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Why Most Freelance Designers Fail or Work 60 Hour Weeks For Peanuts and Why You Don't Have To You can make money with your web design skills, even when it seems like websites must have gone out of fashion.

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TOP 10 WAYS FOR WEB DESIGNERS TO FIND NEW CLIENTS Web design business is out there -- you just have to be a little more aggressive in finding it.

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WEB DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS - WHERE AND HOW TO FIND THEM How to find web development projects.

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FINDING YOUR NICHE AS A WEB DESIGNER To make it in the web design world nowadays you have to have a niche.

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HOW TO BECOME A WEB DEVELOPER If you enjoy working in a field that is constantly changing, then web development is for you.

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UNDERSTANDING THE USER - SITE NAVIGATION Until recently, most of us thought cool graphics, clean code and content were the main keys to a successful site. Now we are realizing that navigation is the area of web design that can make or break a site.

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BUILDING A WEB SITE? AVOID GETTING SNAKE BIT- Developing your site can be a "trying" experience if you don't have some idea about how things work or have a clear idea of your goal. Is customer service your main goal

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LOST IN SPACE Why clear navigation will do more than stop your site's visitors getting lost

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WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNES PART VI

Part6 is all about getting your site online and, equally important, how to let people find your site!

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WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS PART V

We finished part 4 with a, pretty much, complete website. But there's one more thing to take into account when you design a website:

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WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNES PART IV

Hi there, and welcome to part four of a six part guide that will teach all you beginners how to construct a website using Macromedia Dreamweaver. We finished part 3 with a three frame layout so lets continue with that layout in part 4...

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TOP 10 WAYS FOR WEB DESIGNERS TO FIND NEW CLIENTS NEW!! Here are ten of the best ways to find new clients for your web design shop

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WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNES PART III NEW!!More frames. (Is there an echo in here??) In part 2 we used a left and right frame. This time we'll use three frames. A main frame, a top frame and a bottom frame.

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WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNES PART II Now that you have a basic understanding of Dreamweaver we'll start part two with frames.

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WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNES PART I Hi there, and welcome to part one of a six part guide that will teach all you beginners how to construct a website using Macromedia Dreamweaver.

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A QUICK GUIDE TO CASCADING STYLE SHEETS A cascading style sheet can be used to predetermine font styles or image styles and placements. In this article we will learn how to make a header, a body and triple rollover using cascading style sheets.

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WEB DESIGN : THE NEW MEDIUM? Let's face it, Web design is an art! It is the latest medium for individuals to be creative.

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THE JOY OF CODING WYSIWYG editors are taking over, but nothing will replace the joy of coding.

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REBIRTH OF THE COOL

Over the years it has been up and down. When the client base is small and the pipeline is dry there is really only one thing to do. Get out of the office, put on a tie and start working the dreaded cold call. Full Story

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TOP SECRET TECHNIQUE FOR A PERFECT COLOR SCHEME

there is a very simple, foolproof way to create a perfectly harmonized and proportionate color palette. Full Story

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STEPS OF A PROJECT FOR A WEB BUILDER

This article will take a closer look at the steps you should follow when in charge of a project. FULL STORY

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HOW'S YOUR SENSE OF STYLE?

No, I'm not referring to your wardrobe here, but to cascading style sheets, also known as CSS. Developed by the World Wide Web Consortium, it allows webmasters to separate site layout from the design. CSS is actually a standard for controlling the appearance of your Web pages. It's essentially a set of rules that, when linked to or embedded in HTML pages, control their appearance. Full Story

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DRESS UP YOUR WEBSITE WITH COOL CSS TRICKS

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the different ways of implementing style sheets into your site and the basic layout of tags. Now, let's move on to some of the fun ways you can dress up your site with some standard CSS tags. Full Story

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT USING AUDIO ON YOUR WEBSITE

It's considered "sticky," meaning visitors will come to listen to your audio and stay around a while. Audio players are plentiful and best of all they're usually free to download. The only way to determine if audio works for you and your Web site is to get the creative juices flowing and try it. Full Story

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CORRECT WAY OF PRESENTING METATAGS

Metatags boosts your ranking a little when they are used properly.Remember metatags only cannot keep you in top position.Still they will do their job. See the format here Full Story

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PRESENT YOUR TEXT IN AN APPEALING WAY

Metatags boosts your ranking a little when they are used properly.Remember metatags only cannot keep you in top position.Still they will do their job. See the format here Full Story

