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: Speakers
Post Holiday Call To Action
Rockstar freelancer, Steve Gordon, Jr, shares some simple starter tips you can do to make something—of yourself—this year. Continue reading
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The Advanced Marketing Plan
Here's an Advanced Online Marketing Plan for those who have a few tools under your belt and are looking for clients around the country (or the world!). Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Business Plans, Designers, Freelancers Union, Freelancing, Growing Your Business, Marketing, Resources, Speakers
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Free marketing webcast Thursday (Jan 12)
Sign up for my hour-long free webcast to find out the simple “to dos” that will keep your pipeline full and your Marketing Machine humming all year long and get a kick in the butt! Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Business Plans, Freelancers Union, Freelancing, Marketing, Resources, Self-Promotion, Speakers
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Free Webcast: The Only Marketing Tools You Need
Find out which marketing tools will get you the best clients and most lucrative projects for 2012 in a free webcast, "The Only Marketing Tools You Need for 2012" on January 12, 2012 (3 PM Eastern). Continue reading
Are you sorry? @dyanavalentine is not!
This TEDx video from the always-inspiring, Dyana Valentine, is called, "I am not sorry" and although it is not directly business-related, lots of you will be able to relate. Continue reading
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Tagged confidence, Dyana Valentine, self confidence
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The 50-word Marketing Plan for Freelancers
Your marketing plan for 2012 in 50 words from Marketing Mentor's Marketing Plan Bundle, available in MyDesignShop.com Continue reading
Holiday Reading for Freelancers
I hope to have some down time over the holidays to read and reflect on last year and this coming year, both professionally and personally. If that is on your agenda too, let's start a list of books to read and recommend. Continue reading
Luke Mysse's Juicy Goal
Favorite Creative Freelancer Conference speaker, Luke Mysse, shares what's in his heart at TEDx Irvine. Continue reading
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Finding Clients Faster and Easier
If you're self-employed, the most important activity in your business is prospecting for clients. It's not writing. Or design. Or whatever you do for a living. Because if you can't bring business in the door, nothing else matters! So why … Continue reading
Posted in Designers, Featured, Freelancers Union, Freelancing, Growing Your Business, Marketing, Speakers
Tagged email marketing, email prospecting
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Should you do that RFP (request for proposal)?
If you're not sure when it's worth doing a Request for Proposal, join me and Sarah Durham, principal of NY-based design firm, Big Duck, on December 8 at 4 PM Eastern for "Talking Turkey on RFPs" to find out how her firm handles RFPs. Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Designers, Featured, Freelancing, Marketing, Marketing Monday, Speakers
Tagged proposals, RFPs
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