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: finances
Are Your Low Prices Scaring Away Clients?
Your clients aren’t necessarily after rock-bottom prices. Rather, rock-bottom prices can put off potential clients. Especially when freelancers are first starting out and they’re unsure of the value of their services, they may be tempted to lowball a project quote. Continue reading
Treat what you do as a business
Can I deduct my losses (the $10,000 I was supposed to get paid) against the taxes owed on the $8000 in earned income. Continue reading
Posted in Freelance Money, Freelancing, Pricing, Speakers Tagged boundaries, contracts, finances, getting paid, June Walker Leave a comment
Death by Cash Flow
If you’ve been in business for any length of time, you know the feeling of a cash crunch. You’re busy working but, for whatever reason, the math just doesn’t add up this month. Continue reading
Don't Negotiate With Yourself
My father was recently in town for a visit, and we got talking about contracts. He negotiates them for a living for a major corporation, and I negotiate them with major corporations for my living. One of the things that … Continue reading
Holiday gifts: Help with money issues
It already seems to late to be starting to think about holiday gifts for friends, family and business colleagues, but here is one approach from Galia Gichon, our resident financial expert. Read her post with examples of "gifts that mean … Continue reading
Are you in a money fog?
One of the experts I quote in my forthcoming book, The Creative Professional's Guide to Money, is Mikelann Valterra, Director of the Women's Earning Institute. Her recent article, Three Reasons We Live with the Money Fog Monster, is worth reading … Continue reading
Guess who’ll be at CFC 2011?
We are thrilled to announce that CFC 2011 (June 23-24 in Chicago) will be graced by Joseph D'Agnese and Denise Kiernan, authors of "The money book for freelancers, part-timers and the self-employed: the only personal finance system for people with … Continue reading
