Category Archives: Freelance Illustration

If you want to break into freelance illustration or you’ve already gotten your start you can learn how to manage your business and make more money with helpful tips and advice from freelance marketing experts and working illustrators. Learn how to land the best freelance illustrator jobs by targeting the right clients, how to manage your money for success and much more.

Should Tim drop his business name?

Illustrator, Tim Read, is considering getting rid of his business name, 5 Fingers Creative, and using his own name instead. He asked for pros and cons on the Creative Freelancer Conference LinkedIn Group and is getting lots of response – on both sides of the issue. Continue reading

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How do your clients "find a creative"?

With over a billion searches made on mobile devices made this year, it's time to be found and seen. FindACreative.org can help. Continue reading

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Best of CFC: Sept 15 with Von Glitschka

Join us on Sept 15 at 4 PM Eastern when Von Glitschka will present highlights from his highly acclaimed CFC session, Becoming a Hired Gun. Continue reading

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What Are You Reading?

Here are a few of the books that I’ve plowed through since early December. Before you gasp at the length of the list (particularly since it includes a massive Stephen King title), remember that I did take a two-week vacation at the end of last year. Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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