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Category Archives: Freelance Illustration
Need Some Inspiration Right Now?
Damien Golden on her favorite Super Bowl 2013 ads as a way for creative pros to glean inspiration -- when you need it most. Continue reading
"Professionals" Are Freelancers Too
An article in Crain's NY Business features MBA's and MD's now going freelance. Will this help to remove the stigma from the word "freelance"? Continue reading
CFC 2013: Your Pricing with Jessica Hische
Jessica Hische, intrepid freelance letterer and illustrator, will present "The Dark Art of Pricing" at CFC (June 22-24, 2013 in SF) Here's a taste of what she'll be talking about, with her infamous foul mouth, no doubt! Continue reading
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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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Free Webcast: The Only Marketing Tools You Need
Find out which marketing tools will get you the best clients and most lucrative projects for 2012 in a free webcast, "The Only Marketing Tools You Need for 2012" on January 12, 2012 (3 PM Eastern). Continue reading
Make Yourself Irresistible to Prospects
It's Marketing Plan Week here on the Creative Freelancer Blog and today we have a post -- written and beautifully illustrated by creative freelancer, Neil Renicker -- about the single most important key to marketing your freelance services. He reveals … Continue reading
The 50-word Marketing Plan for Freelancers
Your marketing plan for 2012 in 50 words from Marketing Mentor's Marketing Plan Bundle, available in MyDesignShop.com Continue reading
The Importance of a Thank You
I want you to grab a notepad or open a file on your computer, and create a list of individuals who have helped you and your work in 2011. Begin in January, and work through your mental file cabinet. Then send them a handwritten thank you note. They'll thank you for it. Continue reading
Why giving up is so easy (and what to do about it)
I love this recent post on Neil Renicker's blog. It's so heartfelt and inspiring that I feel compelled to spread it around, especially to any creative freelancer who feels discouraged because you're not quite where you thought you'd be by now (at this age, at this time of the year, at this point in your life). Continue reading
Marketing Resources, especially for photogs
Marketing resources for photographers from PhotoShelter.com, Agency Access and ASMP New England. Continue reading
