines. … [Read more...]
How to Blog for Business
For me, blogging isn't about making money from advertising, affiliate marketing and selling products. It's not about that for the majority of bloggers either. But it is about business. All of my current clients have either contacted me through my website or are a result of a recommendation … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Build Better Client Relationships
Blindingly obvious opening statement: clients are very important to your business. Not only are they your number one source of income, but also more than half of your new business will come from existing clients and recommendations from them. I disagree with a lot of advice about client … [Read more...]
Small Business Growth – a Web Design Case Study
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had … [Read more...]
How to Write for the Web
You have a web presence. You have a product or a service to sell. You need to create awesome web pages that will elicit a response... You need to know how to write for the internet. It's a devilishly difficult skill to master. I've been doing it for five years and still consider myself a novice. … [Read more...]
How To Sell A Website To A Client
I often get quote requests for websites. The requests vary greatly as well as the way on how to sell a website. Some will be for small sites; some large sites. Some will want a logo; others won't. Some will have a website already they want to improve; others will want a brand new … [Read more...]
How to work from home
I swapped the office cubicle for the spare room two years ago and I've never looked back. However, working from home isn't as simple or as easy as it sounds. It certainly helped that I'd spent two years "easing myself in" - working at home temporarily whilst freelancing at other offices part … [Read more...]
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