Chris Misterek

Self-Made Web Designer

Business EN ↓ 141 episodes

We talk to real people who took the not-so-traditional route to make it as web design freelancers or business owners. Plenty of helpful tips and tricks along the way. If you’re looking to start a side hustle or just up your game as a web or UX designer, this podcast is for you.

Author

Chris Misterek

Category

Business

Latest episode

Jul 31, 2025

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Episodes

5 Common Fears People Have About Freelancing and How to Overcome Them 27.10.2021

In this episode, I talk about 5 common fears people have about freelancing and how to overcome them. Episode Page Web Design Starter Kit Course Links: Interview w/ Chris Do 16 Personalities

How to Become a Digital Nomad with the Projects You Win on Upwork w/ Robert O'Kruk 20.10.2021

This week's guest is teaching us how to become digital nomads using the projects you win on Upwork. Episode Web Page with Transcript Web Design Starter Kit Course Resources: Leap Frog Leads Robert's Website Miro Board Digital Nomad Forum Robert's Upwork Profile

Typography in Web Design: What You Need to Know w/ Oliver Schöndorfer 13.10.2021

I talk to Oliver Schöndorfer about what you need to know about typography as a web designer. Episode Web Page w/ Transcript Web Designer Starter Kit Course Episode Links Pimp My Type YouTube Channel Oliver's Site Oliver's Newsletter Font Follows Feeling Article Future Fonts

How to Break Into a Web Development Career After 30 06.10.2021

Sign up for a time to chat with me! The Free Web Design Starter Kit Course Late Bloomers Book Starting anything new is always a bit intimidating. BUT ESPECIALLY as you get older. You look around and you see people ten years younger than you who are easily doing things that take you days maybe even months to finish. So, how do you keep going when you get discouraged from being a newbie? That's exac...

9 Common Mistakes Freelancers Make on Upwork When Trying to Win Projects 29.09.2021

Episode Web Page Starter Kit Course

How to Grow Your Side Hustle to a Million Dollar Agency w/ Mark Miller and Ted Vaugn 22.09.2021

EPISODE PAGE: How to Grow a Side Hustle to Million Dollar Agency RESOURCES: History Agency Website Culture Built My Brand Mark’s LinkedIn Ted’s LinkedIn

How to Overcome Client Objections as a Freelancer and Win More Projects 15.09.2021

Episode Web Page AND Transcript Web Designer Starter Kit Course It Costs That Much Song

What You Need to Know About Web Design Contracts from an Actual Attorney w/ Paige Griffith 08.09.2021

Visit the Episode's Web Page Visit Paige's Site The Legal Paige Contract Templates for Web Designers Use “CHRIS” in the coupon code to get 10% off all products on The Legal Paige site. These are affiliate links and will help Self-Made Web Designer do what it does: helping freelancers build successful freelance businesses or careers as web designers.

How to Make a Winning Upwork Profile 01.09.2021

Upwork for Web Designers Course Free Masterclass: 3 Steps to Landing High Paying Projects on Upwork

How to Be a 6 Figure Freelancer on Upwork w/ Morgan Overholt 25.08.2021

Join me for a living training on how to find and land high-paying clients on Upwork: https://selfmadewebdesigner.com/upwork Morgan's sites https://morganoverholt.com/ https://www.thesmokies.com/

5 Main Reasons Clients Reject You On Upwork 18.08.2021

Sign up today for my free masterclass at Upworkforwebdesigners.com Episode web page

6 Big Reasons Why You Should Be Freelancing on Upwork 11.08.2021

Upwork for Web Designers Course Sign up to chat Visit this episode's web page

How to Figure Out Why You're Not Landing High Paying Clients on Upwork 04.08.2021

Upwork for Web Designers Sign up to chat! YouTube  Channel

FREELANCER FRIDAY: How to Stay Motivated with Your Career 30.07.2021

Set up a time to chat with me! https://calendly.com/selfmadewebdesigner/15min

How to Become a Top Rated Freelancer on Upwork 28.07.2021

Upwork for Web Designers This Episodes Web Page

FREELANCER FRIDAYS: How to Be Confident in Your Choice of Career Field 23.07.2021

Sign Up for a Call FREE Web Designer Starter Kit Course Resources Photoshop Canva Unsplash

10 Ways to Easily Land Your First Freelance Clients 21.07.2021

Episode Page Sign up for a time to chat 52 Places to Find Freelance Projects Online

FREELANCER FRIDAYS: How to Keep Your Creative Edge as a Web Designer w/ Jennifer 16.07.2021

Sign up for a phone call! Resources Jennifer's Site Steal Like an Artist Book Snake in the Grass Video

How to Build a Successful Web Design Side Hustle without Working to Death w/ Carrie Bohlig and Craig Clickner 14.07.2021

RESOURCES Upwork for Web Designers Waiting List Learn how to become a top-rated and top paid freelancer on Upwork  Carrie and Craig’s Website So You Want to Start a Side Hustle Book Tandem Talks Podcas Carrie and Craig’s Insta Craig’s Linkedin Carrie’s Linkedin

REPLAY: How to Get Started with a Tech Side Hustle w/ Laurence Bradford 07.07.2021

YOU’LL LEARN How to get started with a side-hustle Where to find web development jobs online Strategies to land the tech job of your dreams How to get paid while you’re learning web development How to price your freelance services RESOURCES Learn to Code with Me Website Laurence Bradford's website Learn to Code with Me Podcast If you can't get enough of Laurence Bradford and her infinite wisdom, c...

REPLAY: The Best Way to Market Your Web Design Business w/ Davey Jones 30.06.2021

YOU’LL LEARN The two essential things you need to market your web design business Flexibility in new seasons How to get traction when you’re first getting started How to build trust with your web design clients RESOURCES DaveyandKrista.com DaveyandKrista.com, a branding and website design agency that helps creative service-based businesses build brands that book. Brands that Book Podcast Davey's p...

REPLAY: How to Be a Self-Taught Web Developer (The Honest Truth) w/ Zac Gordon 23.06.2021

This is the first replay of the Self-Made Web Designer podcast BUT it's for good reason. This is the highest downloaded episode and the content is amazing. It is with a mentor/friend of mine name Zac Gordon. AND, Zac Had such good insight on becoming a self-taught web developer. I wanted to share it again. Episode Web Page https://selfmadewebdesigner.com/how-to-be-a-self-taught-web-developer-the-h...

How Day Rates Can Help You Work Less While You Make More w/ Sarah Masci 16.06.2021

Sarah's Day Rate Magic Program Upwork for Web Designers Last Week's Mistake

How to Raise Your Freelance Rates and Still Have Plenty of Work 09.06.2021

Web Designer Starter Kit Course Episode's Web Page

How to Find Success as a Freelancer Through Finding a Good Community w/ Tom Ross 02.06.2021

RESOURCES Tom’s Website Design Cuts Community Manual WEB DESIGNER STARTER KIT COURSE EPISODE WEB PAGE

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