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Tag Archives: Heather Parlato
Interview with Heather Parlato on Freelancing
Listen to this podcast/interview with CFC veteran, Heather Parlato, of Parlato Design Studio in Los Angeles. In this conversation, she reveals...how she made the transition from a full-time job to full-time freelancing, plus... Continue reading
Freelancing 103: When to make the leap to F/T freelancing
Here's the 3rd installment in our 3-part series on launching your F/T freelancing business, featuring Alisa Bonsignore (writer) and Heather Parlato (designer), both of whom were forced into freelancing. Continue reading
Freelancing 102: Balancing Two Jobs
Continuing this week's series on going from F/T to F/T freelancing (and beyond), here are our lovely two CFC veterans on how to balance two jobs before you make the leap: Continue reading
Freelancing 101: How to begin getting clients
As part of our series about going from F/T to F/T freelancing (and beyond), here are CFC veterans, Alisa Bonsignore (a writer) and Heather Parlato (a designer), on how to begin getting clients (before you make the leap). Continue reading
My Creative Freelancer "Progress Report"
I just got my Marketing Mentor 6-month planning card in the mail! (Did you?) If you haven't been to a Creative Freelancer Conference, here's what it is: at the end of the conference everyone writes a card to their future … Continue reading
What a Difference a Retreat Makes!
About a month ago, I set out on my annual retreat to reflect on the past and plan the year ahead.
In the end, I hand-wrote 17 pages following up on evolving progress and brainstorming ideas for how to build on what I’ve done. I’ll share the main ones here, Continue reading



