How Being a Web Designer is like being a Football Manager

The life of a football manager is a demanding and high pressured one. Your every move is questioned and your decisions scrutinised. Not only do you have to ensure that your team produces winning performances but you also have a team to keep happy and meet the expectations of demanding fans. continue reading >>

Don’t Just Make Things Pretty – Add Customer Service To Your Skill Set

If you want to stay ahead of the competition as a freelancer and ensure a steady stream of work you need to offer more than just awesome design skills to your clients. Your customers won’t just remember the final product, they’ll look at the experience as a whole – make sure it’s a positive one! continue reading >>

Finding more work as a Freelancer

One of the most difficult aspects of being a freelance web designer is finding and maintaining a steady stream of work. This is especially true for newbie freelancers, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is to sit back and wait for projects to find you – this will almost never happen, at least not when you are starting out. continue reading >>

Show Me The Money – Making Sure You Get Paid

As we are in the fortunate position to really enjoy what we do and the benefits we enjoy from each and every project go beyond just monetary rewards. However the underlying reason that we work late into the night is the same as in any other occupation; to be paid for the work we have done. continue reading >>