40 resources to become a successful freelance Graphic/Web Designer

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Hey, today i will try to help those who wants to make it as an successful Freelance Graphic/Web Designer. I’m 90% convinced that when you’ll visit these 40 resources carefully then you will be successful, these resources are covering all types of tips, tricks and sites where you can get some passive income and the most important where you’ll learn from the best of the best. I’ve marked the important with red and just click the image to read the source.

Articles

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7-habits-of-a-highly-successful-freelance-web-designer

2)
4-steps-to-effective-web-design-pricing

3)
9-ways-to-end-a-productive-day

4)
learning-from-other-designers

5)
10-nos-for-freelancers

6)
10-ways-to-get-design-approval

7)
20-invoicing-tools-for-web-designers

8 )
guide-to-stay-on-top-of-web-design-trends

9)
how-to-get-your-first-graphic-design-job

10)
a-guide-on-how-freelancers-can-compete-against-large-design-studios

11)
the-seven-deadly-sins-of-freelancing

12)
does-natural-talent-exist

13)
6-ways-to-remind-the-mustaches-that-youe28099re-important

14)
getting-design-approval-the-single-mockup-theory

15)
what-would-you-rather-do-design-or-code

16)
when-to-fire-your-client

17)
do-you-need-a-contract-for-freelance-work

18)
what-to-do-when-clients-dont-like-your-work

19)
get-your-money-best-invoicing-practices-for-freelancers

20)
freelancers-heres-why-you-need-a-blog

Books

21)
how-to-be-a-rockstar-freelancer

22)
how-to-be-a-rockstar-wordpress-designer

23)
webdesigners-succes-guide

24)
the-principles-of-successful-freelancing

25)
unleash-your-true-business-potential

Passive income

26)
Graphic River

27)
468x60_aj

28)
FlashDen

29)
Video Hive

30)
Themeforest

31)

32)
99designs

33)
crowdsrping

34)

35)

Stockxpert - buy and sell stock

Interviews and tips

36) Interview With Logo Designer Luka Pensa by Alen Grakalic

interview-with-logo-designer-luka-pensa

37) What I learned from starting my own business by Veerle Pieters

what-i-learned-from-starting-my-own-business

38) Krzysztof Domaradzki Interview by Emil Agarunov
krzysztof-domaradzki-interview

39) The Logo Design Process From Start To Finish by Jacob Cass

the-logo-design-process-from-start-to-finish

40) Interview with Vector Artist Chris Leavens by Rype

interview-with-vector-artist-chris-leavens

Okay that’s about it, i know there are plenty more tips and resources to find when you want to become a successful freelance graphic/web designer butt i believe these will do the job. Enjoy the articles and please do remember that it’s very important that you won’t be afraid to learn and to get critics from other freelancers.

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Hein Maas

Hi , I’m a dutch freelance graphic/web designer designs, I also write tutorials, blog posts and maintain a few cool sites. You can follow me on twitter here. You may also view my portfolio here.

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  • User Gravatar Ivo Ivanov
    February 18th, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    Great post!

  • User Gravatar Brad C
    February 18th, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    Nice list of resources. Also, thanks for the link to my article.

  • User Gravatar Justin Moore-Brown
    February 19th, 2009 at 3:01 am

    Phew what an INTENSE list!

    I love these things and I’m glad you gave such a comprehensive one.

    Hellllooooo bookmark!

    Thanks for the info, u’ve got yourself a subscriber!

  • User Gravatar Angger
    February 19th, 2009 at 3:25 am

    Thanks for the list. It will come handy for me.

  • User Gravatar Heath Huffman
    February 19th, 2009 at 3:59 am

    I have several of those bookmarked already so I know you got a good list here…. I will have to check the others. Nice list!

  • User Gravatar Patternhead
    February 19th, 2009 at 10:56 am

    Wow, fantastically long and detailed list. Thanks

  • User Gravatar Jennifer Farley
    February 19th, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    thanks, I know these kind of posts take ages to put together and it’s a useful resource.

  • User Gravatar admin
    February 19th, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    Thx all for the nice comments, next article is in production ;)

  • User Gravatar Sajid Iqbal
    February 19th, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    Thanks for sharing. I’ll love to see a post dedicated to Graphics Design resources only.

  • User Gravatar Raymond Selda
    February 19th, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    Very nice list! Thank you for compiling this.

    Btw the links for 3 and 4 are the same.

  • User Gravatar admin
    February 19th, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    Hi Raymond,

    thx for mentioning this, i’ve fixed them.

    regards,
    Hein

  • User Gravatar on_air
    February 20th, 2009 at 1:15 am

    this collection of articles is just GREAT! i’m from Mexico, my english is not the best, but i try to read a lot of these articles, on this moments GOOGLE TRADUCTOR is my best friend!! =)

  • User Gravatar Jin
    February 21st, 2009 at 5:37 am

    Thank you for linking my article Hein. Just added some of the sites on this list to my google reader.

