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The Seven Deadly Sins of Freelancing Part 7 - Sacrificing Integrity

Posted July 23, 2008 in Lifestyle 9 Rockin' Comments »

There are a number of ways that a freelancer can lose her business. Sometimes, the economy takes a dive and she can’t recover. Sometimes, she isn’t good at what she does. Sometimes, she falls prey to one of the first six deadly sins of freelancing. She doesn’t plan, she doesn’t market, she aims too high or too low.

There is something else, though, that can destroy a freelance business. Of the seven deadly sins of freelancing, this is probably the most serious, the most severe, and the one sin with implications far beyond the freelancing business.

Deadly Freelancing Sin #7: Sacrificing Integrity

The old cliché tells us how “nice guys finish last.” We see examples of corporate leaders who do horrible things to get where they are. We hear about people climbing the career ladder, all the while stepping on the fingers of those below them. On, and on, and on it goes. People everywhere sacrifice their integrity and their own moral compass in order to get ahead. [Click here to read more →]

5 Other Services all Freelance Web Designers Should Offer!

Posted July 23, 2008 in freelancenews Add Comment »

5 Other Services all Freelance Web Designers Should Offer!
Are you a Web Designer or Developer? Yes? Well are you optimizing your reach by expanding your services beyond Web Design? No? C’MON! Whats wrong with you?! Jeez!

27 Best Photoshop Web Layout Design Tutorials to Design Decent Web Layouts

Posted July 22, 2008 in freelancenews Add Comment »

27 Best Photoshop Web Layout Design Tutorials to Design Decent Web Layouts
Here is a collection of 27 layout design tutorials that will help you with designing a decent looking website.

10 Fab Flyer Design Ideas

Posted July 22, 2008 in freelancenews 1 Rockin' Comment »

10 Fab Flyer Design Ideas
Flyer designs have always been one of the most powerful marketing tools
available to businesses and organizations.

How To Weather The Storm By Making Your Money Work For You

Posted July 22, 2008 in Business 11 Rockin' Comments »

Unless you’re an extremely successful freelancer, you’ll most likely find yourself holding an umbrella at some point or another. One month, you’ll have more than enough money to pay the bills. The next, you’ll find yourself considering the possibility of throwing in the towel.

What do you do when paying the bills each month requires a garage sale? Have no fear, there is one key thing that you can do to weather this proverbial storm.

Create A Budget

I know. I know. Creating and following a budget doesn’t sound fun at all (unless you’re weird like me. I spend way too much time staring at my profile on Mint.com). But we must always remember: This is a business! [Click here to read more →]

11 Steps For A More Stable Freelance Income

Posted July 21, 2008 in freelancenews Add Comment »

11 Steps For A More Stable Freelance Income
Some things will be outside of your control, but your approach to your work is capable of having a significant impact in stabilizing your income.