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!
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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: Pricing
A Simple Financial Plan for Freelancers
Longtime solo designer, Jennifer Wilkerson of Albany-based Aurora Design, generously shares the practical plan she uses to put money away for taxes, retirement, new equipment AND a regular draw. Continue reading
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Webinar: Freelancers Talking Money With Clients
In this live webinar for PhotoShelter.com on Feb 19 at 4 PM ET, Ilise Benun shares best practices for talking money with clients. This talk is geared toward photographers and other creative pros who are relatively new to working with clients and their budgets directly. Continue reading
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CFC 2013: Your Pricing with Jessica Hische
Jessica Hische, intrepid freelance letterer and illustrator, will present "The Dark Art of Pricing" at CFC (June 22-24, 2013 in SF) Here's a taste of what she'll be talking about, with her infamous foul mouth, no doubt! Continue reading
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Pricing Strategies: Pros and Cons
What are the pros and cons of the 4 pricing strategies for creative services: time-based (hourly), project-based, package-based and retainer-based? Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Money, Freelancing, Pricing Tagged hourly, pricing, retainers 3 Comments
Starts Jan 14: Interactive BizDev Bootcamp (online course)
If you couldn't attend my Business Bootcamp at the HOW Interactive Design Conference in San Francisco last month, you're in luck. I've turned it into a 2-week online course that starts January 14. Sign up now and use my personal promo code for $40 off: IBENUN. Continue reading
Posted in Business Plans, Featured, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Pricing, Proposals Tagged bizdev, bootcamp, interactive Leave a comment
Raising Your Rates -- On Existing Clients
A few approaches on how freelancers can train existing clients to expect a rate increase. Continue reading
Raising Your Rates -- On New Clients
December is the perfect time to raise your rates and here are some tips for how to do so with new clients. Continue reading
Freelance Pricing: Hourly Rate vs. Fixed Fee?
From a lively debate on the CFC LinkedIn Group, the pros and cons of pricing hourly vs. fixed fee. Which strategy works best for you? Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Writing, Freelancing, Pricing Tagged pricing 6 Comments
5 Ways to Say No (to the Wrong Clients)
Writer, Alison Harrison, shares what she learned at CFC 2012 about how to say no to clients she doesn't want so she can find the ones she does want. Continue reading
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5 Qualifying Questions to Ask Inbound Leads
Today on the CF Blog, we have notes taken at CFC 2012 by writer, Alison Harrison of AH Communications, on what questions to ask to qualifying inbound leads Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, CFC, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Writing, Pricing Tagged pricing, qualifying prospects 2 Comments
