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Should designers work for free?

Posted May 15th, 2013 by Preston D Lee .

Freemium. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a business model (term coined by Chris Anderson in The Long Tail) where you offer part of
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4 small yet vital details you can’t afford to miss when starting your freelance business

Posted May 1st, 2013 by Preston D Lee .

When you’re striking out on your own as a freelancer, there’s a lot to handle. You have to get your web presence going, build a
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How NOT to act when your client asks for revisions

Posted April 26th, 2013 by Preston D Lee .

A note from Preston: This is possibly one of the most important blog posts I have ever written. I didn’t mean for it to be,
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Don’t make these five big mistakes that turn freelancers into failures

Posted April 22nd, 2013 by Brent Galloway .

I recently read this comment from a pessimist in the freelance community: “Freelancing is a joke! There is no money in web design unless you
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How to build a killer physical portfolio and win your next account

Posted March 25th, 2013 by April Greer .

A picture is worth 1,000 words. Keep that in mind when you go to your next potential client meeting. You want to make a great
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How I beat out a brick and mortar agency with a killer proposal

Posted March 20th, 2013 by Brent Galloway .

Sounds kind of epic: a single freelancer working from home wins a client over a big agency working in a local brick and mortar location,
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How to make sure you have clients (and income) all year round

Posted February 21st, 2013 by April Greer .

Whether it’s from clients or from fellow designers, I hear this a lot: “Business was going great. I had a lot of customers and was
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When and how you should turn down a project that’s not for you

Posted February 18th, 2013 by Brent Galloway .

As a freelancer just starting out, or even one who’s been doing this for a while, you might be inclined to say “yes” to every
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How to squash the dreaded ‘forever project’ and finally get paid!

Posted February 15th, 2013 by April Greer .

You know the “forever” projects I’m talking about – those that are three months behind schedule yet your client wants to see “just one more”
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How to deal with high-maintenance clients (and not ruin the relationship!)

Posted February 1st, 2013 by April Greer .

Have you ever had one of those clingy clients that calls daily? Twice daily? Sunday afternoon? Do you save their number in your phone just
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What to do when you can’t finish a project on time

Posted January 23rd, 2013 by Preston D Lee .

Freelancers and entrepreneurs are optimistic by nature. If we weren’t, we’d do the bare minimum in life to get by. We wouldn’t be running our
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4 Major web site problems that are costing you clients

Posted January 15th, 2013 by Preston D Lee .

Many of us find new clients by word of mouth. In fact, any time I talk with a group of GDB readers, that’s where most
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The biggest mistake designers make with contracts – costing time and money

Posted January 11th, 2013 by Preston D Lee .

Imagine you’re a web designer (maybe you are one) and a client comes to you and says something like: “After looking through your portfolio, we’ve
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How to (finally) start freelancing and rock at it- Video interview with Jonathan Wold

Posted January 2nd, 2013 by Preston D Lee .

It’s a new year again and with many of you wondering if now is the time to start freelancing, or how to take your freelance
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Why some freelancers get their way with clients and others don’t

Posted November 19th, 2012 by Preston D Lee .

Do you sometimes find it hard to get along with your clients? Have you ever spent a long time on the phone or in client
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The big secret to getting along with your design clients

Posted November 13th, 2012 by Preston D Lee .

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been reading How to Win Friends and Influence People. It’s an older book, but one that I’ve wanted/needed to
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