Once upon a time, Richa was a savvy techie & manager, in the semiconductor software industry. After her miraculous escape and recovery, she now works from her garden, creating websites, writing about technology, business & entrepreneurship; and helping others escape the cubicle lifestyle.
Richa's articles
'Codesign tools' is the name being given to a new generation of visual web design tools. Are they a genuine option? Richa makes her call.
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No matter how great your user experience is, a site that dies with happy users but no revenue, still dies. Richa focuses on conversion centered design.
"My son made a web page at school - why should web design cost so much?". If this question sounds familiar, Richa can help with your reply.
After Google's recent search algorithm changes, mobile friendly design is more important than ever. Richa Jain looks at 12 tips to improve your designs.
Richa Jain looks at how understanding mobile users and the way they access the internet has presented new opportunities and challenges to designers.
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Are you sick of selling yourself to clients? Invest in personal branding, and you won't have to do that anymore.
“That doesn’t look right”. How do you avoid awkward client conversations when creating a brand identity? Richa has 20 critical questions you need to ask.
Richa Jain discusses 7 of her favourite tips for designing a mobile user experience to give your mobile users an optimized experience with your site.
For designers, coding shouldn't be about computers – it should be about creative control. Are you willing to let others paint your masterpiece?
Richa Jain discusses why we might have jumped on the bandwagon of Media Queries too quickly, not recognizing the real solution to cross-device layouts.
Are you ready to launch your latest website? Richa Jain walks us through 10 important questions that she uses before signing off on any website project.
When Richa Jain started freelancing, she became overwhelmed. Then Richa found Streak. Get ready to say goodbye to freelancer stress!
Richa Jain runs us through tactics freelancers can use to go up against the big agencies and win. You've got to be nimble and you've got to show passion.
Richa Jain condenses her knowledge of how websites are built into a simple infographic, designed to be shared with clients.
Richa Jain highlights some of the major differences between desktop and mobile design and approaches on how to solve them.
Richa Jain looks at the data and presents some solid reasons why you should consider changing your desktop-first approach to development and design.
If you've ever wondered why your website development takes so long, this guide from Richa Jain to what it actually takes to create a website should help.
Richa Jain describes 12 tools you can use to improve and ease the workflow of your responsive designs.
Richa Jain discusses the importance of responsive text and looks at some tools and techniques that can be used to ensure text content is responsive.