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How Web Developers Can Beat Perfectionism
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We think of it as a good thing, but perfectionism kills productivity. Hereʼs how you can beat it.
Read more…Where do web development project ideas come from?
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How do people come up with the ideas they get for cool web development projects? In this article, I'll teach you some techniques you can use…
Read more…Doing Web Development for Experience or Exposure
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Someone will eventually suggest you do work for them for exposure or experience. Hereʼs the way to think about these offers.
Read more…Freelancers: You Are Not Toilet Paper
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Youʼre not a commodity, so stop selling yourself like one. You are not toilet paper.
Read more…Stop Doing Coding Tutorials
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Tutorials are great, but they can also keep you from taking the next step: going off script and solving unique problems on your own. That mistake will kill your career before it starts. Hereʼs how to kick the habit.
Read more…Which meetups should I attend as a web developer?
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There are tons of meetups out there. Read this to learn which ones are the right ones to attend as a new developer. Iʼll share some great examples here in Seattle so youʼll know what to look for in your hometown.
Read more…Should I pick a niche as a freelance web developer?
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People say picking a niche as a freelance developer makes marketing easier. But that means you have to turn down perfectly good work, right? Hereʼs my take on the question of selectig a niche.
Read more…How to Manage Freelance Web Development Clients' Expectations
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Setting expectations is the first step toward making your clients happy. Even the outcome itself isnʼt as important to your clientsʼ satisfaction as setting the expectation about what the outcome might be. Hereʼs how to do it.
Read more…How to Handle Hosting for Your Web Development Clients
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Once you build a web site for a client, where are you going to put it? Iʼll walk you through the options and the trade-offs for each of them.
Read more…What You're Doing Wrong with Your Web Development Portfolio
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Learn how new web developers usually go wrong with their portfolios so you can avoid the same fate.
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