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Mastering Meetings - 10 Tips for Freelance Web Designers

Posted July 25, 2008

If time really equals money, then I've spent a decent amount of money purchasing awkward silence with strangers over the years. What I'm talking about is the minor panic evoked by a sudden realization that I'm sitting across the table from a total stranger and neither of us has anything more to say,…

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Maintaining a Regular Income as a Freelance Web Designer

Posted July 10, 2008

Most freelance web designers would agree; one of the greatest discomforts of freelancing is the lack of a regular paycheck. I was recently hired as a user interface designer for Wesabe, a site that helps people track their finances, and an interesting side effect of that has been me spending a lot o…

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Sample Web Design Contract, Budget, Timeline & Proposal

Posted June 25, 2008

In my previous article I offered my thoughts on how to make it as a freelance web designer. One of the things I mentioned was the need for a solid contract and proposal so here I offer my contract and proposal templates, free for your use.

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I'm not sure where the contract came fro…

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Tips on How to Be a Freelance Web Designer

Posted June 23, 2008

Before I took the plunge and went freelance full time in March of 2007, I was a little nervous. How would I survive without a cushy agency job? Could I sell myself to potential clients as easily as I could sell an entire agency of talent? How would I find work? What about stability?

I've learned a f…

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Shawn is a 27 year old freelance graphic and web application designer near Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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