Web Design

Going Pro Review

February 1, 2009

Review of the tips for beginning a freelance web design business from the Wanna-Pro series.

Your job is to cater to their needs. Whether the project is big or small, answer calls and emails promptly, be honest and direct about every aspect of the project, and consistently underpromise and overdeliver. Give your clients straight, solid advice but in the end, give them the site they want (even if you disagree). [...]

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Setting Web Design Rates

February 1, 2009

I expanded and updated this guide with specific advice for setting rates and gotchas to watch out for in this article on Setting Web Design Rates. Ah, the million dollar question! Or is it the $19.95 question? I can’t tell you what to charge, but I suspect you already knew that. Every rookie wants to [...]

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What’s wrong with my dancing mailbox graphic?

February 1, 2009

Over time, most web visitors quickly lose fascination with, ummmmm, let’s say the less subtle design elements, particularly flashy stuff like email link animations, spinning letters, and huge hit counters. Few faux pas will draw attention to your Rookie Ranking quicker than in-your-face animations. Tagged: Web Design

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Contracts? I don’t need no stinkin’ contracts!

February 1, 2009

Trust is vital between web designers and clients. However, professionals protect their clients’ interests and their own interests. A clear agreement does both. Tagged: Web Design

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Since I have FrontPage, do I have to learn all that nasty ol’ HTML code?

February 1, 2009

[seialposts] In a word, “Yes.” There is no HTML editor that can do everything you can do with handcoding. While some will disagree with me, I don’t see the WYSIWYG web editors as inherently evil. (WYSIWYG = What You See is What You Get: an optimistic label if ever there was one.) Tagged: Web Design

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