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: Networking
Time to Talk at CFC? You bet!
That’s the beauty of CFC (June 22-24 in San Francisco). The speakers will be sitting at the tables with you, milling around in the hallways with you, Netwalking with you, hanging out at the bar with you. Many of us will be sticking around for HOW after CFC is over. And some of us (me!) will be stocked with really good chocolate to help you overcome your fear of talking business with strangers. Business is scary. Ghirardelli chocolate is not. Continue reading
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[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
How to Find The Best Projects for You
Freelance copywriter, shares his epiphany of where his best, most lucrative and most satisfying work comes from and how he's going to get more of it! Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, CFC, Connecting, Freelance Writing, Freelancing, Growing Your Business, Networking Tagged cfc 2013, networking Leave a comment
Are other creatives our “competition”?
Are other writers the competition? I don’t think so. In fact, I think we need each other. Imagine if I could send ideal projects your way, and if you wanted, you could send some my way? I would love to be able to tell clients, “I’m not the right fit, but I know a great writer who is.” Continue reading
Networking Tips for Freelancers: Prep for Business Matchmaking
#CFConf Speaker, @DanaManciagli, shares #networking tips for the Business Matchmaking Happy Hour that will take place w/ the InHOWse Design Managers Conference #HOWlive Continue reading
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Find Clarity, Confidence and A Niche Market at CFC: Freelancer, Jenny Poff Did
Freelance designer, Jenny Poff, found clarity, confidence and a niche market at CFC. Listen to this podcast and hear the confidence in her voice and learn what she did to catapult her business since last year. Continue reading
Posted in CFC, Featured, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Growing Your Business, Inspiration, Networking Tagged accountability, confidence Leave a comment
CFC 2013: Meet Your Actual Prospects!
AT CFC 2013, we're bringing together In-HOWse managers who need freelancers and the freelancers themselves for networking. trade-show style portfolio tables and breakfast roundtables. Whether you're a solo freelancer or the owner of a small agency, there will be plenty of ways to connect with your actual prospects. Continue reading
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Hear From Your Peers at CFC 2013 (June 22-24 in SF)
At CFC 2013 (June 22-24 in SF) hear not only from "experts" but also from your fellow freelancers -- a mix of designers and writers -- about how they run their businesses and solve the same problems you have. Continue reading
Posted in CFC, Featured, Freelancers Union, Freelancing, Growing Your Business, Networking, Speakers Tagged cfc 1 Comment
Do You Need an Accountability Buddy?
Copywriter and Creative Freelancer, Tom Tumbusch of WordStreamCopy, offers tips on how to find and work with accountability buddies. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, CFC, Freelance Writing, Freelancers Union, Freelancing, Networking, Tools of the trades Tagged accountability, advisory board 3 Comments
One Freelancer's Plan for 2013
In the latest podcast/interview with writer and journalist, Bryn Mooth, we talk about her goals for growing her network in 2013 and reaching outside her current sphere and especially, how to keep track of her best prospects (that doesn’t involve learning a new software). Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Writing, Freelancing, Networking, Self-Promotion Tagged contact management, marketing plan Leave a comment
