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Ten Tips to Improve your Freelance Portfolio | AEXT.NET

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:40:54 +0000

Making a supplemental living or going pro with freelancing online requires a specific skill set–and a toolbox containing all manner of special tricks and techniques. Building your toolbox while refining your skills comprise a fair amount of the work involved in creating a freelancing career, and one of the most important items in your toolbox is your portfolio. A great freelance portfolio should highlight your talents and give potential clients a meaningful way to choose you amongst your competitors–something that can be especially critical during your first few months, but which will remain important as you develop your reputation and experience.

As with many aspects of freelancing, creating a great portfolio doesn’t come with a standard manual or guidebook. It’s up to you to present yourself and your work with clarity and to express your value to others. But there are certainly many tips you can use to help structure and supplement your portfolio, and you’ll find some of the best below.

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Six Steps to a Super Happy Client | Circlebox Blog

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:37:05 +0000

Catching attention and bringing in new clients is easier than it seems. A lot of it is down to keeping your existing clients happy, offering a fantastic customer service, and generally doing things to keep your clients in a positive mood about whatever it is you do for them, whether you’re a graphic or web designer, web developer, or even a photographer. This article outlines eight great tips to help keep your clients super happy, ultimately resulting in long-term clients and even a longer client list!

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Client Tactics: How to Spot a Deadbeat Client | Graphic and Web Design Blog -Resources And Tutorials

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:18:54 +0000

Imagine if freelancers have x-ray vision or suppose Apple approves a gadget that makes x-ray vision possible, (iVision). If this is possible then freelancers will not have any problem in discerning a potentially great client from a deadbeat one. Sadly freelancers don’t have x-ray vision but, learning how to identify a deadbeat client the old-fashioned way is an invaluable tool. So first things, first.

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88 Tips to Make You a Productive Freelancer | Freelance Apple

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:38:20 +0000

This article is not only as a summary of what we have discussed during ‘Productivity Week’ but there are additional pieces of advice for all freelancers and entrepreneur. Following all these points or at least most of them is guaranteed to increase your productivity, income and assist you in managing your time. The ultimate goal of effective time management is to spend time with our loved ones and following these points will definitely give you more time with them.

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25 Awesome Tips to Become a Successful Freelancer | Graphic and Web Design Blog -Resources And Tutorials

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:42:53 +0000

Being a freelancer means a lot of freedom to plan your own days at work, but it also does require discipline and planning. Being your own boss, you need to be good at making the right rules to succeed. Most of these tips sound just like common sense, but actually remembering everything when it’s needed isn’t necessarily as easy as you would think.

Different rules work for different people. Having worked as a freelancer on and off for over ten years, I’ve created this list of my best tips on how to succeed. Maybe you already use several of these or versions of them, great! Hopefully you will also find a tip or three that can help you to succeed in what you do!

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How to Give Yourself a Raise Without Losing Business | FreelanceSwitch

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:16:51 +0000

This post is an excerpt from my eBook, The Blog Business Funnel. It teaches freelancers how to run a profitable freelance business, fed entirely by a healthy and thriving blog. This excerpt is from Chapter 7: Scaling Up. FreelanceSwitch readers can claim a special discount at the end of this post.

One of the nicest things about freelancing is that you decide when to give yourself a raise. If you feel like you’re doing a great job, developing experience and becoming hotter property, you don’t need to wait for your boss to notice. You can give yourself a raise, and if your clients agree with your assessment, you’ll get it.

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72 Questions to Ask New Web Design Clients with PDF Chart | BonFX – Logo Designer & Freelance Graphic Designer

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:38:57 +0000

How many times have you hung up the phone after a chat with a new prospective client and then immediately slapped your forehead and said “I can’t believe I forgot to ask ______!”. Yes, fill in the blank. You have done this, right? If not, you will shortly. Well, I jotted down my own personal list of forgetful-questions, and did a quick survey of the top 20 results for “questions to ask new web clients” and related searches. Aside from semantic fluctuations, there was zero overlap: we all ask the same stuff. So I present below the best 72 questions to ask prospective web design clients, along with a PDF chart.

via 72 Questions to Ask New Web Design Clients with PDF Chart | BonFX – Logo Designer & Freelance Graphic Designer.

7 Elements of a Successful Freelancer’s Website | FreelanceSwitch

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:04:03 +0000

You’re not a shoemaker but the saying still fits. Between client projects, conferences, and social obligations (okay, okay, WOW clan meetings may count as social obligations), your site has been sorely neglected. A neglected website might not seem like a big deal if you’re flush with work. But what happens when, Zeus forbid, work slows? You’ll start pushing for new work, realize that your site is a mess, and spend time working on your site you should have spent landing new contracts.

As a reminder for the veterans and a guide for those just starting out, here are seven elements of a successful freelancer’s website:

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7 Elements of a Successful Freelancer’s Website | FreelanceSwitch

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:57:47 +0000

As a reminder for the veterans and a guide for those just starting out, here are seven elements of a successful freelancer’s website:

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What to Do When the Client Is Wrong | FreelanceFolder

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:44:24 +0000

Sooner or later most freelancers will have the pleasure of working with a client who seems to have forgotten why they hired you in the first place. This client may ignore or overrule all of your recommendations and even dictate decisions on the project that you, as the experienced professional, are certain will be detrimental to its overall success. Despite your objections, explanations and warnings, the client steamrolls the project toward something less than what your normal standards would require, all the while assuring you that they have a better idea and understanding of what their project needs than you do.

How should you handle this situation? Do you refuse to bend and lose or “fire” the client, refunding any payments? Or, do you submit to their demands and hope for the best?

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