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FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Sep 3, 2008
It was one of the most brilliant article ideas you’ve ever had. You sat down and wrote up a beautiful query letter, tailored it perfectly to the publication you were targeting and sent it off. Now to sit and wait to …
Also tagged: art, general, news, writing, travel, ideas, focus, time, pitch, finding work, co working
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Aug 27, 2008
As a freelancer, modesty will get you little. Unremitting self-promoters need only apply. Expressing inadequacy or uncertainty can cost you precious time and money. Clients just want their job done. All they want to …
Also tagged: pitch, the working day
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Aug 13, 2008
The web allows us to offer our services and skills almost anywhere in the world. Many of us are able to speak more than one language and have already worked for clients overseas. As a freelancing web designer who is …
Also tagged: business, international, travel, overseas, finding work, the working day, web worker
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How NOT to Get Freelance WorkFreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jul 18, 2008 It goes without saying that in the process of doing business, mistakes will be made — especially in the beginning. Small mistakes and stumbles happen, but there are a few that beginners make that can put a freelance … Also tagged: clients, pitch, finding work |
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jul 17, 2008
As a creative professional, constant inspiration is vital to career success. Sure, home and agency studios can be stimulating, but regardless of how cool the fitout is, it’s still the same environment. It gets boring …
Also tagged: environment, inspiration, the working day, freelancing essentials, web worker
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jul 10, 2008
We all know how many responsibilities a freelancer has and how many different hats we have to wear (client work, invoicing and finances, marketing, customer service, etc.). It can be easy to forget that we all have …
Also tagged: marketing, communication, focus, invoicing, skill, freelancing essentials, client work, productiviity
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - May 11, 2008
If freelancers could invent our own clichés, one might be: no two jobs are the same. Each gig we take on brings with it new personalities, new challenges and new rewards. Despite these differences, most any freelancing …
Also tagged: business, outsourcing, client, rates, clients, differences, the lighter side
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - May 8, 2008
As a freelancer you are obviously offering a service to clients, whether it be designing, programming, writing, photography, etc., but what else are you selling? You should be able to improve your overall …
Also tagged: business, marketing, client, portfolio, clients, finding work
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Day in the Life of a Freelance WriterFreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Apr 28, 2008 Last month, I spoke at my alma mater about freelance writing. The request letter from the high school was helpful and precise: I was to inform the students about a “typical day.” So I gathered several digi-photos of … Also tagged: a day in the life, office, the working day |
FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Mar 12, 2008
I’ve been creating websites for about half of my life now — nearly 14 years focused on creating comps, writing code, and, of course, making designs look right in Internet Explorer. I’ve spent many of those years …
Also tagged: mistakes, lessons, the business of freelancing