By: John Donnelly in
Freelance & Business |
All the focus nowadays is on the freelancer, but no-one stops to think about what to look for in an employer. I had a project recently in which I was told the web host backed up the database of a site, so I backed up the website files, as any and all web developers would, and the database mysteriously got deleted after seven weeks of manual data entry. I asked the employer about the database, to which he replied I was to back it up, and I had to redo the whole thing. Well; you can guess where I went from there.
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By: Shannon Suetos in
Freelance & Business |
Being self employed has its ups and downs. You get to make the rules, and work the hours that are best for you. On the down side, it is up to you how to get clients and in turn make revenue. Especially in the world of web design, it can be a tough market to plow into.
With that being said, with the right type of marketing tactics, you should be able to set yourself apart as a designer. After all, if no one knows about you, it will be hard to get anyone to pay for your great designs.
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By: Mike Smith in
Web Design |
You come up with too many ideas. Way too many. It’s a curse. It’s a gift. Sound like something you’d say to yourself every now and then? Yeah, me too. It’s ok though because it’s not always a bad thing. There are drawbacks to being a multi-tasker in your mind, but for the majority of the time it brings out nothing but benefits. So today we’re going to look at a few different ways we can tame our over-active minds and find ways to get more done with our creativity.
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