In the business section you can find insights on business for UX professionals. From managing client relationships to estimating project costs, these articles offer advice tailored for the UX professionals and those aiming to make UX their career.
If you’ve been working as a UX designer for a while, you may be thinking about becoming a freelance UX consultant. In this post I’ll share some tips on getting started and what you can expect in the early days of your ramp-up. Keep Your Day Job First and foremost, don’t quit your day job just yet. And…
When working with students as a UX Design Mentor at CareerFoundry, one of their early assignments is to create a Lean Canvas, which is basically a one page business plan. It’s a great tool to test multiple product ideas quickly and effectively before settling in on the best option. It’s also very useful for aligning user needs with business goals since it helps everyone focus…
Knowing your audience is a crucial first step before creating any type of marketing communications. It can make the difference between hitting a project out of the park or completely striking out. In this post I’ll share how I help teams develop buyer personas for their website redesign projects. What Is A Persona? A “persona”…
Feast or famine. The up and down income roller coaster. It gets old, doesn’t it? Wouldn’t it be great if your income and expenses were more consistent? If you’re a freelancer who’s tired of having too much month at the end of the money, here’s how to up your finance game and learn a proven…
At some point in your UX design career, you may find yourself in an independent consulting role. When this happens, unless you are working through a staffing agency you’ll need to know how to land the business that pays the bills. In this post I’ll share my process of creating a UX Design proposal and show…