What does a summer look like for someone who is full-time freelance? In this post, I’m going to highlight the summer of 2022 and how building my freelance business the way we teach in Break Into Web has made it all possible … well, that and some music...
If you just googled, ‘Is freelance web design worth it?’, I’m going to answer your question with a question. ‘Worth what?’ Worth complete freedom from bosses, time clocks, cubicles, commutes, and office drama? Worth residual revenue that...
What’s the BEST forms plugin available for WordPress? It’s not even close… Every website needs at least one form. Whether it’s just a simple contact form, or a job application, or a patient form, or a bill pay/order form, or even a simple elist...
How can I find the time to build my web design business to 6-figures? Here’s the schedule I used to do it. I remember when I was building my web design business while I had a full-time job … Saturday and Sunday I’d be able to spend a decent amount of...
Self-Made Web Designer Podcast Kelly and I were on the Self-Made Web Designer podcast talking about how we grew our businesses from a side hustle to full-time while juggling jobs, bands and kids. Listen now Not a piece of cake 🍰 Let’s be straight up. Building a...
Starting your business from 6-feet away. I know we’re all sick of hearing about COVID and quarantines (but holy moly the memes are next level awesome, right?!). While there’s plenty of fear and bad news going on… I’m a believer in focusing on the...
Mapping Out a Successful Web Design Business Plan I was fortunate to be featured on The Josh Hall Web Design Show talking all things business plan and starting your web design business. Sound familiar? 😩 You start designing websites, start getting clients … but...
Entrepreneurs on Fire Podcast Hey! John here… 😀 I was fortunate to be on Entrepreneurs on Fire with John Lee Dumas talking how ambitious entrepreneurs can break into web design, escape their 9-5, achieve financial independence, and gain the freedom to work...
We have some new folks in the group (Welcome!) so I wanted to give an update on the state of Artillery’s (the web design shop I run) Monthly Recurring Revenue. Why? Because you may not know it yet, but later on, Recurring Revenue is going to be the biggest...
What would I do differently if I was starting from scratch? What a great question! For starters, I would take Break Into Web. 😁 In this post I will outline the top 3 things I’d do differently if I was starting over with my freelance business. 1 – Focus on...
Break up with your job. 🎉 Starting a side gig and growing it to a 6-figure freelance gig can seem near impossible at first … especially on your own. Here are some tips that helped shorten that journey for me. Pick a good gig. This may seem like a no-brainer, but...
The members who get the MOST out of our program are usually the ones who ask the most questions – the ones who hold our feet to the fire and dare to ask the hard-nosed questions. Personally, we love it. Because at the end of the day, we only want you to join...
Learn the C.R.A.P. Design Principles I use when designing sites: ContrastRepetitionAlignmentProximity These principles, combined with great use of white space, solid typography, and powerful media (photos / video) will take your sites a long way to looking...
There are many ways to achieve the switch from your full-time job to freelancing. For me, it was a gradual, steady build that started with me working at night and weekends (sometimes called “moonlighting”), eventually leaving my full-time job for a...
In honor of Launch Day for Break Into Web, I wanted to post one of my favorite freelance videos: “Hardly Working from Home” My favorite line has to be: Change out of my sweats, into work sweats… Commute to my office, it’s just 39 steps! I hope...
One of the questions I hear most from wannabe freelance web designers is… “But how would I get clients?” You guys, there are SO MANY WAYS to find clients that our Break Into Web (How to Create a 6-Figure Web Design Business) course goes into in...
This topic is near and dear to my heart as I originally started out designing band posters and CD artwork. When the band needed a website, I figured I could try my hand at it. I never looked back. The transition was not easy though. Here are some ideas on how to make...
I have made a lot of mistakes in my life. Like picking gymnastics as my sport (I’m now 5’10), and my clothing and hair choices throughout the early 90’s, and a bunch of stuff in college… let’s just say I’m glad social media...
Ahh, the beginning. At times, I miss those days. The “hustle”, the late nights & weekends (aka: “moonlighting”), and chasing the dream of being a fulltime freelancer. It’s a magical time. 🌄 It can also be a very difficult and...
I LOVE being a freelancer. It’s the only way to go as far as I’m concerned, BUT it’s not for everyone. Perhaps there are people who prefer to work in cubicles, or others who really enjoy clocking out at 5:00 on the dot, or even others who revel in...
