The Life of a Web Designer

I have worked as a freelance web designer for four years, and have completed design projects for lawyers, medical professionals, entrepreneurs, and professionals in a variety of other industries.

My role is to provide web design services on an as-needed basis. I spend about 50 percent of my time working on design projects, and the other 50 percent marketing my services, managing my portfolio, and taking care of administrative tasks such as accounting and invoicing. Continue Reading

Good Careers that Don’t Need Excessive Education

“The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.” – Gloria Steinem

The four-year degree has recently been called in to question due to the large amounts of those with them who can’t find a job. Thousands of recent college graduates are now without work, and are still suffering from the burden of high student loans. Many of those graduates attended college under the pretense that they would be able to obtain a career after graduation.

Unfortunately, that’s not the case anymore.

The once sought after college degree isn’t as important as it once was – especially if it is a liberal arts degree. Employers now want individuals with specific training and actual experience – and usually two year programs do a better job at fitting this bill than 4 year colleges do. Great two year programs that are generally more useful include: Continue Reading