Agota Bialobzeskyte
Agota Bialobzeskyte is a location independent writer. She's currently building an audio course "Relaxed Productivity" that will help self-employed people get more done in less time with less stress. Working from home? Get a FREE excerpt + an early bird discount!
Real People, Real Money – 7 Web Designers Who Earn Passive Income Online
You already know that as a web designer or a web developer you need passive income. However, making money online might seem like some unrealistic fantasy: sure, maybe those “4-hour work week” folks can chill in Thailand while the money is rolling in, but what about everybody else?
This is why I decided to show you what web designers CAN and DO to make passive income online.
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Introducing FounderTips: Blog Focused on Online Income for Web Designers and Web Developers
As a freelance web designer or web developer you have probably already realized these two things:
- You have to take care of your own financial future, because as a freelancer, you don’t have any guarantees.
- Annoying things always happen when you least expect them: cars break, clients disappear, you get sick, etc.
This means that you have to put in extra effort to make yourself as financially secure as possible. However, you can only take a certain number of clients at any given time, assuming you don’t want to lose your sanity. What else can you do to make your life easier?
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How Much Luck do you Need in Order to Make Money Online?
Let’s take a quick break from web design and web development and talk about how people make money online. This is very relevant for designers, developers, and bloggers out there who want to earn online. But how?
I’ve already explained why web designers and web developers should learn more about online marketing. There is a lively discussion going on there and I suggest that you contribute as well.
The controversial question is this: how much sheer luck do you need in order to succeed online?
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Interview with Alex Bilusic – Why And When Doing Spec Work Might Be A Good Idea
Christian Vasile once wrote an article about spec work in which he explained what spec work is and why saying no to it is a good idea. Most people seemed to agree with his take on the issue of spec work in the article. However, a comment left by Alex caught our attention, because she made several thoughtful counter-arguments to Christian’s take, showing that the issue of spec work is not as black and white as it might seem. What is Alex’s take on spec work and why? She will tell us herself in this interview!
Alex Bilusic is a graphic designer from Croatia. She has an MA degree in Graphic Design and Visual Communications. Alex has been working as a designer and an art-director for seven years, including freelancing for the last several years.
In this interview, Alex discusses:
- How doing spec work helped her during a tough time of unemployment.
- How spec work led to a long-term relationship with high quality clients.
- Why spec work is not a black and white issue and what are the shades of grey here.
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3 Reasons Why Web Designers And Developers Must Learn Online Marketing
I’ve interviewed quite a few successful web designers and developers over the last couple of months. One thing that they all seem to have in common is that they took time to learn about online marketing and have built a strong online presence. This made me wonder, why don’t more people do the same thing?
I think that if you are a web designer or a developer who understands, and implements, online marketing, you not only have a tremendous advantage over your competition, but also a realistic shot of creating a very nice lifestyle over a couple of years. Why?
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An Interview With Chris Coyier – Founder of CSS-Tricks
Chris Coyier is a web designer and developer who not only builds websites, but also helps other people make their websites better. He’s the founder of CSS-Tricks and co-author of the famous book “Digging Into WordPress”. Chris is also involved in a few other projects, such as CodePen and ShopTalk Show.
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Wildly Successful Freelance Designer Jacob Cass Shares His Insights
Jacob Cass, at the prime age of just 24, has already received numerous regional, national and international design awards for his work in identity, web and graphic design which makes him a wildly successful freelance designer. Jacob’s work also appears in a number of high-profile design-related books including The Best of Logo Lounge Master Series and the WOLDA Annual.
Jacob also runs the wildly popular graphic design blog Just Creative where he freelances as a graphic, web and logo designer. Jacob also runs the websites Logo Designer Blog and Logo Of The Day – two blogs dedicated entirely to branding & logo design. Throughout the day you will find him at Ammirati, where he specialises in interaction design for some of the world’s most vaunted brands (Jerry Seinfeld, VitaminWater & OMEGA to name a few). When not at his desk you will find him traveling the world.
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Ramit Sethi Explains How You Can Earn More Money As A Freelance Web Designer
Ramit Sethi is the New York Times best-selling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich and the author of the popular personal finance blog www.
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Joost de Valk, Founder of Yoast, Shares His Success Story
Joost de Valk is the founder and CEO of Yoast.com. He’s one of the top SEO and WordPress experts in the world, best known for his great WordPress plug-ins. Joost also runs a WordPress Podcast and speaks at a variety of conferences.
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An Interview with Lea Alcantara: One of the Best Female Web Designers in the World
Lea Alcantara is a web designer who runs her own business at Lealea Design. She was listed as one of the 50 best female web designers in the world. Her article series on The Art of Self-Branding got a lot of recognition from web designers world-wide. She also gives occasional talks on branding.
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