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?...

Here we are already, the second post for our series: Starting a Web Design Business. It’s been a long and confusing month, both mixed with hard work dedicated to the business, and a bit of slacking due to some unrelated factors. (Life got in the way a few times.) If you’ve missed...

For anyone with similar dreams or aspirations, hopefully this series can be of inspiration. Note that posting here on TFC might take a downfall in frequency as I’ll be working hard on setting up and maintaining my new found web presence over at the XHTML Shop. However, in a few months it...

In part 1 of this series, we talked about the preparation involved in getting into the web design industry. We went over deciding on an exact niche, buying the necessary equipment and materials, and we covered learning the basics of web design and the business behind it. In today’s part...

Today we’ll start a new series for those web designers that are just starting out professionally. This guide assumes you’ve been practicing basic web design techniques on your own, and you’re ready to get out in the professional world and start getting some clients. This...

Freelancing was difficult for me just starting out, and I blame it purely on jumping in too fast and not doing my research. While I am fortunate for that experience because I learned so much so quickly, I know a lot of my problems could have been prevented with some simple preparation. This is...