NEW ONLINE BOOTCAMP!
Join Ilise Benun for a two week online workshop and learn how to position your creative services to attract the right interactive clients! Learn more & see Dates!FREE DESIGN TUTORIAL
FREELANCERS SPEAK ON THEIR BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES
As a creative professional, the key to running a successful business is to learn not only from “experts” in the industry, but also to hear from your peers about how they run their businesses and solve some of the same problems you have. So please join us for a free online preview of one session at the Creative Freelancer Conference to hear just that – a “from the trenches” session featuring 4 successful creatives who’ve been there, done that. PLUS - you'll get an $50 coupon towards registration at this year's Creative Freelancer Conference just for registering!
Date: Thursday, June 6
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Cost: FREE!
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The Tools for Smart Pricing
From how to determine a client's budget, to how to control the money conversation, from how real creatives price projects and determine hourly rates, to how to handle retainers, this bundle has it all.Pricing Bundle: The Tools for Smart Pricing
Author Archives: Tim Read
When (and how) to say "no" to pro bono work
Freelance illustrator, Tim Read, asks, "At what point does doing pro bono stop being philanthropy and start being a danger to your business. How do you say no?" Continue reading
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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
