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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 Photography
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
Evolution of a start up web company
Check out this 20-minute video of fave CFC speaker, Allen Murabayashi, talking about how PhotoShelter, the web site he co-founded, evolved into its current state today, as a "successful, profitable start up" and how important luck is in the process. … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Photography, Growing Your Business
Tagged business growth, marketing tips
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Free Report: Freelancer's Online Marketing Blueprint
The Freelancer's Online Marketing Blueprint teaches freelancers how to use the latest online marketing tactics to create a constant pipeline of new client opportunities. It's packed full of "how to" research, lots of tools, and actionable strategies that freelancers can implement immediately. Continue reading
CFC: Marketing Resources for Freelancers
From the 2011 Creative Freelancer Conference, marketing resources galore, for newbies and veterans alike, including PPTs from Ilise Benun's "Intro to Marketing for Freelancers" and Allen Murabayashi's "How to Fail at Marketing." Continue reading
How to get paid for volunteering (part 2)
In Part 1 last week, Laurel talked about how to choose which projects to do "pro bono" and how to do them in a professional manner. In part 2, she talks about how to train a non-profit to be a good client, and answers some questions from last week's commenters, such as, "How exactly do you invoice?" and "What kind of guidelines should be put in place?" 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
Posted in Announcements, Business Plans, Featured, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Illustration, Freelance Money, Freelance Photography, Freelance Writing, Freelancers Union, Freelancing, Growing Your Business, Speakers
Tagged creative freelancer conference, freelancers union, freelancing, Future of freelancing, Ilise Benun, Luke Mysse, marketing plan, Steve Gordon
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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
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
