The A-Z guide to getting your ass off the couch and becoming a freelance web designer | Smashing Magazine
Great article for all those that are thinking about, or would like to become a freelance web designer or anyone that wants to become self-employed. Heaps of good tips, websites, and other reference material to help you get started, including the following topics:
1. Do the necessary research
2. Become a brand
3. Create a portfolio website
4. Build legal documents
5. Find a starting wage & budget
6. Create a résume
7. Find "portfolio building" clients
8. Create (and stick to) a schedule
9. Create a business plan
10. Know how to gain recognition
11. Blog often, but pay attention to the quality of your posts
12. Get into the community of Freelance web designers
13. Reinvest the income
14. Get a professional space, and
15. Keep learning new tricks.
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