“Sunday Special” Round-Up IV

ARTICLE BY James Costa | POSTED ON December 27th, 2009 | Miscellaneous | No Comments

We’re so happy to be in our fourth week of running this blog, and we’re so happy with the support we’ve gotten from everyone. We’d like to extend a Season’s Greetings to everyone, and show off some articles that peaked our interest this past week!

The Freelancer’s Guide to Working With Clients That Suck

Excellent article by the folk at Men With Pens that outlines some reasons you might not like your client, and how to overcome the obstacles that come with each.

6 Reasons Why You Should Do Personal Projects

Interesting article on the benefits of doing personal projects.

The “Wow” Factor in Web Design

Very fond of this article outlining the third factor of design that makes people keep coming back. Here’s an article on that “wow” factor, and how to achieve it.

The Weaker Side of Usability Guidelines

A great list of tips that you may not have heard before and how to implement them!

Educated clients equal more clients

Why you should teach your clients about what you’re doing and have them a part of the process.

Where Wireframes Are Concerned

Interesting article on whether or not you should be giving wireframes to your clients in planning out the content for their website.

biz ladies 09: project management

A little bit of an older article, we had to end this roundup with an article that showed off the women in the industry. Excellent article on how to properly manage your projects!

Have You Checked Out Some Of Our Articles?

We had some awesome articles posted this week, but we know some people were busy preparing and being at parties. Even still, have a look at some of the articles in the archives:

• How To Get a Bob The Builder “Yes We Can!” Attitude
• The 4 Eff- Words of Design
• Factors That Affect Usability (via SixRevisions)

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