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Tag Archives: blogging
Get a jump start on 2011
It's what everyone's been asking for: a marketing plan that syncs with your iCal, Google calendar, Outlook or any other electronic calendar. Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Illustration, Freelance Marketing, Freelance Photography, Freelance Writing, Marketing Monday, Tools of the trades Tagged blogging, cold calling, email marketing, LinkedIn, marketing plan, networking, thought leadership Leave a comment
One Designer's "Marketing Mix"
I've been in business for myself exclusively for 3 years, and each year I've tried a different mix of marketing strategy and industry participation for my promotional efforts. Here are 3 new things I’m trying this year. 1) Daily blogging: … Continue reading
Podcast: Interview with Illustrator, Cedric Hohnstadt
Say "hello" to illustrator (and 3-time CFC veteran) Cedric Hohnstadt, who was recently interviewed by Bob Ostrom on "Creative Independence." In the 40-minute conversation (link below), Cedric shares all sorts of secrets about how he markets himself to build a … Continue reading
A S.M.A.R.T. routine for social media (Part 3)
FRAZZLED AND OVERWHELMED BY SOCIAL MEDIA? Try creating a S.M.A.R.T. routine. (Part 3 of 5) In part 1 and part 2 of this series outlining my S.M.A.R.T. routine, I discussed ideas for systemitizing your social media routine and I offered … Continue reading
Using Your Blog for Market Research
We all know that blogging is one of the most effective ways to communicate with your customers and future prospects. But what if you could go a step further and actually use it as a tool to do your own … Continue reading
A Real Community
As Ilise and I were having our many conversations over the summer about developing this new blog, one idea consistently got us the most excited. We wanted to make this more of a community, a meeting place, a space where … Continue reading
We’re new and improved!
We've been working behind the scenes since we returned from the Creative Freelancer Conference in Denver last June to expand this blog into its next incarnation. Et voila! (Here it is!) The main thing that's changing is quantity: there will … Continue reading
