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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Every now and then I have a very “Freelance-y” kinda day – where I don’t actually work at all between the standard working hours. This particular day, I attended my preschooler’s field trip to the WOW Children’s Museum, then met my...
