March 2011
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10 Practical Ways to Bust Through Web Designer’s... →
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Why I'm a digital designer not a web designer
I tend to avoid referring to myself as a web designer as instantly people assume that means web developer. I don’t DEVELOP websites. I don’t fix your broken website. I don’t make fancy shopping carts that except credit cards. I don’t code. I DESIGN websites, I make the graphics, map out the most effective way to display your content to get the best results and then hand it...
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Freelancing - 2 months in
Here’s what I’ve learned so far.
Never rely on what you thought was going to be regular work. Things happen (economy, general time of year slump) and sometimes what you thought was going to be a sure thing, might not be. Don’t panic! (see point 5)
Set up an easy to use estimates and invoicing system. I’ve used Freshbooks in the past and while I liked it, as a designer I found...
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February 2011
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