Tips for Enhancing Your Productivity as a Web Designer

Web designing is a process which cannot be broken down into certain processes. A

number of steps and branches of work find their origin from the main tasks of

website designing process. When such tasks go on multiplying, it becomes quite

tough for the web designing team to focus on efforts that will lead to delivery of the

final site to the client right on the deadline. In this blog post, I will be elaborating

some tips that can help you enhance your productivity levels as a web designer.

Following are the things that must be already established prior to the beginning of

web designing process if you want to keep your productivity high.

Mapping out a project plan will help you remain organized and in control of the web

designing process.

1.Make a list of your main goals

2.Classify them into smaller and manageable tasks

3.Assign deadline for each task

You needn’t categorize your goals in depth as there might be a number of associated

tasks cropping up during the actual process. However, you shouldn't fail to include

the absolute essentials to get an overview of what is going to be done. This plan will

help you, your team, and your client an overview of what the process will involve and

the deadline.

An Established Flow of Work

It is essential to establish a routine for the creative process as it helps in saving time

in case a new process or task crops up. You can estimate or imagine the common

situations which usually occur in the web designing process. These situations must be

considered when framing a consistent or basic workflow. This will help you handle

those circumstances, without wasting much time, as you have a plan ready.

Standard templates

This involves a number of steps in the process of web designing. You must have

standard code templates for basic web page types, and few customizable template

types for using creativity. Using a standard file naming convention and folder

organization system can also help you in expediting research, processing, and

sharing.

You should also decide standard timelines through constant time testing and tracking

the time taken to complete each task. This will help you in making accurate

projections for completion of tasks for the benefit of your team and client.

Set a schedule for each work day and track the time spent on the project

Though this might seem to be the simplest tasks of all, it is often overlooked. Setting

everyday goals will help you track your level of achievements. Having a readymade

schedule helps you organize your workday and ensures that deadlines are met. This

way you can also avail of productive peak period so that you can finish as much as

possible.

Learn to use shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can help you save a great deal of time. Instead of using the

mouse to drag, drop, etc, you can go ahead with using shortcuts. This saves a lot of

time. It may not seem a great deal for one click or drop; however, when time for all

clicks or drags is put together it indeed is significant time. Tutorials can help you gain

cognizance about number of keyword shortcuts you can use in the web design

process.

Keep the client updated about the progress of the project

You can save a great deal of time by keeping the client updated about the progress of

the project. This way you will keep taking approval for your work done which will

help you avoid rework. You can also provide a mockup or preview of the end result to

know your client's interests or tastes.

Make use of Project Management software to manage projects and teams

Project management software can help you and your team in managing work. Using

this software will ensure lot of time-saving as it auto-populates with a few simple

clicks and also it has built-in tools which help in workflow automation, resource

allocation, task automation, time tracking, and invoicing. Some software provides

added benefit of integrating your team’s communication and documentation systems

to ensure enhanced collaboration.

No matter which way you are doing website design, through freelancing, as a

business owner, or as in-house designer, you will benefit by implementing the above

mentioned tips. To deliver projects on time, productivity is very important. Best

utilization of available resources is essential to ensure team as well as individual

productivity.