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: Speakers
Answers to 3 Common Questions About Public Speaking
In the latest podcast/interview in the Creative Freelancer Conference Speaker Series (the big event is right around the corner, June 22-24 in San Francisco), Ilise Benun speaks with Jezra Kaye, author of “Speak Like Yourself, No Really,” and together they dissect each word of her session title: “Promote and Present: How to Speak Persuasively to Current and Future Clients, In Person and Virtually” and in the process, answer 3 common questions about speaking in public. Continue reading
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[Podcast] How to Stop Scope Creep in its Tracks
In the latest CFC 2013 Speaker Podcast Series, writer, Alisa Bonsignore shares explicit language she uses to stop scope creep in its tracks and how she developed the confidence to say these things. Continue reading
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Challenges of Parenting While Freelancing
Podcast with Jim Krause on work/life balance and how to be a (single) parent and a freelancer simultaneously. Continue reading
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Jessica Hische's Freelancing Advice
Was striking out on her own as a freelancer scary for @JessicaHische? Watch this 2 minute interview to find out... Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, CFC, Freelance Money, Freelancers Union, Freelancing, Speakers Tagged Jessica Hische, pricing Leave a comment
Need Help With Your Taxes?
Last minute tax advice for freelancers from indie tax expert, June Walker (who will also be at CFC 2013 in SF June 22-24)! Continue reading
Podcast: Latest in Social Media for Creative Freelancers
Ilise Benun of Marketing-mentor.com interviews Colleen Wainwright (a.k.a. the communicatrix) for the CFC Speaker Podcast Series on the latest trends in social media networking for creative pros. Come hear her in person at CFC 2013, June 22-24 in San Francisco for her session, Making People Love You Madly: Selling Yourself in the Postmodern Marketplace. Details: www.creativefreelancerconference.com Continue reading
Integrating Your Values Into Freelancing
What kind of business do you want to have? And with whom do you want to work? In preparation for CFC 2013, Sarah Durham of Big Duck talks about how she integrates her values into her business. Continue reading
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3 Simple Questions to Manage Client Expectations
The Communicatrix shares 3 simple questions to ask a new prospect to manage expectations better later. Continue reading
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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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[Podcast] Freelancer: Are You Cheating Yourself?
June Walker on why and how the creatively self employed cheat themselves when it comes to taxes. Hear more on how not to at CFC 2013 June 22-24 in SF Continue reading
