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If You Want To Be More Than a Freelancer...

Former freelancer, Jen Lombardi of Kiwi Creative, reveals some of the ways she f***ed up as a new freelancer but here's one thing she did right. Continue reading

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Freelancer: Are you trying to run a pseudofirm?

Proud creative freelancer, Tom Tumbusch of WordStreamCopy, debunks myths about corporate clients who want "agencies" instead of independents or freelancers. Continue reading

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Fears in business?

Luke Mysse

Luke Mysee asks: What sort of things do you fear in business? Please comment... Continue reading

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CFC to MYOB

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It's a natural progression for creative professionals who want to grow to start out as freelancers and evolve beyond, by adding employees or virtual team members. Continue reading

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How to go from "order-taker" to partner

Damien Golden

Stuck being an order-taker with clients who don't appreciate your big ideas or give you more strategic projects? Damien Golden shares excellent ideas about how to transform the kind of work you get from your clients. Continue reading

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From Solo Freelancer to Design Firm Owner

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Next Friday's Morning Roundtables at the Creative Freelancer Conference will include Jonathan Cleveland of Cleveland Design on: From Solo Freelancer to Design Firm Owner. Here's a preview of what you will learn. See you there? Continue reading

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What roadblocks have you hit as you grow?

Join the lively discussion on the CFC LinkedIn group, started when CFC 2012 speaker, Luke Mysse, asked a simple question: What sort of roadblocks have you hit when trying to grow? Continue reading

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