  • User Gravatar Creamy CSS
    February 23rd, 2009 at 9:17 am

    Thanks for really helpful list! ;)

  • User Gravatar devolute
    February 23rd, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    Thanks for the list. My shaky nerves are telling me to read ‘what to do when clients don’t like your work’ first.

  • User Gravatar Fabrizio
    February 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pm

    Really useful readings.
    Bookmarked!
    Thanks :)

  • User Gravatar Jonathan Kong
    February 23rd, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    Working in the real world is so much different than in school so these resources will come in real handy esp for those looking to dip into freelancing.

  • User Gravatar Amber Weinberg
    February 24th, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    WOW! Awesome articles! Will post on twitter!

  • User Gravatar admin
    February 24th, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    thx all for the comments, watch out for my next article about logo design!

  • User Gravatar Maloix
    February 26th, 2009 at 6:45 am

    Wow! Amazing, thanks for your time it’s a great collection and congratulations for your site!

  • User Gravatar Pooja
    February 27th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    Thanks for the article, it has so many helpful resources!

  • User Gravatar KooWii
    February 28th, 2009 at 11:45 am

    Become a freelancer is not always easy. We need people to trust us and provide them with a good portfolio. Once you are established, then things will get easy for you. Thank you for sharing these links with us. They are very helpful.

  • User Gravatar Kyle Gallant
    March 10th, 2009 at 7:57 pm

    This is a pretty good round of articles, all with great points of there own. Good job.

  • User Gravatar Lars
    March 10th, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    Thanks for sharing.

  • User Gravatar ProjectCenter
    March 11th, 2009 at 12:28 am

    I have a fellow freelancer that would love this. A great collection of practices and tools. Thanks!

  • User Gravatar joyoge designers' bookmark
    March 12th, 2009 at 12:36 am

    great articles thanks for the nice list..

  • User Gravatar Timothy
    March 24th, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    Wow, what a list. Thanks.

  • User Gravatar Joann Sondy
    March 25th, 2009 at 12:39 am

    The uber lists of uber lists… thank you for aggregating into one location.

  • User Gravatar Kali7
    March 25th, 2009 at 12:46 am

    A really helpful and useful list… only you need to add your twitter name, (e.g. http://www.twitter.com/Kali7 ) to the “follow me”, or else we don’t know who you are and can’t follow!

  • User Gravatar Kali7
    March 25th, 2009 at 1:00 am

    Ignore last!

  • User Gravatar erin
    March 25th, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    Great list, thanks for putting it together!

  • User Gravatar solexy
    April 14th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    thx

  • User Gravatar Isaias Valencia
    April 18th, 2009 at 7:14 am

    Wow, great article!

    Extremely powerful and useful information! Thanks!!!

  • User Gravatar Dawn Pedersen
    May 10th, 2009 at 3:38 am

    That’s a great list and I have bookmarked many of them. Thanks. However, I have a big problem with listing 99designs. This site and it’s “design contest” model are detriments to the design community. It’s asking designers to work very hard on a design with the hopes that they might “win” the contest for a few measly dollars. I do not recommend that any freelancer go this route. Spec work is 100% bad.

    Here’s a freelancer and blogger with a scathing review of the concept: http://bit.ly/by5jy (graphicpush.com)

  • User Gravatar R. Shawn
    May 11th, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    Great list. You’ve covered just about every area one will need to get started as a freelancer.

    Thanks for posting.

  • User Gravatar Jesper Bram
    June 3rd, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    What a great list. Thank you for taking the time to compile this. I will study it carefully, and of course mention you where ever I can.

  • User Gravatar Freelancer Crowd
    June 6th, 2009 at 6:58 pm

    A slight addition
    http://freelancercrowd.com/tutorials/clients-to-be-aware-of.html

  • User Gravatar nazcar
    July 21st, 2009 at 2:30 am

    great compilations. thank you for sharing..

  • User Gravatar Seo Consultant New York
    August 14th, 2009 at 2:19 pm

    An excellent info article. Thanks for sharing.

  • User Gravatar glazefolio
    September 23rd, 2009 at 10:53 pm

    Great list of resources! This is just the type of thing I have been looking for as I am trying to learn more about web design. Thank you!

  • User Gravatar FunnySite
    May 3rd, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    Great stuff ! Thanks :)

  • User Gravatar amzie
    May 20th, 2010 at 11:15 pm

    one word – BOOKMARKED!

    excellent list, i will be going through seeing as though I want to become a freelancer in 2 month times…..
    :)

  • User Gravatar proektansko buro
    June 5th, 2010 at 7:02 am

    Great list of resources, an excellent info article. Thanks for sharing.

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