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5 Ways To Get More Exposure To Your Portfolio Site

Posted October 24, 2008 in Business, How-To, Marketing 19 Rockin' Comments »

You know the old advice:

Build it and they will come!

Right… if you just build it and do nothing, chances are nothing will happen.

Once you have your portfolio site up and running what you need is visitors, which may eventually become paying customers. How can you get more exposure and traffic to your portfolio site then? Let’s see.

Start A Blog

I know many designers and programmers will say they don’t have time for a blog and they prefer to focus on working on projects. Sure! But you already spend some time marketing your business, right? Why not set aside some time every week to write on your company blog? Even if it’s just 2 or 3 hours a week! [Click here to read more →]

7 Daily Time Wasters and How To Get Your Time Back

Posted October 22, 2008 in How-To, Productivity 19 Rockin' Comments »

No matter what job or business you have, time is always a critical resource. And most of us could use a little more of it.

Do you know how much time you waste every single day?

It may not be much, but it probably adds up over the long run. For those of you looking to improve your system, here are 7 common daily time drains and what you can do to get your time back.

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A First Hand Guide On How To Start Freelancing

Posted October 21, 2008 in freelancenews Add Comment »

A First Hand Guide On How To Start Freelancing
Jacen Nicely goes through the first hand personal experiences of becoming a freelance designer detailing the emotions and the three phases of the process of going from frustrated to a full time freelancer.

A Simple Way To Stop Clients From Rejecting Your Proposals

Posted October 21, 2008 in Business, Marketing 15 Rockin' Comments »

Just lost a potential client because they can’t afford you?

You’re not alone — we’ve all been there. But in these troubled times, letting a potential client slip through your fingers isn’t something you want to risk again, let alone experience.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to keep a window-shopping prospect looking at your services and (more importantly) get them to sign on the dotted line.

Read more to find out how.

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You Know You’re A Web Designer If…

Posted October 20, 2008 in freelancenews Add Comment »

You Know You’re A Web Designer If…
Here are a few situations I found my self in that got me thinking how influenced am I from the whole web design business. Important to mention that all of the below situations really happened to me – no kidding.

What’s Your Strength: Creativity or Discipline?

Posted October 20, 2008 in Lifestyle, Open Thread, Productivity 14 Rockin' Comments »

Creativity and discipline are two topics that have individually received a huge amount of attention online, offline, and just about everywhere in between. And they probably deserve that attention, too.

As freelancers, much of our prosperity can be drawn directly back to one of these two things — how creative is your work, and how much of it can you get done. Or, in your own business, how many great ideas do you have, and how fast can you implement them.

The tough part is that very few people naturally have an abundance of both creativity and discipline. The scales are normally tipped in one direction or the other, and it’s our job both enhance the stronger side and shore up the weaker one.

So, in this thread I’d like to discuss this idea further. Which half are you stronger in — creativity or discipline? In what ways have you helped to balance things out? How have you played to your stronger side? How have you improved your weaker side?

As always, we’ll continue discussion in the comments… [Click here to read more →]