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!
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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: proposals
How to go from "order-taker" to partner
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
Should they tell you their budget?
One of the liveliest discussions on the CFC LinkedIn Group at the moment is on the ever-debated issue of getting the budget from your client before you respond to an RFP (Request for Proposal) and/or write a proposal. Here's the … Continue reading
Wasting time on web site proposals?
If you waste too much time on web proposals that go nowhere, here are 2 strategies to at least get paid for that time! Continue reading
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August = Best Time for Marketing
If August is slow, here are a few things you can do to get a jump on your marketing while everyone else is on vacation. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Freelance Marketing, Marketing Monday, Proposals, Resources Tagged email marketing, marketing, proposals 2 Comments
Do your clients say this about your proposal.....
If your proposals aren't getting you the jobs, check out Marketing Mentor's Proposal Bundle for Designers: 25 Resources for Project-Winning Proposals, including 11 actual sample proposals. Continue reading
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Cyber Monday Deals for Freelancers
Cyber Monday Deals for Freelancers from MyDesignShop.com and Marketing-Mentor-Toolbox.com on marketing, pricing and proposals. Continue reading
Should you do that RFP (request for proposal)?
If you're not sure when it's worth doing a Request for Proposal, join me and Sarah Durham, principal of NY-based design firm, Big Duck, on December 8 at 4 PM Eastern for "Talking Turkey on RFPs" to find out how her firm handles RFPs. Continue reading
How many revisions do you do?
No matter what kind of freelancer you are, endless revisions are probably your worst nightmare, especially because you don't get paid until you finish the project (and your client is happy). In this short interview, legendary direct response copywriter, Bob Bly, shares his strategy about how to control the number of revisions he does. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Graphic & Web Design, Freelance Writing, Freelancing Tagged copywriting, proposals, revisions 4 Comments
Proposal Question Checklist
Check out this Proposal Question Checklist from The Proposal Bundle: 25 Resources for Project-Winning Proposals Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Freelancers Union, Freelancing, Pricing, Tools of the trades Tagged marketing, pricing, proposals 7 Comments
How to Increase Your Chances of Winning an RFP
Here is a short excerpt from the RFP chapter in my new book, The Creative Professional's Guide to Money. Continue reading
