Hi folks I hope you had a great week and did all you had/wanted to do. Take a minute or two to check out these posts, I found them really interesting. You never know, you might learn something new, or simply enjoy taking a break. ;)
Before we go on with this weeks’ links, my friend [...]
I used to work in sales and marketing for a big telecom company here in Montreal before I decided to go solo. It was a big building, 14 floors I think. On each floor you had a different department (or many).
I remember the 9th floor where all the creative people used to spend their days; [...]
About a week ago Miaken from Agency Fusion told me about this new ‘mock-u-mercial‘ they did. It’s called ‘Make-My-Logo-Bigger Cream‘. I thought this was just way too funny to not write about it.
Talk about a way to market your services and products! Humor is always good! ;)
What do you think of the video?
Dark moods of freelancing have got nothing to do with the times your work isn’t going great or when you don’t turn in even a single project on time.
You might be getting ten business inquiries per day (which for most, if not all, of us is a lot) and traffic to your website may be [...]
“Software and Methodology. The Swords of the 21st Century” - I like the sound of that.
If you take a look at the sidebar, you’ll see we added a new 125×125px banner around the top. I would like to welcome our new advertiser, Daisho-Blacksmith, to the Freelance Folder family. (hello!)
Daisho-Blacksmith is a company based in Munich, [...]
When it comes to lying, there’s nobody more willing to believe us than… well, us. When we’re not doing the best things to move our business forward, we tell ourselves it’s okay, we’re doing great, it’s not that bad… but at the end of the day all that rationalization isn’t building revenue and bagging new [...]
8 Strategies For Successful Relations With Clients
Let’s face it. Some days, you want to just fire your clients. You go through one too many comps, iterations or edits and you’ve had enough. It has happened to everyone at least once and I’d be lying if I said it won’t happen again.
Top 8 Friendly Designers Worth Following On Twitter!
There has been many posts about designers to follow on twitter, which I did, most don’t follow back most don’t answer @’s or dm’s so i thought I would make a post about the friendliest designer’s on Twitter!
How Usable Is Your Copy?
When we talk about usability, we generally refer to the user interface (UI) — the layout of buttons, labels, tabs and so on. But there is one other element that should not be ignored as it alone can waste all the hard work you’ve put into crafting a beautiful UI. Copy.
25 Ways to be More Productive as a Designer
Work often consume our lives, but if we can become more productive at work and adopt good habits, our personal lives, in theory should improve as well.
6 Copywriting Tips for the Non-Writer
If you’re a creative professional (like a graphic designer, photographer, or illustrator) understanding the basics of good copywriting can put more money in your pocket! How?
5 Ways To Get New Customers And Grow Your Online Business
It’s easy to sit back, slack off and watch the money roll in, especially if you are satisfied with how well you’re doing. But keep in mind that if you slack off too much, your competitors will soon catch up and eventually put you out of business.
