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8 best WordPress themes for your niche: Construction industry
Finding your niche is one of the best ways to build your portfolio and your book of business. Doing so helps you hone your skills… Read More
77 Articles Tagged Agency advice
Business
When a working relationship goes bad: How to fire a client (nicely)
Sometimes, you’ll find yourself doing work for a client that just doesn’t quite see eye to eye with you. No matter what you produce, the… Read More
Business
5 tips to help your clients (and you) have an awesome project
You and I both know a simple truth—the success of a project depends heavily on the client. Problematic projects often result not from personality clashes,… Read More
Business
To create a happier design team, turn your UX design process inward
Your people are not your products. They’re the geniuses behind your product. True, sometimes the products themselves are amazing, like Apple iPhones or Nike sneakers. Read More
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How to generate honest, constructive feedback from a small team
Great leaders want their teams to feel supported and heard, because when your employees feel respected, they’re more likely to stick around. No business wants… Read More
Business
How to get better client feedback
As designers and developers, our jobs get a lot easier when we receive clear and organized feedback. One-word answers and vague critiques are kryptonite to… Read More
Business
How to get content from clients on time to keep projects moving
“At my agency, every single project was held up because of content.” This quote came from a conversation with a lady that ran a small… Read More
Development, Flywheel
Grow your WordPress skillset at DE{CODE} 2022!
Virtual conferences are a great way to soak up valuable knowledge from the comfort of your own home (or anywhere else you’d like to be). … Read More
Business
Real use case: Growth Suite client reports
Agencies and freelancers across the globe have quickly discovered the powerful agency-branded billing and invoicing functionality of Growth Suite. The… Read More
Design, Marketing, WordPress
16 best design blogs to follow in 2022
It’s critical that designers find time to look away from their daily work to find new inspiration, learn new skills, and stay on top of… Read More
Marketing
How to improve communication between design and content teams
If you want to hit the sweet spot when designing a website, you need two things: beautiful, effective design and well-written, persuasive content. Each is… Read More
Business
7 content marketing pieces your business can create
Content goes beyond writing. Content is anything that can be used to inform, educate, or entertain an audience. Marketers are getting creative when it… Read More
Business, Development, Marketing
Best conferences to attend in 2022
Planning for your future should include equal parts “getting stuff done” and “learning new stuff,” but with a full to-do list and little time to… Read More
Business, Marketing
The importance of client reports
Agency life is fast-paced and often hectic. Most of the time, your teams are juggling multiple deadlines for several clients who have widely different ideas… Read More
Business
Invest in your agency: a New Year planning checklist
This is the time of year when things start to settle down (at least compared to the usual frenzy of agency life). That’s why it’s… Read More
Design, Development
Tools that make designers’ lives easier
When you’re deep in the throes of new design work, it can be easy to simply resort to the same tools you’ve always used. There’s… Read More
Business, WordPress
20 easy ways to help your clients understand WordPress
Sometimes you get clients who are already familiar with WordPress. Maybe you’re doing a redesign for their site or they’ve had a blog before. Other times… Read More
Business
Selective is smart! Choosing your clients wisely
For fresh freelancers and young agencies, finding new clients and projects is how you stay alive. Oftentimes, this manifests as taking whatever work comes… Read More
Business
What if my web designer quits?
I want you to imagine for a moment that you recently hired someone to build your website. You’ve already cut them a check for a… Read More
Business
Why properly setting expectations is crucial in any business relationship
At some point in their careers, most creative professionals have to relay bad news or project updates to their team, boss, or clients. Many… Read More
Business, Marketing
5 Facebook advertising tools to increase sales
“No matter who you want to reach, the odds are that you’ll find them on Facebook. ”… Read More
Business
So you want to design for nonprofits? Here’s how to actually make that work
“All of us have a desire to do good in the world. Kind of an ethical lifestyle. We care about stuff. We care about people,… Read More
Business
9 tips for starting your own WordPress design agency
Whether you currently work for an existing company and dream of setting off on your own, or you’re already freelancing and want to expand, starting… Read More
Marketing
How to develop a knock-out marketing strategy for your design agency
It shouldn’t be a surprise to hear that design agencies are quickly becoming a dime a dozen. The market is saturated with hundreds of boutique… Read More
Business
How to find a web design agency that’ll help you thrive
Finding a job with a web design agency can be a great move at any stage in your career. If you’re fresh out of design… Read More
Business
Why brand guidelines are important (and how to create them)
“A bad logo used consistently is infinitely more valuable than even the best logo used inconsistently.” – Drew Davies, Oxide… Read More
Business
Learn how to scale your agency quickly and profitably
Growing at scale can be a challenge for lean agencies, especially as new clients and projects begin to add up. If you’re… Read More
Business
50 women-owned creative agencies you should be following
March is Women’s History Month, and as we highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society, we also wanted to widen… Read More
Business
23 Black-owned agencies you need to be following
Black History Month is a time to celebrate the achievements, accomplishments, and roles African Americans and Black people have had in our history. It’s a… Read More
Design
42 of the best agency websites
When you’re searching for a little inspiration for your next site design, there’s nothing quite like looking at some of the best agency websites around. Read More