We Recommend: Events for Freelancers
Creative Freelancer Conference
June 21 & 22, 2012, Boston MA. THE business conference for creative solopreneurs!
HOW Design University
Professional-level continuing education on the best ways to run a successful freelance design practice - ongoing online courses & workshops!
"Creative Professional’s Guide to Money" Webcast Series
Author, Ilise Benun, presents real-world tips for creative freelancers on the business mindset and how to manage your money.
Creative Freelancer Marketing Bootcamp Get advice on effective, easy, inexpensive marketing strategies in this 3-part DesignCast series for freelancers.
Tag Archives: time management
Reading already read emails again?
More from one of my favorite blogging freelancers, Neil Renicker, of Renicker Studio, based in Tipp City, Ohio, on the topic of productivity! When you’re driving in the dark, in the pouring rain, and traffic in the other lane is … Continue reading
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Tagged productivity, time management
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A Time Management System That Never Crashes
Laurel Black shares her paper-based time management system that prevents her from over-booking and never crashes. Continue reading
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Webcasts for Freelancers
Two webcasts for freelancers: Make Money NOW Writing Freelance Articles for writers and Designing Faster by Timeboxing for designers. Continue reading
Posted in Designers, Resources, Tools of the trades, Writers, Writing
Tagged creative process, freelance writing, time management, writing articles
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Sick Days, or Why I Work Ahead of Deadlines
You will never, ever find me working on a project on deadline day. I work as far in advance as reasonably possible. Recently, I was reminded of why. Continue reading
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Get Out
You should go to Costco right now. Yes, I know you think I’m crazy. Why would you drop everything and go to Costco in the middle of the day? Continue reading
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Invest in Yourself
A service company is a human-centric business. As a company owner or leader, you should invest in the people that work for you.
With a culture of one, it’s a little different because you are on your own. But I would argue that “your people” in this case is simply yourself. If you want to build a better brand for your freelance self, you need to make an investment. Continue reading
Day Care: Investing In My Business
There’s this strange belief that because I’m physically at home, my child should be with me, an idea that no one would ever even consider if I worked in an offsite office. Continue reading
When In Doubt, Just Ask
It never fails: my services are never more in demand than right before I leave town for a trip. Since I have a lot of travel planned for April, I shouldn’t have been surprised to be flooded with requests. Continue reading
Getting married + running your business
This post was inspired by "Tying Loose Ends Before Tying the Knot" Deidre Rienzo's post on the Marketing Mix blog last year. Preparing for a wedding can be a full-time job. If you’re like most creatives, you’ll be spending a … Continue reading
There’s No Such Thing as Work-Life Balance!
A constant buzz-word/catchphrase in the professional & career self-help realm is, “work-life balance.” Huh? If we break that phrase down, it’s a bit confusing as to why “work” comes before “life” in that coupling. Continue reading
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