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Learn about the challenges and rewards of a freelance design career and take control of your self-employed professional life.

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The Deadly Communication Sins Freelance Designers Commit

The Deadly Communication Sins Freelance Designers Commit

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Freelance Design / Web Design

Identify and avoid common communication mistakes freelancers make, fostering better relationships and project outcomes.

Best Practices for Documenting Web Design Work

Best Practices for Documenting Web Design Work

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Freelance Design / Web Design

Whether working on a new web project or looking through some past ones, here are some useful tips for documenting what you’ve done.

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 Get Your Design Work in Front of the Right People

How to Get Your Design Work in Front of the Right People

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Freelance Design / Web Design

Learn proven steps for freelance web designers to position themselves for success and gain an edge in reaching potential clients.

The Types of Freelance Design Clients You Should Avoid

The Types of Freelance Design Clients You Should Avoid

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Freelance Design / Web Design

Learn how the right clients will respect your time and expertise, and will be realistic and professional in their expectations.

How to Avoid Being Labeled as a Low-Cost Designer

How to Avoid Being Labeled as a Low-Cost Designer

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Freelance Design

Avoid being labeled as a low-cost designer with strategies to position yourself for higher-end projects and clients.

You’ll Never Be a Design Specialist by Generalizing Your Skills

You’ll Never Be a Design Specialist by Generalizing Your Skills

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Design

We take a look at why design generalists are inferior to design specialists, and what freelance designers can do instead to boost their desirability to potential clients.

As a Freelance Designer, What Is Your Unique Selling Point?

As a Freelance Designer, What Is Your Unique Selling Point?

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Design / Marketing

Let me start off by asking you a question. How many of you have switched toothpaste brands over the course of your lives? How about deodorant, shampoo, or motor oil…

How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by Your Side Projects

How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by Your Side Projects

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Freelance Design

We explore the balance required and the steps you need to take to ensure that your side project doesn’t take over your life.

How to Attract the Right Clients by Focusing on a Niche

How to Attract the Right Clients by Focusing on a Niche

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Freelance Design / Web Design

Useful tips for good designers so that they can market themselves to the exact kind of clients that best suits their niche and services.

How to Deal With an Absentee Web Design Client

How to Deal With an Absentee Web Design Client

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Freelance Design

Prolonged silence from clients can be frustrating. There are only so many hours in a day, after all. Yet there is also frustration in their inability to consistently communicate with you.

What to Do When a Web Design Client Leaves

What to Do When a Web Design Client Leaves

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Freelance Design
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