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ANALYZING REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES OF TOP RANKING SITES

Have you ever wondered how top ranking sites are spending their advertising dollars? Do they advertise offline? Do they outsource their SE positioning work, or do they optimize their own sites in-house? What are they doing to increase the visibility and popularity of their sites? Full Story

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5 STEPS TO MAKING YOUR SITE LOOK PROFESSIONAL

If you have a web site that looks and feels like it was thrown together by an amateur then that is exactly the impression you are giving to your visitors.But not being a whizz at web design or HTML is not an excuse for having a site that looks dreadful. Full Story

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GET FASTER DOWNLOAD TIMES BY MAKING BIGGER WEB PAGES!

As a webmaster you already know how important it is that your web pages download fast. In a nutshell, if your pages are slow, then you're losing visitors. And if you're losing visitors, you're losing money. Full Story

HOW TO SET YOUR FREELANCE RATES - A GUIDE FOR FREELANCERS & CONSULTANTSThere are many factors which business owners must consider on a daily basis as it relates to the running of their business. Things such as how to find good help, where to acquire supplies and how much to pay one’s employees are all pertinent matters which must be addressed. There are a few ways to go about figuring out your rates when it comes to how much to charge the customers.

Apr 01

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MARKETING PLANS : A Collection of Articles for How to Outline and Write a Marketing Plan for Freelancers Starting a Home Business or a Small BusinessA solid, well-prepared marketing strategy is the foundation of success in business. The freelancer or any type of business owner must become informed on the development of an effective marketing plan. The following links will focus on marketing plan articles for the freelancer to have a successful business.

Mar 20

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BUSINESS PLANS: Business Plan Examples, Samples, Templates, Software and ToolsIn any type of the business including those people that perform freelance work, the proper tools are necessary to become a success. The following links consist of selected online tools for the freelancer to develop an effective business plan.

Mar 18

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MAR 03

FREELANCING AND FINDING WORK AT HOME JOBSThe difficulty lies not in the fact that there aren’t plenty of work at home jobs available but rather in the fact that genuine, quality, money-earning work at home jobs are all mixed up with work at home scams. This makes finding a work at home job that’s legitimate a not-so-easy task for people who are just breaking in to the freelancing business. But don’t worry; once you learn the lingo and know the basics, finding a work at home job gets a lot easier!

Mar 16

BUSINESS PLANS : A Collection of Articles for How to Outline and Write a Business Plan for Freelancers Starting a Small Business

Business plans are necessary in all types of businesses … and this also includes freelancers. Writing an effective business plan will help you plan out the success of your future business. Factors such as customer base, profit potential, as well as many other factors will be placed in this document. The business plan will help you, the freelancer, think through every aspect of your future successful business. We found the following business plan articles to be very helpful and we hope that you will find them to be useful too.

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FEB 25

HOW FREELANCER WRITERS CAN DEFEAT WRITER'S BLOCKHelpful hints and tips to overcome the dreaded White Page Syndrome - There is probably nothing more dreadful and problematic for a writer than not being able to get going, being stuck on a menacingly white page. Read on for more ideas on how freelance writers can overcome Writer's Block.

FEB 19

WAYS TO GET MORE CUSTOMER REFERRALS FOR YOUR FREELANCE BUSINESSThe amount of customer referrals will often determine how successful one’s freelance business can really be. As word spreads quickly, having customers refer others to you and your services is a wonderful way of gaining new freelance business and making more money. There are a few distinct ways to get more client referrals for your business.

FEB 18

FREELANCE HOME OFFICE DISTRACTIONS VS DISTRACTIONS WHEN WORKING IN AN OFFICEOf course, distractions are different depending on whether you are freelancing from home or working in an office. Both kinds have their pros and cons so let’s take a look at some of the basic ones so that you can start getting a grasp on good vs. bad distraction behaviors for freelancers.

FEB 08

WORKING FULL TIME WHILE RUNNING YOUR FREELANCE BUSINESSThe key to being able to make the transition to full time freelancing is in setting goals that allow you to focus on moving away from working full time for someone else and towards putting more hours in to your freelance business.

FEB 06

20 WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR FREELANCE SERVICES USING ONLINE FORUMSThere are a few distinct ways in which freelancers can market their services through forum marketing techniques.

