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: Proposals
Learn to Write an Effective Design Proposal
Learn to write an effective graphic design proposal in this online course with Ilise Benun, starting this Monday, January 28 Continue reading
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
Is Your Proposal Strong Enough to Get the Work?
Is your proposal strong enough to win the projects you want? If not, it’s time to turn your proposal into a job-getting machine. Enroll now in the online workshop for HOW Design University. Continue reading
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
Posted in All Posts, Client Relations, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Writing, Freelancing, Pricing, Proposals Tagged declining, ideal clients, saying no 2 Comments
Should they tell you their budget?
One of the liveliest discussions on the CFC LinkedIn Group at the moment is on the ever-debated issue of getting the budget from your client before you respond to an RFP (Request for Proposal) and/or write a proposal. Here's the … Continue reading
Business Bootcamp @ HOW Interactive SF
Whether you’re in-house or on your own, this new “business bootcamp” will help you position your interactive services to attract the right clients and create proposals that are profitable. Continue reading
An RFP is like a mirage in the desert
If the jobs you do proposals for are like a mirage in the desert, take my new online course and find the actual clients with budgets. Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Featured, Marketing Monday, Pricing, Proposals Tagged graphic design proposals, proposal, RFP Leave a comment
August = Best Time for Marketing
If August is slow, here are a few things you can do to get a jump on your marketing while everyone else is on vacation. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Freelance Marketing, Marketing Monday, Proposals, Resources Tagged email marketing, marketing, proposals 2 Comments
How to Write a Graphic Design Proposal
If you're trying to learn how to write a graphic design proposal, this post will help. (You can also take my online course -- offered multiples times throughout the year.) Because I’m convinced that the key technique to writing a … Continue reading
Do your clients say this about your proposal.....
If your proposals aren't getting you the jobs, check out Marketing Mentor's Proposal Bundle for Designers: 25 Resources for Project-Winning Proposals, including 11 actual sample proposals. Continue reading
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