Becoming a freelance web designer is a common dream among many designers, although it takes quite a bit of talent, business savvy, committment, and time. With all there is to consider when becoming self-employed, one can become overwhelmed — enough to deter themselves from trying at all. Realizing many Smashing readers probably already have a head-start [...]
November 10, 2009
Working as a contractor – or freelancing as it is often termed – is both a great stepping stone to running your own business and a viable career in itself. For the uninitiated there can be numerous hurdles to overcome on the way to starting and having a successful freelancing career. As a former freelancer [...]
November 10, 2009
In a lot of ways, the value in a business plan isn’t so much having it, but actually writing it. It gives you a chance to sit down and actually work through the numbers for freelancing. Not sure quite how to price your services? As you write even a basic business plan, you have to [...]
November 10, 2009
The first few years of my career as a freelancer, I figured that an in-person meeting was logical in order to get jobs. After all, not everyone is comfortable hiring someone they have never met face-to-face. And it does make sense for clients to want to meet with a prospective freelancer, but I have come to [...]
November 10, 2009
One reason that some freelancers may be hesitant to rely much on planning is that there are pitfalls for planners that can make planning frustrating. Some of the pitfalls include the following: via Planning: The Not-So Secret Success Tool That Anyone Can Use | FreelanceFolder.
November 10, 2009
Although there are many freelancing opportunities listed online, most freelancers fail to make the most of them. That’s because they haven’t really learned to look for freelancing gigs properly. Here are several suggestions to help you find more freelance work: via How To Maximize Your Freelance Income | FreelanceFolder.
November 10, 2009
Real success advice usually doesn’t involve get-rich-quick schemes and creative ways to get money while you avoid work. Instead, real success advice teaches you how to work smarter and compete better. That’s the type of freelancing advice I have to share with you today. Here are six practical action steps that you can form a foundation [...]
November 10, 2009
The ability to win new client projects is an essential skill to any freelancer. It’s something we freelancers practice from the day we get started, and it’s usually a skill that builds over time. Aside from just practice, there are actually a lot of things you can do to become better at winning new client projects. [...]
November 10, 2009
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