Lestini Designs - Web Design, Front-End Development and Photography

As a freelance web designer, I talk to quite a few people that want their content published online. But what I rarely have someone tell me is that they have high aspirations for their content.  Rarely do the clients feel their content is special and that it is carrying their brand and their experience with … Read the Rest of This Post.

WordCamp Raleigh 2010 was this past weekend. This was my first “official” WordCamp that I have gone to, although I have caught some other WordCamp speakers online. I was very excited to go, as I had met a lot of people through community networking efforts,  and most were going as well. I  attended the Power … Read the Rest of This Post.

So you have finished up the web site, the client loves it (more importantly they love you!) and all is well with the world. Hopefully they tell all their friends about your talent and charm, but when building a freelancing client base, you shouldn’t rely on just this. You have the best source right at … Read the Rest of This Post.

So I am sitting in Panera’s outside enjoying a beautiful spring day – free WiFi and all that, is a beautiful thing. Anyway, I was watching the store manager as he was coming outside to check on the patrons out here and to see if they needed anything from inside. Just a small gesture, but … Read the Rest of This Post.

Before I start on any new website project, I find it is really important to give some time to challenging my clients to really think what their idea for their website project is going to be, and to make sure that it is worth the investment that will be required by both parties to realize … Read the Rest of This Post.