A lot of website owners are making fan pages for their websites. For me, because I have several sites, I just have one here on Blondish.net to myself in general. However, I found after I put the fan page widget on my site, people were emailing me or sending direct messages to ask how I
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So You Want To Hire A Freelancer
There are a lot of freelancers available online or in your local community. However, no matter how many there are, it can be difficult to choose the right one. The problem I see a lot in freelance project bidding sites are people unwilling to properly invest in their projects. They have ridiculous expectations. Here are
[Continue Reading...]Freelancing and Time Management
Working on your own, you may or may not have come to know the word ‘procrastination.’ It could be from social networking, games, phone calls, family, or any other activities. Of course, you should never sacrifice any of those completely, but you should try to be more focused. Here are some ways you can manage
[Continue Reading...]Freelancing: Ask The Right Questions From the Beginning
When first contacting a client to start a new project, it is essential to have a few questions in mind in order to get things rolling smoothly. A breakdown in communication is a sure way to lose a client and possible chance of being referred to others – in other words, for a web designer,
[Continue Reading...]7 Bright Color Combinations To Avoid Using In Web Design
On occasion I look at websites as a request from other web designers. I am far from perfect myself, but I like to think at least my choice in colors are either: 1. Not clashy and farfetched to put together 2. Do not hurt anyone’s eyes Now, when I look at a website and my
[Continue Reading...]The Freelancers Creed
Some of this is slight a tongue-in-cheek type post. It comes after having dealt with clients who have expected more than what was agreed upon a project. So, here is my Freelancers Creed: 1. A freelancer can accept or refuse business, or recommend projects to a colleague. 2. A freelancer is not free. 3. A
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