May 08, 2017 — Communication · Freelance · Work
Lately, I’ve been using Slack for client communication and Skype for when sharing screen is necessary. I also hop on regular phone calls, although I dislike how it can interrupt the flow of coding. Email,…
Dec 19, 2014 — Creative Market · Design · Freelance
Note: This article has been updated multiple times over the years, which I’ve linked to by section below. Please read through it all to understand my full opinion of Creative Market. There are affiliate links…
Sep 03, 2014 — Advice · Freelance · Work
I’ve been self-employed for the last six years and it has been a challenging but equally rewarding experience. I regularly receive business questions via email and am often amazed at what others perceive the freelance…
Mar 01, 2011 — Advice · Freelance
One of the aspects I love most about my job is learning something new everyday. How we connect with others via the internet is continually evolving and, as a result, the requirements of a web…
Apr 21, 2009 — Advice · Freelance
The transition from working for an employer to being self-employed does not happen over night. I took the leap at the start of 2009 and the experience has been both amazing and enlightening. Over the…
Mar 08, 2009 — Freelance
Most independent contractors will agree that the ebb and flow of work can often book months at a time as well as create dry spells with no projects at all. I’ve been fortunate in being…
Feb 15, 2009 — Freelance · Site News
The start of 2009 has already brought many changes. For starters, I am no longer full-time with Hatchling Studios and now work independently through Build Interactive (website still in progress). Working for myself has been…
Feb 14, 2007 — Advice · College and Internships · Freelance
January started off with 60 degree weather. Today’s temperature is in the negatives and there is a horizontal interstate of snow outside my window, cruising at thirty mph and piling up between one and two…
Nov 02, 2006 — Advice · College and Internships · Freelance
I’ve actively been thinking about working freelance full-time, whether immediately after graduation or following a few years in the corporate world. Not knowing the decision I’ll make seven months from now, I felt it good…
Aug 03, 2006 — Freelance · Web
Web design is one of the few careers I know of where the client dictates so much of a project’s end result. On the one hand, it’s great to allow copious client input and really…