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10 Questions that Will Build Your Design Business, Part Two
Posted by øBecky S. published by §Damian M. on 18 hrs ago | 0 Comments in Business Development
In part two we’re looking at asking the right questions to grow your freelance design business. You may be a hero for your clients, but are you asking the right questions? The kind that will help you close more business and get more repeat business?
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25 Superb Mac Applications and Their Websites
Posted by øJoel R. published by §Damian M. on 1 day ago | 1 Comments in Inspiration
Mac applications are widely recognized and used not only because their great to interact with, but also because of their beautiful websites. Today we are showcasing 25 Superb Mac Applications and Their Websites. These beautifully designed web interfaces have become the pinnacle of inspiration for hundreds of websites circulating the web.
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15 of the Best Code Snippet Repositories and Resources for Designers
Posted by øJoel R. published by §Damian M. on 1 day ago | 1 Comments in Web Development
Code Repositories allow you to store any code snippets of your choice either to host, share, or to ask for feedback. A large portion of developers store their different codes on their computers within different folders for later use. Why not save the space on your hard drive and have your snippet gain exposure by submitting it to one of several code repositories that exist?
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Design Soul-dier: John Brevard Mixes Ecology, Consciousness, and Art
Posted by Jessica B. published by §Damian M. on 10th Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments in Interviews
John Brevard has had an interesting life, to say the least. He was born into a prominent, politically-linked family in Miami, Florida (any native of the area might find his grandmother’s name, Mary Call Collins, familiar).
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10 Questions that Will Build Your Design Business, part one
Posted by øBecky S. published by §Damian M. on 9th Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments in Business Development
Freelancers, independent consultants and sole proprietors are cowboys. You’re out there on your own creating success. You’re in charge or your own destiny. You’re a problem solver, a champion, a hero to your clients.
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How to Compete as a Freelancer When You're Starting Out, Part Two
Posted by øBecky S. published by §Damian M. on 1st Mar, 2010 | 1 Comments in Marketing & Advertising
Welcome to part two of How to Compete as a Freelancer When You’re Starting Out. Part one addressed the first four ways to be competitive as a new freelance designer:
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Jetsetting with World-Traveling Designer Colin Wright
Posted by Jessica B. published by §Damian M. on 1st Mar, 2010 | 1 Comments in Interviews
I can't even explain to you how much my mind has been preoccupied with fantasies of throwin' my laptop in my backpack, my boots on my feet and taking this writing gig on the road.
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5 Usability Tips for an Effective eCommerce Design
Posted by øJoel R. published by §Damian M. on 26th Feb, 2010 | 2 Comments in Tips & Tricks
Usability for an eCommerce site is very similar to what you would implement on an effective website design that succeeds in interacting with its users. With a few minor tweaks here and there, of course.
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How to Compete as a Freelancer When You're Starting Out, Part One
Posted by øBecky S. published by §Damian M. on 25th Feb, 2010 | 2 Comments in Marketing & Advertising
The recent article, 5 Ways for Freelance Designers to Build Your Brand has generated a lot of interest here on DesignersCouch. You can read the full article at: 5 Ways for Freelance Designers to Build Your Brand.
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Build Credibility for Clients with Web Design
Posted by øBecky S. published by §Damian M. on 23rd Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments in Graphic & Web Design
More Web Marketing Best Practices
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Recently we evaluated some best and worst practices in web marketing in Customer Acquisition Versus Cheap Sales Tactics. Read the article at http://designerscouch.org/show_article/180/customer-acquisition-versus-cheap-sales-tactics.html.
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5 Ways for Freelance Designers to Build Your Brand
Posted by øBecky S. published by §Damian M. on 21st Feb, 2010 | 9 Comments in Marketing & Advertising
So you’re serious about being a fulltime freelance designer. You’ll probably never have the brand imprint of Leo Burnett. Don’t worry. You don’t need it.
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10 Mobile Framework Development Tools for Building iPhone Applications
Posted by øJoel R. published by §Damian M. on 20th Feb, 2010 | 3 Comments in Web Development
As designers we envision and witness the birth of an idea, and as developers, we project that idea in the form of an application. If you think you have the "next best" idea for an iPhone application, then now you can design and develop one too! Building applications for the iPhone is evolving rapidly not only in the hands of software programmers, but web designers and developers as well.
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10 Signs You Should Walk Away from a Project, Part Two
Posted by øBecky S. published by §Damian M. on 17th Feb, 2010 | 4 Comments in Business Development
Here are the next 6 signs you should walk away from a project. Take this advice and you’ll avoid projects and clients that will drag you down with them. For the first 4 signs read http://designerscouch.org/show_article/191/10-signs-you-should-walk-away-from-a-project-part-one.html.
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10 Signs You Should Walk Away from a Project, Part One
Posted by øBecky S. published by §Damian M. on 15th Feb, 2010 | 1 Comments in Business Development
Have you ever had that creeping feeling that the project you were chasing just wasn’t going to work out? That sensation may have continued through the sales process and even after you signed the client.
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The 18x24 Poster Print Giveaway Showcasing What is Poster Worthy
Posted by §Damian M. on 15th Feb, 2010 | 11 Comments in Goodies
Our friends at Online Poster Printing is giving away to one lucky reader of DesignersCouch an 18x24 Poster Print with High Gloss or Semi Gloss finish and FREE shipping.
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Marketplaces Where Designers Can Successfully Sell Their Artwork
Posted by øJoel R. published by §Damian M. on 15th Feb, 2010 | 3 Comments in Marketing & Advertising
Everyone that's a designer (even some developers) has at least one or two pieces of artwork or concepts laying around. Why not battle the economic turndown and sell your work for some cash?
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Shroomin' with Art Badass Nick Benson
Posted by Jessica B. published by §Damian M. on 12th Feb, 2010 | 3 Comments in Interviews
Nick Benson is pretty much my hero. If you took Elvis, gave him blond hair, took away a few chemical dependencies, mixed him with a mountain folk hero and gave him heaps more artistic talent than should reasonably be bestowed upon a mere mortal, you would have Mister Benson.
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30 Top Quality Cheat Sheets for Designers and Developers
Posted by øJoel R. published by §Damian M. on 12th Feb, 2010 | 6 Comments in Tips & Tricks
Cheat Sheets allow designers and developers to complete tasks at a faster pace. They also enable you to learn specific attributes much quicker. They can always be used as a way to refresh what you already know, or as a way to implement greater accuracy in your designs or code.
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Networking Tips Just for Designers
Posted by øBecky S. published by §Damian M. on 11th Feb, 2010 | 1 Comments in Marketing & Advertising
This is a continuation of Should You Network? Read on for tips for freelance designers that will help you maximize your time spent networking.
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Valuable CSS Shorthand Techniques
Posted by øJoel R. published by §Damian M. on 9th Feb, 2010 | 5 Comments in Web Development
As developers we should always be on the lookout for new and straightforward ways to speed up the coding process, especially the ones that make your code much more organized and cleaner. This will not only increase your coding speed, but you will greatly improve your work-flow as well.
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