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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 Marketing
How to stop competing
From Neil Renicker of Renicker Studio, a post about how to stop competing and instead use what you learn about your competitors to focus your own positioning. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Marketing, Freelancing
Tagged competition, Neil Renicker, positioning
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Getting the hang of email marketing
Creative freelancer, Stephanie Helline, shares tips on how she gets projects from sending out an email newsletter. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Marketing, Freelancing
Tagged email marketing
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Are You Getting Clients Through LinkedIn? Here's how.
Join Ilise Benun of Marketing Mentor on March 15 at 2 PM for "Are You Getting Clients Through Linked? Here's how," a live DesignCast where she'll show you how to find and reach out to your best prospects on LinkedIn. Continue reading
Posted in Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Marketing, Self-Promotion
Tagged LinkedIn
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CFC 2012: Dyana's constantly evolving "pitch"
Dyana Valentine, veteran CFC-er and speaker again this year in Boston, shares her evolving pitch and previews what you can expect from her session this year. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, CFC, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Marketing, Self-Promotion
Tagged blurb, Dyana, elevator pitch, pitch perfect
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How (and why) to publish an e-newsletter that works
Copywriter, Tom Tumbusch, gets a lot of work thanks to his email newsletter. Here's how. Continue reading
What makes a good tweet?
I loved a recent post on Neil Renicker's blog, where he wrote about which tweets he likes best. These are the characteristics of his favorites. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Marketing
Tagged social media, tweets, twitter
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How to say, "Your (blank) needs help!"
Have you ever seen a really bad web site (or brochure, etc.) and wish you could tell the company how bad it is and how much better it would be if they hired you to fix it? Continue reading
The New Me: Reinventing My Solo Business
CFC Veteran, Laura Foley, describes how she retooled her freelance business, found a niche she can succeed in and which marketing tools get her the big clients. Continue reading
Marketing Monday: An Unexpected Mentor
Copywriter, Henry Alpert, shares a story of how his ongoing marketing efforts have brought him something perhaps more valuable than an actual client. Continue reading
Bryn says, "Marketing isn't hard, except..."
The latest in a series of podcast/interviews with independent journalist and copywriter, Bryn Mooth, on how she's using LinkedIn to market her services. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Business Plans, Freelance Marketing, Freelance Writing
Tagged marketing plan
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