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There is a reason that many people take up scrap booking as a hobby, it allows one to treasure the special memories and give it a little bit of personal touch. One of the main elements in scrap booking, are papers, papers made from different colors, textures and materials, it gives of a natural and personal touch to this. Perhaps this is one of the reasons that paper websites are becoming increasingly popular and sought after.

Paper websites took up the main element of paper as its design; it gives the web a little more personal touch as well as adding texture to the otherwise one-dimensional page. Using paper as one of the main element in web design allows the page to have a more natural feel; not only does paper comes from trees, the texture of paper makes one feel like one is reading from a book, newspaper or looking at a personal art hand decorated by the designers themselves. Paper websites also helps to attract attention and makes ones page different from the conventional ones. Which is why paper websites are suitable for those who are running a personal page or even a personal online-shop.

When you start freelancing, you had dreams of making lots of money, but also having lots of time too. However now that you are actually freelancing, you soon see the reality is quite different. When you’re just starting out, it seems like you’ll do anything to get clients. After all, if you have a lot of clients then it stands to reason that you’ll make a lot of money. However, there are 10 mistakes that new freelancers make that could actually kill their business, in some cases before it even starts. This article will take a look at the 10 mistakes that freelancers new to the business commonly make that could cost them their business.

Mistake 1. Doing a mock up before any contract is agreed upon

At first glance, doing a mockup seems harmless enough. After all, people do want to see what they’re getting and asking for full payment upfront seems sort of ‘harsh’, especially if you’re just starting out. While you will find lots of well-meaning advice online about how doing a mockup can make them really ‘want it’ this can backfire in so many ways.

The most common problem is that once the client sees your mockup, they can just farm it out to someone cheaper now that they know what it looks like. Another problem is that they’re not sure they really want this kind of service in the first place. Sometimes people say ‘sure, show me a mockup ‘just because they don’t know how to say no or because they’re curious to see what one looks like. You should never do any kind of mockup before you get at least a down payment. You want to make sure that your client is committed not only to the project, but also to using you.