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How I Earned A Lot More on Projects by Changing My Pricing Strategy
Before co-founding FreshBooks, I ran a small design agency. I felt like I was on a treadmill, billing by the hour, and not earning as much as I thought I was worth. So I rethought everything. The...
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What It’s Like to Sell Your Web Design Company
Flying somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, I wondered if I was making the right decision. I had just spent two weeks away from my business on my honeymoon, and the net result of my thoughts led me to...
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5 Things That Slow Down Your Startup’s Growth
Creating a startup has never been easier. And once you get going — depending on your drive, vision and personal motivation — you will likely experience rapid growth and productivity at the start of...
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Value Activation: A Different Business Model for Internet Entrepreneurs
When we pay for software, it’s usually because it solves a critical problem we have. It satisfies a need. It provides a certain value we’re willing to pay for. And if we can derive value from a product...
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How I Made Web Design Profitable by Not Doing Web Design
The first website I ever created for money was back in 1999. I earned $900. It was a flat-file database for an import/export business. After that, I made a $500 website for a Michigan-based cookie...
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A Web Developer’s Experience with 99designs
Early on, nearly every startup arrives at a crisis. And I’m not talking about a crisis involving capital or co-founders or legal issues. I’m talking about the company’s logo. Most customers won’t think...
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Earning More From Web Design: Extra Services You Can Provide
With the digital landscape becoming increasingly competitive and the cost to acquire a new website project steadily growing, web designers need to be proactive in finding additional ways to create...
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Why Clients Aren’t Interested in Your Proposals
An entire work day. That’s how long it took to create the 8-page project proposal you wrote, edited, and packaged to perfection for a potential client. It’s the third one you’re sending out this month....
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An Argument for Transparent Pricing in Web Design
If you’ve seen a lot of web design agency sites lately, you might have noticed that they all share a few common traits: Needlessly vague wording (if I have to hear "integrated solutions" or "innovative...
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Web Design Isn’t Just About Artistry
Remember when web designers used to be total nerds? Back in the early 2000s, web design was a technical skill; just getting a site to function was considered an achievement in and of itself, and things...
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What No One Tells You About Working From Home
Let’s talk about what it’s really like to work from home. I’m sure you can easily imagine the benefits of being able to work at home, but until you’re actually there, it can be difficult to think of...
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5 Reasons Why Coworking is Awesome
With more and more companies adopting remote working policies and with the rise of entrepreneurial startups, coworking spaces have multiplied like rabbits. From 2012-2013, for example, the number of...
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3 Things You Should Know About That Web Design Project
Before taking on a project, I have a conversation with the prospective client. I try to know just three things during this conversation. The conversation is brief and casual. There’s no commitments....
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Growth Secrets of Successful Productivity Apps
Taking notes, remembering to-dos, managing time, storing passwords, scanning documents — productivity apps play such a crucial role in our lives. The importance of productivity apps is only going to...
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Lessons Learned from an Unsuccessful Kickstarter
About a year ago, I launched my first Kickstarter called Habitat, a smart home automation platform that takes everyday items in your home and connects them to the Internet and your mobile devices. A...
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The 10 Best Mechanical Keyboards for Professionals
Is a mechanical keyboard essential to your workflow? Probably not. You can get your typing tasks done with any old keyboard. But if you’re looking for a comfortable, precise, and satisfying typing...
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5 Tips for Making More Money as a Freelance Designer
When I started out, I made about $1,680 a month (after taxes). Now I make that in less than two days. It’s crazy when I think about it. For a lot of us (myself included) it’s never about the money. But...
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Can Handwritten Letters Get You More Clients?
At the start of last year, I was in a tight spot. I’m a freelance writer, and my steady flow of work had slowed down and dried up. In February 2014, I made just over $7,000. In February 2015, however,...
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A Look at the Hourly Rates of Freelance Designers and Developers
Freelancers often struggle with how to price their services. There are many sites that offer salary data for full-time employees, but none that do so for freelancers. We’ve managed to collect data...
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How to Build an Award-Winning Web Design Team
As Art Director over at Vintage, I have had the opportunity to build and grow an outstanding web design team. Together, our team has managed to work on plenty of innovative, award-winning projects. I...
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