You may have started your web design career working with a design team, only to step out on your own as a freelancer. Or, you might have started working as a freelancer to begin with. At some point, you’ve likely discovered that, while a freelance web design career is great, there is something lacking. To advance, you need to take on some extra work and personal responsibilities; you need to become an entrepreneur. Becoming an entrepreneur involves…
In order to stay competitive, you need to keep up with the latest trends in your chosen trade or profession. Web design trends come and go. Some of them, like responsive design, have a lasting effect. Others are tied more closely to user tastes and interests, which can vary with time. Whatever the case, these design trends are generally based upon new and innovative techniques that catch on because they are popular with end users,…
Pre-made layouts are idea generators. They can be easy to work with, and their use can significantly increase productivity, allowing a higher quality end product to be created in less time. What this can mean to a website developer is greater customer satisfaction, more work, and a corresponding increase in income. Having a large number of these layouts readily available is especially important for a developer who continually produces websites featuring a variety of themes…