Self-Made Web Designer

The 5 Worst Mistakes Freelancers Make and How to Fix Them


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YOU’LL LEARN
  • How to keep yourself from overpromising
  • Surefire ways to know that you can deliver more than what your client wants without having to kill yourself in the process
  • How to avoid clients that aren’t worth any amount of money
  • How to know what to charge for your freelance web design services
  • Good project management practices for your web design business
  • How to have clients that love you and can’t help but tell their friends about you
  • How to use data to know the perfect price to charge your freelance clients
  • How to use gratitude to love freelancing more
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Article: How to Start A Freelance Web Design Project the Right Way
Why the most important step in every freelance web design project is the first step.

Article: Web Designers. How to be Confident with What You Charge
Four key ways to bid with confidence.

Brad Hussey
Brad Hussey is a professional web developer who shares real life experience and tips that cover the best way to get started as a freelancer.  He is also one of the most quotable people I follow regarding freelancing... so you should probably look him up.

Article: Six Amazing Project Management Tools for Web Designers
My project management used to consist of a really long email chain. A client would email the details of the project. I’d follow up with questions and responses. Then I’d send them things to review and they’d respond with revisions...Inevitably, I’d miss something along the way making me feel horrible and my clients frustrated.So, I had to figure out systems and tools to keep things clear for me and stress-free for my clients. So, as usual from my pain comes some helpful tips for you.

Clueless at the Work
Book and Podcast by my friend and mentor Anthony Garone.

Podcast Episode: Clueless at the Work
This podcast is Anthony and I talking about career transition and of course, freelance.

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