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
Category Archives: Current Affairs
Becoming a dinosaur in your industry?
Are you learning the new skills you need? Come to HOW Interactive Design Conference West (Oct 28-31) and get $50 off with my personal promotion code "BENUN12" And while you're there, I hope you'll also attend my Business Bootcamp … Continue reading
Getting started as freelancer in a slow economy
One ready-to-be freelancer wonders if now is the right time, given the economy. What do you think? What does everyone think? Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Current Affairs, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelancing Tagged freelancing 7 Comments
How does your business stack up?
Tell us how your business is in the fifth annual Creative Business survey of business conditions. It only takes about a minute to answer twelve multiple-choice questions and you'll get the results free. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, CFC, Current Affairs, Speakers Tagged creative business, pricing Leave a comment
More on Ageism Beyond the Design World
Laurel Black follows up on the topic of ageism and the latest trend to never retire.... Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Current Affairs, Inspiration Tagged ageism, old graphic designers, older designers, retirement Leave a comment
Buy Local in the Global Village
The idea of working locally doesn’t mean we have to lose our ability to tackle the market beyond our immediate vicinity. When I talk about thinking locally, I specifically mean think about what is local to you and what is local to your product’s destination. Continue reading
"A Rising Global Army of Freelancers"
Freelancers are in the news a lot lately, which means to me that freelancing is becoming a more and more viable option as a way to make a living. Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Featured, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelancers Union, Freelancing Tagged crowdsourcing, freelancing 5 Comments
When Tragedy Strikes
Since many people are still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, I thought this blog post from Stephanie Cockerl (submitted a while back) would be particularly timely. Please add your suggestions and ideas in the comments. Continue reading
Crowdsourcing in My Face
A client who had hired me to create a logo stumbled onto a crowdsourcing site and sent me a very unhappy email. She appeared to think that I had way overcharged her. I responded with an explanation of crowdsourcing and was able to move it to a good outcome (after a lot of heartburn). Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Featured, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelancers Union, Freelancing Tagged crowdsourcing 8 Comments
Breakfast Roundtable Topics at CFC
There is no shortage of networking at the Creative Freelancer Conference (next week!). On Friday morning, June 24 , join us for an hour of moderated but free-flowing discussions (with breakfast!) around hot topics of interest. (That's right after our 6-7 AM Netwalking -- plenty of time to shower and change.) Here 's the incredible line up... Continue reading
Tips for "Old Designers"
A recent blog post from Laurel Black, Too Old To Be A Designer, generated an avalanche of comments which clearly struck a nerve.
Amongst the comments were lots of tips and suggestions. Here are a few from Laurel's round up of the comments: Continue reading
