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Are Your Lack of Client Boundaries Costing You Money?

Are Your Lack of Client Boundaries Costing You Money?

It’s every business owner’s goal to provide a fantastic experience for every client or customer and ensure that each of them walks away happy. But when you work in a service-based capacity, these aren

6 Ways Designers Can Avoid Infringing Intellectual Property Rights

6 Ways Designers Can Avoid Infringing Intellectual Property Rights

As the managing attorney of a commercial law boutique practice, I am asked several times per week some variation of the following question:How should I best protect my intellectual property from being

10 Ways to Recover from a Design Disaster

10 Ways to Recover from a Design Disaster

It’s going to happen — a design project or website launch will go poorly. What you do in the first hours, days, and weeks after that mistake can shape your future career path.Every designer makes a mi

Improve Your UX With a Niche Approach

Improve Your UX With a Niche Approach

Mass appeal is a myth. I know that goes against what we’d all like to believe, and your eternal optimist inside probably shouts, “Hey! My product is actually for everyone.” But honestly, it’s true; ma

Find out if you’re undercharging

Find out if you’re undercharging

One of the hardest parts of starting your business or freelancing is trying to figure out what you should charge. Years ago after accepting pennies on the dollar for work, I decided I wanted to get re

9 ways to organize successful creative projects

9 ways to organize successful creative projects

Getting your project organized and easily manageable is always a challenge when working as a part of a team. The problem reaches a whole new level when it concerns a creative project. Creativity bloss

Goodbye Bitly… New Preview Page is a Major Step Back

Goodbye Bitly… New Preview Page is a Major Step Back

For years, Bitly has been the go-to URL shortening service for marketers, creators, and businesses alike, offering a quick and efficient way to share links without unnecessary clutter.But with its lat

How to get noticed by major brands

How to get noticed by major brands

We’ve all dreamt about working for big brands. Microsoft, Google, Apple, McDonalds, Coca-Cola…they all have one thing in common; they’re household names. But getting their attention can be tricky. Man

8 Ways to Keep Your Startup Positively Aligned

8 Ways to Keep Your Startup Positively Aligned

When companies become misaligned, different departments may be working toward entirely different goals – in some cases, these goals may be at odds with each other. This is a challenge for the best com

The designer’s secret weapon: an account handler

The designer’s secret weapon: an account handler

I’m a lucky person. Every day I get to do what I love, which is helping clients work out what their web project is going to look like.As any good account handler or project manager will tell you, thei

Should You Sell Website Support or Maintenance Services?

Should You Sell Website Support or Maintenance Services?

By now, you’ve likely encountered and worked your way out one of the more common problems freelancers face. In moving your business model from one that bills by the hour to value-based pricing, you be

How to Become a Full Stack Developer

How to Become a Full Stack Developer

Much has been said about the skills and capabilities of a full stack developer: On one hand, there are people who believe that a full stack developer is a “jack of all trades, master of none.” The ran