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: networking
How to Find The Best Projects for You
Freelance copywriter, shares his epiphany of where his best, most lucrative and most satisfying work comes from and how he's going to get more of it! Continue reading
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Networking Tips for Freelancers: Prep for Business Matchmaking
#CFConf Speaker, @DanaManciagli, shares #networking tips for the Business Matchmaking Happy Hour that will take place w/ the InHOWse Design Managers Conference #HOWlive Continue reading
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CFC 2013: Meet Your Actual Prospects!
AT CFC 2013, we're bringing together In-HOWse managers who need freelancers and the freelancers themselves for networking. trade-show style portfolio tables and breakfast roundtables. Whether you're a solo freelancer or the owner of a small agency, there will be plenty of ways to connect with your actual prospects. Continue reading
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Don't Make The Mistake Freelancer Tom Made
First, I want to make something perfectly clear: nobody at Marketing Mentor or HOW is paying me to write this. I’m posting this on my own initiative to help you avoid a really stupid mistake I made last year. Continue reading
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If you want to get interactive work...
If you want to get interactive work, then your "blurb" (a.k.a. elevator pitch) must make that clear. Here's how it could sound... Continue reading
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LinkedIn as a Prelude to Follow Up
Here's a trend I've noticed... You attend a conference (I was at MYOB last week). You meet some new people during the networking reception and grab their card (or not -- as long as you vaguely remember their name, you … Continue reading
How to Craft a Marketing Plan You’ll Enjoy Implementing
Writer, Alison Harrison, describes how she figured out the best marketing plan for her business (and how it's changed her business). Continue reading
Meeting with a Prospective Client: Before (& After)
Designer, Lidia Varesco Racoma, shares her tips for making the most out of a meeting with a new prospect. Continue reading
How a New Mom Keeps Up Her Networking
Designer (and new mama), Lidia Varesco Racoma, adjusts her networking to her new work/life situation and finds new and creative ways to keep networking. Continue reading
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How to find clients outside your network (Part 2)
Gina Blitsten, freelancer writer, explains why it's important for creative freelancers to expand your network beyond your circle of contacts and how to diversify your network to find more clients. Continue reading
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