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We Recommend: Events for Freelancers
Creative Freelancer Conference
June 21 & 22, 2012, Boston MA. THE business conference for creative solopreneurs!
HOW Design University
Professional-level continuing education on the best ways to run a successful freelance design practice - ongoing online courses & workshops!
"Creative Professional’s Guide to Money" Webcast Series
Author, Ilise Benun, presents real-world tips for creative freelancers on the business mindset and how to manage your money.
Creative Freelancer Marketing Bootcamp Get advice on effective, easy, inexpensive marketing strategies in this 3-part DesignCast series for freelancers.
Author Archives: Tim Read
Ice cold calling
I‘ve always compared cold calling to dating. If you know someone you want to get to know better, you have to first introduce yourself. No one is going to know that you exist until you let him or her know you are available and have a lot of great qualities to offer. I had to ask a lot of girls to dance before I finally found one that rocked my world. Continue reading
Time to break up with bad clients
I love all of my clients.
Well, almost all of them. Which is why I have made a list of clients that have been trouble and a source of grief in the past. These are the clients who fight me tooth and nail on every penny outlined on a proposal, or the ones who like to art direct and have a hard time letting me do my job as a creative provider. Continue reading
A monster a day -- that's marketing!
From now until Christmas you can visit my website everyday for a special Holiday Monster illustration free to download, print and display or feature on your computer or mobile phone. Continue reading
Marketing Monster Bites Man. Man Succeeds.
Be afraid. Be VERY afraid. If you are a creative solopreneur you may not realize it but a creature so powerful that your prospective clients don’t stand a chance is currently controlling you. Let me explain. I’m an Illustrator and … Continue reading
