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: Freelance Graphic & Web Design
Freelancers, do you ask for help?
Veteran creative freelancer, Lidia Varesco-Racoma, used to do everything herself -- until she had a baby. That's when she learned how to ask for help -- in life and in business. Continue reading
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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
Posted in All Posts, CFC, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Speakers, Time Management, Work Life Balance Tagged cfc 2013, jim krause, work/life balance Leave a comment
[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
Posted in All Posts, CFC, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Writing Tagged Big Duck, freelance jobs, non profits, Sarah Durham Leave a comment
[Podcast] 10 Tips for Networking With a Purpose
In preparation for the networking fest that is CFC 2013: The Business Conference for the Creatively Self Employed (www.creativefreelancerconference.com), networking expert, author and speaker Dana Manciagli shares with Ilise Benun 10 tips to networking with a purpose to get what you need. Continue reading
"Freelancer" Hires Full Time + Part Time Help!
CFC Veteran, Theresa Previ of Brooklyn, NY-based Treemarie says contracts are flying in so much she's hired f/t and p/t help PLUS is moving out of her home office. She'll be back at CFC in 2013 to learn more about the next stages of growth. Continue reading
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Growing By Scaling Back to Freelancing
Bennett DeOlazo of Studio B shares his progress and goals achieved since CFC 2012 and what he'll be for this year at CFC in San Francisco (June 22-24). Continue reading
Posted in Business Plans, CFC, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelancing, Growing Your Business Tagged cfc 2013, freelancing Leave a comment
Another freelancer reaches her goal!
Last year at CFC, I met Amy Caracappa-Qubeck and she told me her goal was to quit her in-house job and go full time freelance by the end of 2012. Well she made the leap in January and just launched her new web site. Check it out: www.amycq.com Continue reading
Posted in CFC, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelancing, Growing Your Business, Inspiration Tagged cfc 2013, goals 1 Comment
[Podcast] Freelancers: Overcome Your Fears at CFC 2013
Podcast: Ilise Benun of Marketing-Mentor.com interviews Luke Mysse for the CFC Speaker Podcast Series on The Arc of Success and how he overcame his own fears by expanding his vision and committing to helping others. Continue reading
Posted in Business Plans, CFC, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Money Tagged fears, self confidence, taxes Leave a comment
Podcast: Latest in Social Media for Creative Freelancers
Ilise Benun of Marketing-mentor.com interviews Colleen Wainwright (a.k.a. the communicatrix) for the CFC Speaker Podcast Series on the latest trends in social media networking for creative pros. Come hear her in person at CFC 2013, June 22-24 in San Francisco for her session, Making People Love You Madly: Selling Yourself in the Postmodern Marketplace. Details: www.creativefreelancerconference.com Continue reading
