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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: Time Management
Getting married + running your business
This post was inspired by "Tying Loose Ends Before Tying the Knot" Deidre Rienzo's post on the Marketing Mix blog last year. Preparing for a wedding can be a full-time job. If you’re like most creatives, you’ll be spending a … Continue reading
There’s No Such Thing as Work-Life Balance!
A constant buzz-word/catchphrase in the professional & career self-help realm is, “work-life balance.” Huh? If we break that phrase down, it’s a bit confusing as to why “work” comes before “life” in that coupling. Continue reading
Marketing Monday -- March 7, 2011
Guess what? It's Marketing Monday again. Before things get too crazy this week, take some time this morning to strategize what marketing tasks you're going to do each day. Otherwise, it may not get done and another week-without-marketing will go by. Here's what I'm doing today... Continue reading
Posted in Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Illustration, Freelance Marketing, Freelance Money, Freelance Writing, Freelancers Union, Growing Your Business, Marketing Monday, Resources, Time Management
Tagged creative freelancer conference, freelancers union, Galia Gichon, Ilise Benun, marketing plan
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What is a 24/7 Creative? (part 1)
Creativity is actually more a part of the life you live than it is a part of the work you do. We are independent creatives, are we not? Then who determined when we should work, when we should play, when we should shut it all down and when we are to be given credit for being “on the clock?” Add to that the fact that we are not all the same. We scream individuality yet act like sheep, following a stale, templated set of actions to be seen as “professionals.” Continue reading
The Perennial Debate: Quality vs. Quantity?
The fact is that once I embraced the inevitable highs and lows of freelance work – and even after all these years, there are always crazy weeks and calm weeks – I learned that I didn’t need to have that consistent client. I’ve come to appreciate my slow, quiet times (blogging weeks!) just as much as the paychecks that come with the crazy 12-hour days. Continue reading
Lesson 1: Make time for process -- always!
There’s an old saying that goes something like this: There isn’t enough time to do it right, but there’s always enough time to do it over. I think the same applies to process. Continue reading
Freelancing 102: Balancing Two Jobs
Continuing this week's series on going from F/T to F/T freelancing (and beyond), here are our lovely two CFC veterans on how to balance two jobs before you make the leap: Continue reading
Friday Afternoon Invoicing
It’s Friday afternoon as I write this, my dear freelancers, and that can mean only one thing: Friday Afternoon Invoicing. Continue reading
The Working Workflow Part 2 - Basecamp
Join your host Seth Erickson as he takes you through a few of the basic features of Basecamp to get any project up and running in a snap. Continue reading
Permission: it's yours
Start your day with this inspiring post from Dyana....yes, that's a robe a she's wearing. Continue reading
Posted in Client Relations, Communicating, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Illustration, Freelance Photography, Freelance Writing, Freelancing, Time Management
Tagged boundaries, change, Dyana Valentine, information overload, outgrowing clients, pricing, raising your rates, time management
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