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Side A: Path Analysis to Better Understand Your Website and its Users

This is the first in a series we call “Side-by-Side”. In this series, we will craft a pair of postings around topics that can help you build a better website. Side A will appear in the “Concepts” category and will discuss the topic as a concept. Side B will appear in the “Hands On” category [...]

Becoming a Freelancer: What it Means for Your Finances

A freelance income can seem lucrative to anyone who hasn’t tried to live without a steady paycheck for a while. At any one time, freelancers can see more money come into their account than those with traditional jobs see in several months. Unfortunately, this deceptive extra income frequently leads to a month to month style [...]

Your Job Outlook: Web Designers and Web Developers

“The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” This is how some people feel about the job outlook in the economy right now; But probably not web designers or web developers. If Chicken Little (the one credited for the line in the popular children’s fable) would have crafted a website to tell all of his [...]

Green Freelancing: Save a Tree with the WWF File Format

As if you needed another file format to add to your repertoire, the WWF (no, not that one… that’s WWE now), the World Wildlife Foundation, has created a new one for you and they’ve added their own twist to it. It’s pretty simple, really. When a file has a .wwf extension, it behaves just like [...]

Webcraft 101

New to the Free Creatives is Webcraft. While the Free Creatives has always been a place to find good advice and inspiration about your business, we felt we wanted to add some ins and outs and tips and tricks with regards to actually getting the job done. While things like productivity and good business management [...]

Who Learns Web Design?

With the internet being such an integral part of entertainment, marketing and commerce, the ground builders in this game have a real advantage; they are essential. But who are these secret coders and builders of our virtual reality? Who’s behind the flashy banners and buttons we click? Who learns web design? You do. The Small [...]

Fresh Coat of Paint

There comes a time when paint starts to peel and you sit back and wonder if the nostalgia of it all is somehow more valuable than repainting. Somewhere along the way, someone points out that your “nostalgia” is a cleverly devised ruse to convince yourself not only that you don’t need to repaint, but that [...]

An Open Letter to Our Readers

Hello everyone, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and give you some insight into our plans for TheFreeCreatives.com in 2011. First, my name is Matt and I will be posting the majority of articles here in 2011. I have been involved in web design and development for a long while now – [...]

Website Hosting Options to Consider as a Small Business Owner

Operating a successful modern-day small business requires not only being familiar with technology, but also being able to manipulate it correctly. In particular, a burgeoning business must have a website. It’s an absolute essential for the 21st century. It provides your customers, as well as potential new customers, with a place to learn about your [...]

Stop Procrastinating and Get Things Done!

Right now, staring at that fly on the wall may seem like more fun than starting a new web project. Is it the most productive thing to do? No…but you have the next month to get this project done. Beyond that you’re late on your rent, behind on another project, and you should keep up [...]