If you are consider a career as a web practitioner, as a generalist or specialist in web design, development, web apps, mobile apps, coder, hacker, programmer, social media, blogger, or other web-based jobs, the following is a collection of articles especially for those going into the business of web.

• Web Professional
  • Working with Clients
  • Professional Standards, Policies, and Skills
  • Questions to Ask Clients
  • Client Checklists
  • Statement of Work Agreements

Working with Clients

• 10 Things a Web Developer should do for the Client
• Design checklist: What clients should provide their designer – Tracy Grady
• 7-Step Process All Designers Should Follow To Complete Every Project

Professional Standards, Policies, and Skills

• A List Apart: Articles: Web Governance: Becoming an Agent of Change
• The Top 10 Web Design Skills You WILL Need!
• Theory of Designer’s Role in Website Design
• Dear Print Designer Doing Web Design – Ford Interactive

Questions to Ask Clients

• 72 Questions to Ask New Web Design Clients with PDF Chart – BonFX – Logo Designer & Freelance Graphic Designer
• 42 Questions Every Freelancer Should Ask Their Clients – FreelanceFolder
• How to Extract the Facts with a Web Design Client Questionnaire
• How to Create an Effective Web Design Questionnaire
• Checklist for the Webmaster Who Wears Many Hats – Vivid Image
• Client Questionnaire for Web Developers
• 22 Questions to Ask Before Developing a Website – Evotech
• How To Create The Perfect Client Questionnaire – Noupe
• 20 Questions To Ask Clients Prior To Designing A Logo
• Questions to ask clients before designing their website

Client Checklists

• Checklist for Logo Designs – Logo Design Blog
• How I Approach Logo Design – A Checklist – Charfish Design
• A List Apart: Articles: A Checklist for Content Work

Statement of Work Agreements

A statement of work (SOW) has many names. It is an agreement between the client and web practitioner covering the details of the project. It often has “sign-off” points so the client is appraised and signs off on the project to those points (like a check list), but the purpose of the document is to clearly define and price the project so there is no confusion on either end.

• Web Design Contracts: Why Bother – Digital Web Magazine
• Web Design Proposal – Web Design Gallery
• Developing a Project Charter – Web Style Guide 3
• How a Statement of Work Can Save Your Project – Bright Hub
• Writing a statement of work – ComputerworldUK.com
• Sample Project Agreement and Statement of Work – Elance
• Web Development Project Estimator – Astuteo
• Website Design Agreement – Digital Work Tools
• Pittsburg Designers – Sample Statement of Work Contract
• Billing Best Practices for Freelance Web Designers – About Web Design
• Ecommerce Know-How: Selecting a Web Designer or Developer -| Practical eCommerce
• Sample Statement of Work for Blog Design Services v1.0
• Bulletproof Web Design Contracts – SitePoint
• Effective Strategy To Estimate Time For Your Design Projects – Smashing Magazine
• Volere Design Agreement Templates
• Web Dev Biz – How to Estimate a Web Site Project
• Avoiding a Tangled Web: How to Work with a Web Site Contractor – GuideStar