Category Archives: Connecting

How to spend your daily marketing hour?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Ilise Benun

In last week's peptalk/webinar, I suggested that creative professionals should spend 1 hour per day interacting with prospects. Here's how you can spend that hour. Continue reading →

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The Importance of a Thank You

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Wendy Townley

I want you to grab a notepad or open a file on your computer, and create a list of individuals who have helped you and your work in 2011. Begin in January, and work through your mental file cabinet. Then send them a handwritten thank you note. They'll thank you for it. Continue reading →

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How do your clients "find a creative"?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Ilise Benun

With over a billion searches made on mobile devices made this year, it's time to be found and seen. FindACreative.org can help. Continue reading →

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How not to be a starving artist

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Ilise Benun

Dr. John Maeda, president of RISD, on how not to be a starving artist at #helloetsy in Washington DC Continue reading →

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How one CFC-er is keeping the fire burning

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Damien Golden

It is so easy to go back to our caves, settle into our old work rhythm and slowly let time push out all the fun, experience and enlightenment delivered by the people at the conference in Chicago.
A small group of us decided not to settle. Continue reading →

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Shake the funk by helping

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Luke Mysse

Sometimes when things get tough, I get into this whining mood and it really becomes a pity party, table for one. It can happen to the best of us, but how do we find a way out? Continue reading →

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CFC - What a ride!

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Shannon Scheels

Two days of amazing speakers, motivation, advice, information, tips, tricks, and networking. I could fill 2 pages with the fantastic quotes I wrote down from the likes of Luke Mysse, Von Glitschka, Steve Gordon, and Dyana Valentine. Continue reading →

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CFC: Goodies from CFC speakers

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Ilise Benun

Here are a few goodies from some of the Creative Freelancer Conference speakers (whether you were there or not). Continue reading →

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2 Arguments for Hiring a Copywriter

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Luke Mysse

Having good copy is as important as having good design. It’s something that we as designers should bring to the table when we can because it shows we are more than just pixel pushers. We are helping the client grow their business and that makes us harder to replace than some online service. Continue reading →

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Taking the labor out of collaboration (part 1)

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Pam Saxon

"Collaboration" literally means "to work together." Two or more people combining their efforts toward a common goal. It happens at all stages in the development of a web site project — conceptualization, site architecture, user experience (UX) design, wireframes, page design, coding, copywriting, photography/imaging, illustration, back-end programming. Continue reading →

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