Lucas Cobb Design

Despite the glamorous reputation, freelance design is no walk in the park. It takes an incredible work ethic, significant entrepreneurial prowess, and a little bit of insanity to pull it off effectively. This article will discuss how to effectively make a living as a freelancer (designer or otherwise). Since we are in fact a design blog, I’ll scatter in some well-designed freelancer sites along the way for inspiration.

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Google now holds a 70% market share of the search engine game and increasing your visibility in Google Search is key to gaining new clients. In addition, you may have noticed that Google now displays 7 local listings and a map when you search for a local business or service. Guess what? Graphic design is a service and a business. You can immediately increase your visibility to potential clients in your area by registering yourself in Google’s Local Business Center.

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Guest articles (articles written for a website other than your own) are popping up all over the place. Web design websites are rapidly growing at a rate that would not be possible without the help of guest articles. Many websites are delivering quality articles on a daily basis. It is hard to imagine one person, or even a couple of people, in charge or producing all of this quality content daily. Chances are they are not the only ones and have the help of guest authors.

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When you first come across a new design where does your eye go? What’s the first thing you see on the page? Where in the design is your attention drawn? The answer to all three questions is one of dominance.

Dominance through emphasis of one or more particular elements creates a focal point in your design. It’s where most people will instinctively go when first looking at your work. Dominance will create an entry point on the page from which you can lead the viewer to other parts of the page.

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I am giving away ad spots on my blog this month and your ad will be up till the end of February! The spots are 125×125 and will be given away to the first 4 commenters below. I’d appreciate some feedback on making the blog better or what I should post on in the future.

Thanks all for reading and following Lucas Cobb Design Blog and look forward to more contests in the future. Good Luck!

Here is a slick list of several keystroke shortcuts to use when making a post in WordPress. This saves you a whole lot of time, especially if you post every day. With these simple keystroke shortcuts you can cut at least an hour a day out of posting. Hope these help and if you know any more leave them in the comments.

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One thing we have no shortage of these days is stuff. We have so much stuff that I’m not really sure where we’re going to get the room to keep buying all the new stuff that we seem to be constantly on the hunt for. And I can’t judge; I’m just as bad. I always want to buy something. But when products are packaged in such clever designs as these, can you really blame us for being hooked?

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