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!
Sign Up Now - Space is Limited!
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
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6 months Free Time Tracking for CFC Attendees
Do you hate creating #timesheets? Let them create themselves! Come to #CFConf and get CreativeWorx TimeTracker Pro for free! Yes, FREE! Continue reading
Answers to 3 Common Questions About Public Speaking
In the latest podcast/interview in the Creative Freelancer Conference Speaker Series (the big event is right around the corner, June 22-24 in San Francisco), Ilise Benun speaks with Jezra Kaye, author of “Speak Like Yourself, No Really,” and together they dissect each word of her session title: “Promote and Present: How to Speak Persuasively to Current and Future Clients, In Person and Virtually” and in the process, answer 3 common questions about speaking in public. Continue reading
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Celebrating a full year of accountability
Copywriter, Tom Tumbusch, and his accountability buddies are achieving their goals, wasting less time and feeling more relaxed and confident thanks to their monthly meeting. Continue reading
Time to Talk at CFC? You bet!
That’s the beauty of CFC (June 22-24 in San Francisco). The speakers will be sitting at the tables with you, milling around in the hallways with you, Netwalking with you, hanging out at the bar with you. Many of us will be sticking around for HOW after CFC is over. And some of us (me!) will be stocked with really good chocolate to help you overcome your fear of talking business with strangers. Business is scary. Ghirardelli chocolate is not. Continue reading
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Breakfast Roundtable Topics at CFC 2013
At CFC 2013 (June 22-24 in SF) we'll have 2 days of Breakfast Roundtables, where you can dig in to a topic of your choice with a speaker or your fellow creative pros. Here are some of the topics we have on the table... Continue reading
Hate to market and sell your services?
Sign up for the FREE training series --> "A Faster an Easier Way to Land Quality Clients" from Ed Gandia. He'll show you how to use short and simple "warm emails" to take the fear and hassle out of finding quality clients. Continue reading
Announcing the iNote for CFC 2013
500+ iNote books will be distributed to everyone attending the opening CFC session at HOWLive in San Francisco June 22-24, 2013! Come and get it! Continue reading
Challenges of Parenting While Freelancing
Podcast with Jim Krause on work/life balance and how to be a (single) parent and a freelancer simultaneously. Continue reading
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[Podcast] Simple Mantra For Getting Everything Done
In this podcast, designer and author, Jim Krause, shares his simple mantra for getting things done without going crazy. Continue reading
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Big Duck Looking for Creative Freelancers
If you’re interested in freelance opportunities at Big Duck, Sarah Durham's Brooklyn, NY-based design firm specializing in non profits, they are having a little get-together for creative freelancers on May 1 at 5 PM in Brooklyn. Continue reading
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