Freelance web designer journal

How Much Do Freelance Web Designers Make in the UK in 2025?

If you’ve ever wondered how much freelance web designers earn in the UK, you’re not alone. It’s a common question for aspiring freelancers and anyone considering taking the leap into......

10 Signs You Need a New Website in 2024

Introduction In the fast-paced digital world of 2024, having a well-functioning, user-friendly website is crucial for any business. A website is often the first impression potential customers have of your......

I’m looking for Web Designers near me – What to search for?

Many reasons exist for wanting to find web designers near me. Maybe your site looks dated, or it doesn’t perform well in search results. Perhaps you are simply unsure about......

How much does a website cost in 2024?

Many agencies and freelancers won’t usually tell you how much a website will cost until you’ve given them a fairly hefty briefing / scoping document outlining your new websites requirements.......

The importance of good web design for Cryptocurrencies and ICO’s

When it comes to building a successful cryptocurrency wallet or ICO website it really all comes down simple thing, trust. With all the bad publicity floating around ICO’s in particular......

Why you should let me maintain your new WordPress website

As part of my transition from a web designer to a digital consultant, I’ve now started offering my clients the ability to take out maintenance contracts for their shiny new......

Another HDA, another award, another great night

It seems like only Yesterday I was writing a post about winning best small business website at last years HDA’s, but now here we are again, a year later and......

The Journey into Fatherhood

When I first started freelancing the last thing on my mind was kids, my thoughts were more focused on more immediate issues, issues like “will I earn enough to eat meat this......

Check me out in this months Net Magazine

As I attempt to write this blog post I am balanced rather precariously on my Wife’s pregnancy exercise ball, experiencing this new fad of using them as a replacement for an......

Are you really paying for a bespoke design?

It’s a pretty simple question really, and one that you should be able to answer with 100% confidence, but can you? The web design industry (like so many others) is under......

Three reasons why using templates can hurt your business

I’ve been seeing this quite a lot recently, an increase in clients that don’t have very large budgets asking if we can just use a premium template and tweak it for......

Six WordPress plugins I can’t live without

I’ve been a freelance web designer for a little over a year now and in that time I’ve built a fair amount of websites, about 90% of which are built on WordPress......

Why you should hire me

Another Friday another blog post, this time it’s about why you should hire me for your next web design project. I’ve compiled a list of five reasons below so sit back......

Why Bespoke Web Design Can’t be Terminated

There are plenty of articles around at the moment suggesting that the time of the web designer may well be coming to an end. With an ever increasing plethora of online......

Freelance Web Design Costs

In my previous blog post I tackled a question I get asked a lot “So why should I choose a freelance web designer over an agency?” This time I decided to......

Freelancer vs. Agency

So you’ve decided that it’s time to ditch your old website and get a shiny new one? Brilliant! That’s one of the most important decisions in the entire process. However,......

Thoughts and Reactions on winning a HDA

A couple of months ago I subtly mentioned that I had been chosen as a finalist for the first ever Hertfordshire Digital Awards. Well yesterday was the day of awards......

Finalist of the first ever Hertfordshire Digital Awards

Okay, I’m not really a big deal but I’m excited none the less, as I found out a few weeks ago that I have been selected as a finalist for......