Articles Tagged 'Project'
How To Charge More As a Freelancer
Christian VasileMost freelancers out there work as a freelancer either because they are in need of a job or they want to increase their skills and improve their portfolio. But have you ever thought about the fact that all of us do it for money too? Now some of you might disagree with me and I fully encourage you to do it. Then I also encourage you to go out there and work for free, while marketing yourself as a volunteer designer. After three months come back to me and I am sure you will agree that you freelance for money. If we wouldn't need money to survive, we would probably not work at all.
Preparing For a Web Design Project
Ruben D'OliveiraThere are several stages during the process of a web design project, and every stage is important to achieve a positive end result. In order to proceed to the research phase, you need to gather information and know what the project is about, which technology is required, the target audience, goals, content, etc. There are great articles out there explaining theory aspects of a web design process, stages, and how you should proceed. Those articles (which I recommend reading) can give you a good understanding of this matter and they are usually very theoretical, which is not the purpose of this article. Do you ever felt curious about how other designers build their web sites? How do they organize things while working? What tools do they use beside Photoshop? Every professional designer or developer work in different ways, however, the goal is to give you good insights about how you can prepare and deal with some practical aspects of a web design project.
Freelance Series Wrap-Up: Moving Through the Project
Jared LatigoAs we finish up this freelance series, I thought it would be great to go through the phases that every project needs to be successful. I'll touch on things like analysis, sketching, design, development, content, and testing. Now, remember that I'm coming from a web design perspective so there will be some phases in here that wouldn't be applicable to a graphic designer or someone who's project doesn't require development. But all in all, I think that the majority of freelancers would use a very similar process. Here we go.
How To Find A Qualified Designer for your next Project
Piotr KrzyzekWhether you are just starting out as an internet marketer, a seasoned business person or just a mom-and-pop shop you will eventually need a designer to create a whole plethora of designs for you. You may even be a veteran designer yourself, but there comes a time when out sourcing some designs is the only answer. But how do you find a quality freelance designer who knows his, or her, stuff and won't screw you over? Read on to find out how to get top class designers begging you for work, how to qualify them all, how to weed out the bad, how to finally choose one and how to handle payments properly and safely.
