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9 Next Generation Collaboration Apps for Sharing Images & DocumentsFreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Oct 9, 2008 In the last few years we’ve seen an explosion in new awesome tools for freelancers including project management apps, invoicing apps, time management apps and to-do lists. One type of app that I think is particularly … Also tagged: tools |
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Oct 9, 2008
It’s hard to believe that in 1993, Adobe first released Adobe Acrobat for the Mac. Within a few short years, this new “.pdf” format became the standard. Although there were many who provided free and always interesting …
Also tagged: business, technology, general, design, tools, adobe, product reviews, portfolio, acrobat, clients, freelancing essentials
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Oct 8, 2008
Having the ability to work from home rather than in a traditional office setting was probably one of the major attractions to freelancing for most of us. However, working solo from home can be a real challenge due to …
Also tagged: business, networking, conference, communication, friends, focus, the working day
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Oct 2, 2008
Most freelancers—I’d say at least 80%—work in a creative field. And most freelancers—I’d say at least 100% (even those whose jobs aren’t really “creative”)—eventually run into some kind of creative block, whether it …
Also tagged: jobs, stress, money, ideas, cashflow, freelancing essentials
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Sep 9, 2008
What’s one of the worst things that can happen to you as a freelancer? Besides a lull in contracts, it’s possibly a lull in creativity that can have you wondering why you gave up salaried work. Sometimes the work just …
Also tagged: creativity, mind mapping, mindset, the working day
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Sep 7, 2008
These days the idea of a design team is usually wide open to location. Your creative director could be in LA while the designers work in New York, and the client lives in Texas. To keep in sync and get all the work …
Also tagged: client liaison, remote work
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Sep 4, 2008
Einstein once said something to the effect of, “you cannot solve problems by thinking within the same framework or mindset that discovered the problems.” The implication is that you need to step into another mindset …
Also tagged: mind mapping, thoughts, mindset, thinking
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Aug 16, 2008
While having a regular freelance writing gig is nice, can you keep up with the ongoing need for fresh content? Can you balance the workload with other projects? Say you have a client who has you blogging weekly or …
Also tagged: writing, inspiration, the working day
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jul 28, 2008
Freelance Folder recently published a post on 5 Surefire Ways to Meet Deadlines for Freelancers and Web Workers by Abhijeet Mukherjee. If you haven’t read the post, it gives a nice breakdown of the topic. I’d like to …
Also tagged: time management, deadlines, time, the working day
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jul 23, 2008
If you’re a web-working freelancer of any sort, you’re probably following umpteen RSS feeds in your favorite feed reader (Feed Demon, Google Reader, etc.), with your subscription list growing by the day. Are you …
Also tagged: technology, rss, sources, feed reader, twitter, research tools, niche monitor