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Discover the best strategies for running a successful freelance design business, including building a network, developing an impressive portfolio, and understanding the market.

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The 10 Best Business Proposal PowerPoint Templates for 2024

The 10 Best Business Proposal PowerPoint Templates for 2024

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Presentation & Slides

A collection of versatile PowerPoint templates for creating impactful business proposals. Engage your audience with professional presentations.

Why Fixing Websites Is a Growth Opportunity for Freelancers

Why Fixing Websites Is a Growth Opportunity for Freelancers

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Freelance Design / WordPress

Think of all the broken or poorly maintained websites out there. An enterprising freelance web designer could focus on these clients.

25+ Best Free Serif Fonts for Creatives

25+ Best Free Serif Fonts for Creatives

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Fonts

A collection of the best free serif fonts currently available. Typefaces that beautifully combine aesthetics, functionality, and readability.

How to Make Time for Your Professional Learning Goals

How to Make Time for Your Professional Learning Goals

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Freelance Design

With the disruption of the pandemic, many web designers have had to put their learning goals on hold. The question is, how do we manage these disruptions and avoid falling behind?

Why Creatives Keep Using the Same Portfolio Design Ideas

Why Creatives Keep Using the Same Portfolio Design Ideas

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Freelance Design / Web Design

Should you worry if all of your design projects look similar? Of course not. It may mean that you’re particularly successful in one specific area of design.

Here Are the Biggest Mistakes Freelance Web Designers Make

Here Are the Biggest Mistakes Freelance Web Designers Make

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Freelance Design

Here are the biggest mistakes freelance web designers typically make. I’ve experienced them all. Read on to learn how to avoid them.

Common Challenges in Website Redesign and How to Overcome Them

Common Challenges in Website Redesign and How to Overcome Them

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Freelance Design

Being a busy web designer is a little bit like being a parent. You’re so focused on taking care of everyone else’s needs that you may well neglect your own….

The Five Types of Projects NOT to Include in Your Portfolio

The Five Types of Projects NOT to Include in Your Portfolio

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Freelance Design

When it comes to designer portfolios, bigger is not necessarily better. While it’s tempting to list each and every project you’ve ever done, it may actually be counterproductive. That is,…

20+ Best Project Proposal Templates for InDesign

20+ Best Project Proposal Templates for InDesign

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Print Design

A collection of free and premium Adobe InDesign business proposal templates that will help get your project noticed and approved!

How to Balance Client Needs vs. Building Your Portfolio

How to Balance Client Needs vs. Building Your Portfolio

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Freelance Design / Web Design

Is our work focused on our clients or ourselves? How can you tell the difference? We try to identify who those fancy design features is benefitting.

How to Deal with Clients That Have Outsized Expectations

How to Deal with Clients That Have Outsized Expectations

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Freelance Design / Web Design

Clients have big ideas for their websites, but we may not share the same enthusiasm. We discuss how to handle clients with those outsized expectations.

What Does It Cost to Run a Freelance Web Design Business?

What Does It Cost to Run a Freelance Web Design Business?

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Freelance Design
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