https://webguy.io/blogWeb and TechnologySat, 24 May 2025 17:12:21 +0000en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-find-and-apply-for-remote-gigs-without-having-to-register-pay-or-have-platform-lock-in/Fri, 03 Nov 2023 07:00:45 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=1601409Hint: there are very few places where you can find access to gigs like that, but I’ll share in this post a list of the best ones I’ve been able to find in all my years. The vast majority of job board websites (like Upwork or Fiverr) are middleman platforms that impose their rules on ... How to Find and Apply for Remote Gigs without Having to Register, Pay, or Have Platform Lock-in

The post How to Find and Apply for Remote Gigs without Having to Register, Pay, or Have Platform Lock-in first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/finding-the-perfect-pricing-model-for-clients-over-the-years/Sun, 11 Feb 2018 02:12:55 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=4857Education and experience never end. There truly isn’t a place you reach where you can finally say: “Alright; complete; my expertise is perfect.” Even the “10,000 Hour Rule” has its criticisms. That said, after 12 years of being a professional web designer, I’m confident in saying I’ve figured a few things out. One of those ... Finding the Perfect Pricing Model for Clients Over the Years

The post Finding the Perfect Pricing Model for Clients Over the Years first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/the-logo-design-price-debate-an-experiment-that-will-make-some-angry/Wed, 03 Jan 2018 01:04:56 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=4834You get what you pay for, right? Well, there are plenty who do not agree with that sentiment or model, and aspire to provide quality and affordability. I’m a seasoned professional; I provide quality work; I don’t charge exorbitant fees; I’ve had hundreds of satisfied clients over the past decade, and have remained successfully self-employed ... The Logo Design Price Debate: An Experiment that will Make Some Angry

The post The Logo Design Price Debate: An Experiment that will Make Some Angry first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/9-5-vs-self-employment/Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:17:50 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=4474I designed the above graph more as an anecdotal thought experiment as opposed to an accurate analysis based on any sort of available research or data. But, I feel it fairly and accurately makes the point of what I and many other self-employed professionals go through. Of course, there are certainly outliers on both sides ... 9-5 vs Self-employment

The post 9-5 vs Self-employment first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-work-remotely/Wed, 25 May 2016 08:22:35 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=4373In reference to the image above: “Amateur Wireless Station” — Ha! That’s a perfect nickname for my office. Sadly, phrases like “Work from home!” and “Be your own boss!” have become synonymous with scams and spam. Well, I have worked from home and been my own boss successfully and legitimately for over a decade now. ... How to Work Remotely

The post How to Work Remotely first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/selling-on-flippa/Sat, 27 Jun 2015 21:14:28 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=3688Even though I’ve been selling on Flippa for the past 7 years (or at least trying to), I’ve only recently gotten into the groove of it. In my experience, what I’ve learned so far is that Flippa buyers aren’t much interested in only domains (unless they’re strikingly good one-word domains like water.com, books.com, etc.), but ... Selling on Flippa

The post Selling on Flippa first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/craigslist-still-crazy-after-all-these-years/Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:27:20 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=3646Within the last year I’ve started browsing craigslist for projects again, along with all of its eccentricities and flaky users, it is still one of the best places to find work. Recently, I applied for a logo design project and here was the reply I got: “I appreciate you taking to time to consider my ... craigslist — Still Crazy After All These Years

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The post Domain Brokers first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/web-a-needle-in-a-haystack-industry/Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:13:07 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=3132The web is a truly unstoppable industry, growing exponentially and completely unaffected (in my opinion) by the economy like other tangible industries, construction and real estate for example. It’s a global community with little to no overhead. It’s never mattered how any specific city, state, country, or even continent is doing, because I’ve reached them ... Web: A Needle in a Haystack Industry

The post Web: A Needle in a Haystack Industry first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/sellwire-the-best-way-to-sell-digital-goods-online/Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:05:05 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=2915Sellwire is hands-down the winner for the overall best way to sell software, themes, plugins, PDFs, etc. online. I discovered this after weeks of signing up for and testing all the popular competitors. I tried Fetch, Pulley, PayLoadz, Sellfy, and a desperate dozen others to try and find something suitable. What I needed and Sellwire ... Sellwire — The Best Way to Sell Digital Goods Online

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The post Free vs Free in Software first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-make-money-blogging/Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:25:35 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=2112My first piece of advice is an ironic and possibly radical one. The best way to make money online blogging, is actually to make that goal secondary. The methodology here, is that you should first, actually enjoy writing about a certain topic, whether you’re making money or not. If your blog isn’t a labor of ... How to Make Money Blogging

The post How to Make Money Blogging first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/pixel-perfect-code-perfect-graphic-perfect/Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:49:20 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=1810A good web designer obsesses over every pixel. Symmetry is everything in design, any kind of design. The way an interior decorator places furniture in a room whilst keeping a clean buffer zone for walking, shelves, and other practical housing functions and decor is very similar to the design of a page on a website. ... Pixel Perfect, Code Perfect, Graphic Perfect

The post Pixel Perfect, Code Perfect, Graphic Perfect first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/get-a-web-tech-computer-internet-job-with-no-education/Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:04:38 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=1137Why not? I did. I dropped out in ninth grade; I never even got a GED. I have no formal education in what I do and everything I now know I taught myself through reading, practice, and experience. School has always simply had this image of being proper and superior. That of course, is only ... Get an Internet Job with No Education

The post Get an Internet Job with No Education first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/words-and-how-they-make-us-money/Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:24:33 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=649It’s quite fascinating really, that is, the innovation of man. I know many people struggle to make money online and many others are successfully doing so. I think we can all agree that having at least some computer skills is pretty vital to having a decent job in today’s and tomorrow’s world. I make all ... Words: And How They Make Us Money

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