JAN 24

60+ UNIQUE LOCAL & OFFLINE MARKETING IDEAS FOR YOUR CONSULTING BUSINESS Although online promotion is important for your freelance business, it’s crucial to remember to go back to your basics and do offline promoting as well locally, nationwide, and worldwide depending on who you are marketing to. Here are over 60 ideas to market your consulting services locally. Let Freelance work find you.

JAN 22

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE GOOGLING INFORMATION ON YOUThis can be an issue for freelancers whose customers google them and try to find out information relating to them and their business. The following is a list of what to do when your customers are googling information on you.

JAN 19

26 THINGS TO DO WHEN BUSINESS IS SLOW AND IN DOWNTIME MODESome freelancers are anxious to work day in and day out which may present a problem for them when business is slow. However, there are many things which freelancers can do to bide their time while waiting for new freelance work to come in. Here are 26 ideas for staying productive during your consulting business downtime.

JAN 15

ONLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE TIPS FOR FREELANCERS & THE SELF EMPLOYEDThere is a casual attitude about communication that takes place online and that creates an environment in which customers sometimes don’t take your work seriously, leading to problems with projects and payments. In order to avoid those problems, you need to make sure that you are conducting all of your online work in as professional a manner as possible. Here are some tips on how to do that.

JAN 02

TOP 150 PLACES TO TRAVEL WITH YOUR FAMILY WHEN YOU STILL NEED TO GET WORK DONEWhen you are self-employed, there is no vacation time to save up, and there is no one to cover for you when you’re away. For many that mean giving up on vacations altogether, and this is what I have been doing for awhile. Most of These All-Inclusive Family Resorts Have Kids Clubs in Which Your Child can enjoy supervised and fun activities while you and your spouse can have fun or get freelance work done. Take a look below and enjoy!

DEC 30

LIST OF ARTICLE SITES, BLOGS, AND INFORMATION DIRECTORIES FOR FREELANCERS, CONSULTANTS, AND THE SELF EMPLOYED Do you ever get frustrated when you can't find the information that you need about freelancing? Well, I've just compiled a list of the best article sites, blogs, and directories for freelancers, consultants, and the self employed.

DEC 30

DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO FREELANCE OFFSITE OR ONSITE Deciding to work onsite or offsite sounds like a relatively simple decision, but it’s actually one which isn’t easy to make. Sure, when you’re lying in bed just after the alarm has gone off and you see that it’s raining outside and all you wish was that you could go back to bed for ten minutes and then do your freelance work from home, working offsite sounds ideal. But there are as many cons to the offsite work job as there are pros and you need to weigh them carefully when making the decision about whether to work onsite or offsite.

DEC 21

IS FREELANCING RIGHT FOR YOU? Freelancing, a term introduced by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), is when you work without being committed to an employer. With development of internet and communication technology, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people going their own way and leaving behind the cubicles. You are reading this book, so you must be contemplating becoming a freelancer, but before you make your move there are a few things to consider.

DEC 20

FREELANCER'S GUIDE TO TIME MANAGEMENT The most common problem that freelancers face is figuring out the balance between work and the rest of life. While there are a few freelancers out there who don’t work as much as they need to in order to pay their bills and improve their business, most freelancers have the opposite problem – they work ALL the time. And that’s why there are a great number of freelancers who “burn out” after a short (or if they’re lucky, a long) time. In order to make sure that you aren’t one of those people who “used to freelance but got burned out”, you need to set limits on how much you work. Then you need to stick to those limits.

DEC 16

SHOULD I TURN DOWN FREELANCE PROJECTS? As freelancers, we often feel as if we have to say ‘Yes’ to every single job out there. However, we as freelancers are in a position where we can choose to say ‘No’ if we want to. Believe it or not, there are certain projects that you probably shouldn’t accept. Turning down work is probably the hardest decision you will need to make when running your business, but sometimes turning down a gig is necessary. In this article I will explain to you the details that you need to consider when you aren’t sure which route to take. Consider the following:

DEC 12

COOL IDEAS FOR YOUR BUSINESS CARDS As freelancers, we need to promote ourselves with business cards. How about putting yourself ahead of the rest of them by designing and printing completely unique business cards? You are about to take a look at the coolest and most innovative business cards that you have ever seen.

DEC 10

LIST OF FREELANCE FORUMS & MESSAGE BOARDS Looking to get together with other freelancers? Want to network? Want to ask questions about freelancing that you can’t find the answer to anywhere else? Look no further than the freelance forums that we have listed below. Feel free to let us know about forums that we have missed.

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