Disclaimer: This isn’t the sexiest, most glamorous post but it’s an important one. Most of you WordPress users are probably already familiar with performing a WordPress Database Backup but if I can save just one person out there the misery of losing all of their beloved content, then so be it! If you’ve been blogging [...]

Yes. Every day presents the opportunity to learn something new; this in part can help to fuel your creativity. Life experience has helped me gain fresh new perspectives when designing. I am a very visual person and to fuel the creative process, I always carry a camera with me wherever I go and constantly collect [...]

When I started freelancing full time in May 2009, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Freelancers seem to have quite varied experiences which is to be expected when you’re working as your own boss. I’m a very structured person that was accustomed to working in teams with other designers and art directors; I wondered [...]

This is a tricky situation! I think about this all the time – as I am sure that most designers do. Blogging for many of us is a creative outlet and often, our personal lives and opinions cross over into the content. The truth is, though I’ve been blogging in some form since 2001, I [...]

On Sunday morning, I had the pleasure of taking part in the CRAVE Business Chat: Local Inspiration alongside Sheryl Stewart, Kami Gray and Sandra Colton at Little Urbanites in Portland. For two hours, we shared our stories with the audience and answered questions about entrepreneurship. CRAVE did a great job of picking an intriguingly diverse [...]

Determining what to charge for design services is extremely subjective but some factors to consider are experience, the quality of your portfolio and client demand. When freelancing, I charge my personal clients a flat rate. When I work for agencies, I charge on a per hour basis. In Time and Money Management for Freelancers, I [...]

To be honest, there is no easy way to manage multiple projects that are overlapping. It doesn’t matter who you are; keeping up with four to six projects at a time is a challenge. During a normal week, I may be working on up to six different jobs with my personal clients and they can [...]

Every few months, I do my best to gather some of the shorter questions that roll in and answer them all at once in a ‘short and sweet’ edition of Ask Nubby. You’re in luck because I covered the blogging basics back in 2008 in an article called 13 Steps to a Successful Blog-Based Business. [...]

On Monday night, I was invited to be part of the Creating A Killer Portfolio panel discussion at PNCA (Pacific Northwest College of Art) and shared my experiences with creating a portfolio and building a freelance design business. The conversation was moderated by Kelly Coller, the founder of OFFICE PDX, a business specializing in portfolio [...]

Earlier this month, a reader emailed me, asking for advice. The more of her letter I read, the more it felt like an interview about life. I decided to share some of my answers with you because sometimes, no matter how well we plan and prepare, we still hit roadblocks. As John Lennon once sang, [...]