Now in the coveted 23 December spot at 24 ways: Recession Tips for Web Designers:

Jeffrey Zeldman rounds off our 2008 season with some hard-earned advice for web designers and developers to take into 2009. As the economic climate gets tougher and budgets get cut, our skills need to extend to staying in work, not just completing work won.

Tags: recession, webdesign, business, survival

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5 Responses to “Recession tips for web designers”

1. Waveflux by Philip Barron said on 24 December 2008 at 6:52 pm:

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2. 
   John Rainsford said on 24 December 2008 at 5:42 am:

   Hi Jeffery, surely it’s the coveted 24th spot?

   great article, I am heading into a similar situation, work-wise and economy-wise, it’s really nice to read something positive as opposed to more doom ‘n’ gloom.

   Merry Christmas to you and your family, and have a great 2009!

3. 
   Jeffrey Zeldman said on 24 December 2008 at 9:32 am:

   surely it’s the coveted 24th spot?

   You are right. However, it was published on the UK afternoon and U.S. east coast evening of the 23rd, hence my mistake!

   Thanks for the kind words. Very best wishes to you over the holidays and in the new year and in your adventures in the new new economy. Head down, chin up, my friend! :)

4. 
   Todd Libby said on 30 December 2008 at 2:35 pm:

   This has been a great read, Jeffrey. I’ve been going through my own “recession” for awhile now with little to no work coming in. It sure is difficult times for some in the industry, for sure.

   Hope you and you family had, and have a very happy and safe holiday season! Take care and hope to talk soon!

5. 
   Jason said on 30 December 2008 at 4:13 pm:

   This is a very timely article… we’ve all been suffering this with this slowdown. Make the best of 2009!

6. 
   Aleks Bochniak said on 8 January 2009 at 7:29 am:

   The last couple of days I’ve been tossing up whether or not to go solo, and this article has some really great pointers. Thanks Jeffrey.

   Time to plow on!

   Happy ..belated.. New Year. :-)