by Heath | Customer Relations, Featured, Project Management, Web Design
To be blunt, the real problem is NOT your client. The real problem is YOU. Yes, I know that is harsh, but it is actually very good news because you can’t do anything about how your clients are, but you can do quite a lot about you! Clients are who they are, and...
by Heath | Career Building, Featured
What I have learned from conducting hundreds of web design job interviews In my last article I talked about how to get a web design job interview. Over the last six years I have conducted literally hundreds of job interviews, mostly for web design or development...
by Heath | Career Building, Featured, Web Design
Normally my focus on this blog is for freelance web design. I know things are tough right now and there are very legitimate reasons to seek the security of working for a company or web design firm. Over the last six years I have sifted through hundreds, maybe...
by Heath | Featured, Time Management, Web Design
We all have our own little bi-polar ups and downs to one degree or another. During the manic phase everything is interesting and motivation and energy are abundant. The trick during these high points is to focus on one thing for more than a few minutes. But for...
by Heath | Featured, Project Management, Web Design
I was very surprised by the last article I posted about how charging by the hour sucks. It received some heated comments on Reddit.com and some disagreement in the article comments. I feel it is important to clear up some of the misunderstanding and clarify some of...
by Heath | Customer Relations, Featured, Project Management, Time Management, Tips, Web Design
Billing your web design projects by the hour sucks! You know what I mean. “How many hours do I have left on my website project? Can you itemize that? What? Why did it take you so long to do this? My friend who made a website once says it should have only taken about...
by Heath | Design Theory, Featured, Marketing, Tips, Web Design
It’s easy for a designer or developer to lose sight of what the purpose of a website is. Most people, when asked why they have a website for their business, will say something like, “So people can find me online.” But why is it important for someone to find you...
by Heath | Featured, Web Design
‘Tis the season to count our blessings. Here in the US, tomorrow is a national day of Thanksgiving. This year there are 2 deaths that I am very thankful for this holiday season. Yes, you heard me right. I know that is rather dark, but I think you will agree. The first...
by Heath | Basics, Design Theory, Featured
By mastering the rules below, you can create more effective web pages that are more helpful to visitors, keep them around longer, and increase conversions — which ultimately is what it is all about, right? One of the primary jobs of a designer is to create an...
by Heath | Featured, Tips, Web Design
In my last post I explained intrinsic motivation and how important it is to creativity as discussed in Daniel H. Pink’s book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Intrinsic motivation is based on the idea that the challenge in itself is the best form...
