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10 Essential Guidelines for Freelance Collaboration

laura — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:22:47 +0000

Freelance collaboration is on the rise. Increasingly, teams of freelancers are now doing the work that in-house departments used to do. Graphic designers are now working on teams with writers and programmers. But many freelancers are used to working alone. Collaboration definitely requires freelancers to make a few adjustments. In this post, I'll provide ten essential guidelines to help you put the pieces together for freelance collaboration. If you enjoy this post, you may also enjoy reading 15 Questions to Ask Before Collaborating.

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Should We Always Deploy Content Management Systems?

Jacob Gube — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:00:24 +0000

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Content management systems are a wonderful tool for empowering website owners. Most of us have witnessed the power and ease of use of CMSs like Drupal and WordPress. They have changed the web development industry in a significant way. Now, even average Internet users who have very little technical knowledge can have the ability to [...]

6 Tips for Effectively Dealing with Client Demands

Jacob Gube — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:00:46 +0000

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We’ve all had that client. The one who comes to you with a huge, complicated assignment and proceeds to be a gigantic pain in the rear about it. They do things like neglecting to answer their phone or email, change their minds a dizzying number of times about details in the design, all the while [...]

How to Fire Bad Clients

Jacob Gube — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:00:53 +0000

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We are used to reading advice on how to attract and keep clients, but sometimes things don’t go exactly as planned in a business relationship. The more common scenario of a relationship gone bad is when the hired person (the web professional, in our case) is fired because they didn’t render the services as expected. [...]

10 Ways to Be a More Productive Web Developer

Jacob Gube — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:00:43 +0000

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We could all be more productive. There are many things we can do — some big, some small — that will enhance the way we work and improve the outcomes of our activities. Although I can’t promise that I’ll be able to help you cure all your productivity ailments, I do hope that I can [...]

Jacob Gube — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:03:21 +0000

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As a web designer, you’re probably having to constantly sell your ideas and promote yourself. You have to sell your work to your clients, your co-workers and your bosses. The struggle, of course, is that self-promotion can be a tricky game to play. On the one hand, if you don’t speak up for yourself, no [...]

7 Ways to Get More Referrals for Your Web Design Business

Jacob Gube — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:00:53 +0000

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A long time ago, I heard one businessman ask another, "What can I do to help you out?" The man thought for a moment, and then said, "The best thing you can do for me is refer someone else my way." He was probably right. Because customers value the advice of people they know, referrals [...]

Jacob Gube — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:56:11 +0000

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Articles on improving your career as a freelancer, instructions for landing projects, and even lists of great places to go for freelance work — it’s tough not to encounter them, with a great deal of the largest design sites focusing on helping their readers and members find projects to work on. In fact, amongst design [...]

9 Tips for Emailing Important People

Jacob Gube — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:17:06 +0000

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Editor’s note: This is an exclusive excerpt from the course, How To Email Important People. As web professionals, we spend a significant amount of time communicating through email. In many cases, getting a fast response to our emails can mean the difference between enjoying our job and stressing about deadlines. Here are 9 top-notch tips [...]

Things Worth Paying For as a Freelancer

Jacob Gube — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:03:04 +0000

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A freelancer, like a baker, needs a few essential tools with which they create their products and use in order to offer their services. Instead of pots, mixing bowls, spoons and an oven, a freelancer needs software. Be aware that these thing can cost either time or money, and in some cases, it may be [...]