Becoming A Freelancer: 7 Things To Do When (Or Before) You Take The Plunge (And One Reason Why Famous Advice Is Wrong)
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I’m a relatively new freelancer. The mortgage industry imploded, changing the way that I had to earn my income.
That gave me release from a job that only sort of fit anyway. I love the industry, but in December of 2007, I scaled back my origination efforts, and now I’m working on a bunch of new and exciting projects - some of them are for others (clients), and some of them are products that I’m selling and developing myself.
I’ve always wanted to be a freelancer, attracted to the romance of being a writer.
1. Get Control and Understanding of Your Budget.
This is the first thing that you gotta do! You have to know what your expenses are and what they’re going to be in the future. You need to leave room for paying taxes, and you have to set goals on how much you will earn on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. [Click here to read more →]
Finding Your First Clients, What To Charge, And Dealing With Deadlines…
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Finding Your First Clients, What To Charge, And Dealing With Deadlines…
Once you have a couple clients under your belt, you will have the right mindset when you begin to set yourself up as a legitimate freelancer.
When Should You Quit Your Day Job? A Few Things to Think About
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When Should You Quit Your Day Job? A Few Things to Think About
Freelancing is a great life. Just make sure you’re ready for all that freelacing involves before marching into your bosses office and saying “I quit!”
101 Awesome Portfolio Sites
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101 Awesome Portfolio Sites
If you’re working on building or re-designing your own portfolio, you should definitely find some inspiration from sites featured there.
Friday’s Five: Week 7 - Inspiration
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Friday’s Five: Week 7 - Inspiration
Great round-up post of some very inspirational and creative designs, logos, images and illustrations.
10 Creative Designer Portfolios of The Month July
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10 Creative Designer Portfolios of The Month July
Every month we take a look around and select some of the coolest creative designer portfolios and select the 10 very best.
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