Articles Tagged 'Advice'
SEO Matters:How to Get Ranked for Your Website Name
DarrenThere's a lot of advice out there on how to get ranked for some competitive keyword terms (like weight loss, credit cards and so on). What about first ranking for your websites name (if you have a new site)? If you create 2ndwebdesigner.com, for example, that doesn't mean you'll be #1 for '2ndwebdesigner' or '2nd web designer' immediately! Why?
Minimize Freelance Stress the Easy and Clever Way
Hilde TorbjornsenAre you working as a freelancer? Do you constantly feel the pressure and stress of running your own business? In this article we'll have a look at how this stress can be made easier to handle for you by following a few simple tips. You probably know a few of these from before, but are you able to remember them when it counts?
How to Make Better Decisions (by Understanding Cognitive Biases)
According to Wikipedia, a cognitive bias is:
the human tendency to make systematic errors in certain circumstances based on cognitive factors rather than evidenceThere are certain things you can do as a web designer to make better decisions by recognizing and thinking twice about these cognitive biases. My attempt here will be to make you familiar some of these common decision mistakes and offer suggestions on how you can avoid them.
How to Start Treating Your Web Design Business as a BUSINESS
Most of us treat our web design businesses not as a business but as a hobby. And hobbies are dealt with in a different way than businesses. Most of us don't know the exact definition of a business; even Wikipedia says: "the exact definition of business, like much else in the philosophy of business, is a matter of debate and complexity of meanings." It definitely is. In my opinion, as a small business owner, in order to start treating your web design business as a business you need to focus on 2 things.
Be Healthy: Simple Exercises for Freelancers
Samar OwaisSitting in a chair working for most of the day is never healthy. If you’re a freelancer, it means you’re pretty much glued to your chair since there is no getting up and going over to a colleague’s desk to talk about a project, walk to a meeting, elevator or across the street for lunch.
10 Most Common Health Hazards of Freelancing
For most of us, freelancing is a dream come true. We work from home, set our own hours and are our own boss. The flip side of this however isn’t all that attractive. What we don’t realize (read choose to overlook) is that freelancing involves working more hours than a conventional desk job, there’s no difference between a weekend and a weekday and there is no paid leave.
Client Tactics: Freelance Contract Basics Part 3
Jeff BoshersAs said in part one of this article, contracts are one of the most vital and misunderstood tools of the freelancers arsenal. In part two of this article we looked at schedules, and I asked if the awesome readers of 1WD would like to see a downloadable sample contract and you all responded.So here in the sixth installment of the Client Tactics Series, I will explain this sample contract and how to customize it.
