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What job title should a freelance designer use?
Have you ever wondered what title you should give yourself? If you’ve been a freelance designer for long, it’s likely you have encountered a situation where you need to have a title. Perha...
How many design revisions do your clients get?
One of my favorite pieces of design business advice comes from talented and successful designer, Christ Spooner. You can read about his advice (and some of mine) in detail by skimming through “A...
How to find your design niche: 70 ideas to get you started
There’s a continuous debate in the design community about whether or not a designer should specialize in one specific area or strive to be a jack-of-all trades. For designers who think it would...
Why some freelance designers become rich while others don't
Take a moment and scan the web for successful freelance designers. I mean financially successful freelance designers. I’m not talking about designers who have a great following on their blog, I&...
Set milestones and eliminate stress in the design process
When I first started working for myself, one of the hardest things for me to do was finish a design project in the amount of time that I had anticipated. Projects that I hoped to finish in a week, too...
What to do when a client wants you to copy other designs
In the graphic and web design industry, we like to think of ourselves as “creatives” who constantly keep the creative juices flowing and come up with original, well-thought out ideas. So w...