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We Recommend: Events for Freelancers
Creative Freelancer Conference
June 21 & 22, 2012, Boston MA. THE business conference for creative solopreneurs!
HOW Design University
Professional-level continuing education on the best ways to run a successful freelance design practice - ongoing online courses & workshops!
"Creative Professional’s Guide to Money" Webcast Series
Author, Ilise Benun, presents real-world tips for creative freelancers on the business mindset and how to manage your money.
Creative Freelancer Marketing Bootcamp Get advice on effective, easy, inexpensive marketing strategies in this 3-part DesignCast series for freelancers.
Category Archives: Freelance Illustration
Have You Rated Your Clients Yet?
The Client Scorecard from Freelancers Union allows you to rate companies—good and bad—as well as check out potential clients before accepting a gig. Continue reading
Quick Tip: Old-Fashioned Invoice Tracking
Whenever my check comes in, I staple the check stubs or EFT confirmation emails onto the paper invoices. It’s my sanity check and paper backup of every invoice I’ve ever submitted. At the end of the year, I stuff them into a large envelope and toss them in an archive drawer, there for referencing if my friendly local Internal Revenue agent ever decides to have a chat with me. Or if my spreadsheet decides to give up the ghost. Continue reading
Non-stop networking on Day 2 of CFC
one of the treats we have in store is that all CFC attendees get to also attend the beginning of the HOW Design Conference, which includes The Networking Reception, The Opening Keynote and the Opening Reception (more networking!). Continue reading
More on June 24 at CFC
After Breakfast Roundtables, we'll break into 2 tracks for the morning -- a request from last year's attendees. In the Beginner Track, Intro to Marketing for Freelancers (that's my session on how to create a basic Marketing Machine), followed by Basic Money Management Strategies for Freelancers, with Joe D'Agnese and Denise Kiernan, the authors of "The Money Book." In the Advanced Track... Continue reading
And on June 24 at CFC
I am counting down...and one month from today (June 24) is Day 2 of the Creative Freelancer Conference in Chicago. Here's what we'll be doing... After a good night's sleep, a bunch of us will get up bright and early … Continue reading
Will you be there on June 23?
Exactly one month from today -- on June 23 -- we will kick off the 4th Annual Creative Freelancer Conference in Chicago. Here's what we have in store on Day 1. Continue reading
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How to Get "Paid" for Volunteering (part 1)
There are two things to consider in choosing how to volunteer. One, of course, is to pick a cause that reflects your personal values. The other consideration is strategic.... Continue reading
Marketing Monday: Competitors = Referral sources?
So here's the question for Marketing Monday: which of your so-called "competitors" could you see differently and develop a mutually beneficial relationship with? Continue reading
Bryn's first week as a freelancer
Last Monday, May 2, Bryn Mooth embarked on a journey as a freelance writer (Writes4food.com), after a 20-year career in publishing (as the editor of HOW Magazine). One week later, I interviewed her to see what the first week was … Continue reading
Does your business have signs of new growth?
As I walked around my Chicago neighborhood on a warm May day, I saw many signs of new growth in the trees. After a long snowy winter it was a welcome sight. Spring had finally arrived and with it, new … Continue reading
