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
Tag Archives: creativity
Growing creatively, personally & professionally
A few answers to the question, "How do I grow my business with limited time and still be creative?" Continue reading
What’s your side job?
I don’t know about you, but it seems like I’m always cooking up a new side project. I have a line of greeting cards and stationery fueling my passion for paper.... Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelancing, Inspiration Tagged creativity 6 Comments
Exercise your creativity in 2012
The "Caffeine for the Creative Mind" LinkedIn Group -- based on the well-known book, Caffeine for the Creative Mind by Stefan Mumaw and Wendy Lee Oldfield -- is up to Exercise #8 since they got started in October. Continue reading
New LinkedIn Group to Flex Your Creative Muscles
Join this new LinkedIn Group based on "Caffeine for the Creative Mind" and created for freelance or solopreneur graphic designers who want accountability to push the boundaries of their creative minds. Continue reading
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Sept 21st – The Value of Creativity
Sept 21st – Print Master Class:
The Value of Creativity in Creating and Managing Brand Value, with Andy Payne, Interbrand Global Chief Creative Officer. Continue reading
Do you need inspiration or motivation?
I dropped a few crumbs on my kitchen floor and, sadly, had to guilt myself into picking them up and not just kicking them to the floorboard. I was half a second from copping-out on something as simple and immediate as picking up something I had just dropped. How often have we done this in our careers? Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Inspiration, Sponsors & Partners Tagged creativity, creativity tips 9 Comments
Where do you do your thinking?
I do my best thinking at the long end of the leash. For some people, it’s in the shower, or during the commute, or while they’re dreaming. I’ve always had mental breakthroughs when I’m out for a walk with the dog. Continue reading
Invest in Yourself
A service company is a human-centric business. As a company owner or leader, you should invest in the people that work for you.
With a culture of one, it’s a little different because you are on your own. But I would argue that “your people” in this case is simply yourself. If you want to build a better brand for your freelance self, you need to make an investment. Continue reading
A Culture of One — Check Your Attitude
In most cases, when I verbalize a problem, it turns out to be less of a problem than what I’ve played it up to be in my mind. If you sit alone and let things swirl out of control, it will start to affect your attitude toward everything. Get those feelings out so you can start finding a solution to whatever it is you’re struggling with. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Communicating, Connecting, Growing Your Business, Inspiration, Work Life Balance Tagged attitude, change, creativity, inspiration Leave a comment
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
