15% Off The Business of Web Design e-book

The Business of Web Design e-book

The Business of Web Design e-book is now for sale! This book was originally titled Design Business Secrets Exposed and was one of the top selling e-books about how to start a web design business. This is the second edition, retitled and with lots of new and updated content.

If you run a web design business, want to expand or plan on starting a web design business, this is the book for you. It is packed with over 170 full pages and over 50 chapters on everything from picking your business name to marketing your business using the latest methods. It is a truly comprehensive guide to starting, running and marketing a web design business.

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5 Reasons Many Web Design Businesses Fail

5 Reasons Many Web Design Businesses Fail

Starting a business is no easy task and even if you are freelancing or running a web-based business, many important business practices remain the same. Below are some common reasons many web design businesses fail.

Do the opposite if you want a chance at running a successful long-term venture.

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15 Cool Calendar Designs

15 Cool Calendar Designs

When it comes to print design, the calendar might not be as popular as business cards, but it’s still a great promotional tool and can be an interesting item to create. A calendar has many set elements that are needed, but how you display them is the fun part.

Check out these cool calendar designs below and save this post for when you need some inspiration while creating your next calendar design for a client. Head over to Next Day Flyers if you need calendar printing services that are professional and affordable.

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5 Reasons Most Brochure Designs Fail

5 Reasons Most Brochure Designs Fail

There are five major reasons that brochure designs fail and most of these reasons can actually be applied to any direct mail marketing materials you design.

Avoid the five pitfalls below, and you’ll give your client’s brochure the best possible chance to influence the reader and turn potential customers into live customers—buyers!

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Basekit Website Builder Review

Basekit Website Builder Review

When it comes to creating a website, not all of us can afford a web designer right away. If you don’t get a custom site done you have two options. One is you can buy a theme, which you will still need to edit using Dreamweaver or a similar program or you can use an online website builder.

I recently had the chance to test out the beta version of one of the leading website builders Basekit and was pleasantly surprised with how far online site builders have come. The full version will be live on the 5th of September 2011. Within seconds I had my website layout in front of me ready to edit using their simple editor.

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3 Ways Designers Can Make Money

3 Ways Designers Can Make Money

Just because your are a web designer doesn’t mean creating websites is your only option for making money online. Nowadays, many designers are bringing in tons of extra cash online.

Today we will cover three of the hottest ways to make extra money as a web designer which include selling themes, blogging, and selling products and services. The money is there. The question is, do you want it?

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3 Keys to Finding the Best Web Host

3 Keys to Finding the Best Web Host

So you are thinking of setting up a website? Well the most important part of a site is its web host. Your web host is the foundation of your site and what keeps it available to people on the Internet 24/7.

A bad hosting company means lots of problems and that means lots of downtime. A site can’t function and grow fast if it is always down and unavailable to viewers.

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15 Vintage Website Designs

15 Vintage Website Designs

Old is always in and that’s why vintage style website designs are always popular. Check out how these websites achieved a great vintage look and use them as inspiration while crafting a new, yet old looking website design!

If you plan on creating vintage website designs like these, you will need some vintage looking stock photos and graphics to get the job done, along with vintage fonts for all your text and headings. You will need a combination of all these different types of graphical elements to get a truly vintage look.

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5 Ways to Optimize Your Web Design Business for Search Engines

5 Ways to Optimize Your Web Design Business for Search Engines

Search engine optimization is still considered a newer form of marketing, but it’s quickly catching on fire and has become one of the best ways you can generate new clients for your web design business.

Just think of how many times you use Google each week to find new things and services. Below are some really effective, yet simple ways you can optimize your web design business for improved search engine traffic.

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10 Free Vintage Fonts

10 Free Vintage Fonts

Last week we featured some cool vintage type examples that we found on Etsy so this week, I thought it would be a good idea to gather up some just as cool free vintage fonts similar to the ones shown in the post.

These free vintage and retro style fonts are great resources to keep on hand for those old school design projects. Download these fonts and don’t forget to organize them into a vintage font category so you can easily bust them out when needed.

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