Freelancer Tips

Web Design and Development Job Aggregator

Jan 18, 2007Comments

Jobagg is a fairly new site that makes it easy to find open web design and development jobs. Jobagg is a job board aggregator that brings together for the latest jobs in web development.
Currently they are only indexing the 37signals job board, CSS Beauty’s Monster, and Authentic Jobs. Hopefully they can keep adding [...]

Traits (Most) Good Web Developers Have

Jan 16, 2007Comments

Over on SEOMoz there’s a great writeup about traits (most) good web developers have. I, for one, like the list and think it embodies a great deal when looking at a good developer. It makes me happy to say that I believe I possess each one of these traits.
Here are the 5 traits [...]

Seven Secrets of a Successful International Website

Jan 16, 2007Comments

Huiping Iler has a great article over on Digital Web about the importance and details of having a successful international website.
She makes a good point that users want to feel like you are talking to them and understand them. Now if your target market shares your language and culture then having an international website may [...]

Easy Flowcharts and Diagrams in your Browser

Jan 5, 2007Comments

I just learned of Gliffy over on Ajaxian. I went to take a look to see what it was all about and I was delightfully surprised.
Gliffy is called a diagram editor in your web browser. Creating an account is free and you can allow others access to edit the diagrams with just their [...]

The Mindset of Pricing for Design Firms

Dec 13, 20062 comments so far, join in!

From forum to forum there is a common question you hear across them all, “How do I set prices?” The answer to this question could determine the number of projects you gain and the number of projects you lose.
There are 3 pricing mindsets that most designers go by:
Hourly Pricing
I am not a fan of [...]

Getting Referrals

Nov 7, 2006Comments

I came across this older post on AllBusiness.com today about referall offers. It’s a great idea that will not only help bring in more future referrals but encourage on-the-spot referrals from your clients.
1) Offer special pricing
If you are looking for referrals from your existing clients, you can develop a special price for those clients [...]