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Do Design Agency Logo\’s Lack Creativity?

Posted January 17, 2009 in freelancenews

Do Design Agency Logo’s Lack Creativity?
A discussion whether or not some of the most respected design studios around the world logo’s are lacking creativity. What’s your thoughts?

30 Awesomely Inspiring Logos

Posted January 15, 2009 in freelancenews

30 Awesomely Inspiring Logos
A great list of nice examples of what good logo design can be.

Hide Referer Information using PHP and Javascript

Posted January 15, 2009 in freelancenews

Hide Referrer Information using PHP and Javascript
Hide browser referrer information with this piece of PHP code sparkled with little javascript to fix IE back button & learn how to implement it on your web site

List Of 17 Quality Free Fonts For Designers

Posted January 15, 2009 in freelancenews

List Of 17 Quality Free Fonts For Designers
Typography is everywhere. In your lunchbox. On your beer. Printed over that geeky t-shirt. Here are 17 free fonts for designers.

Myths, Half-Truths, and Other Freelance Lies

Posted January 15, 2009 in Lifestyle

With the economy on a downward spiral, more people than ever before are examining freelancing as a viable source of income. The Internet is a tremendous resource for people who may be starting their freelancing career. Unfortunately, there is also a tremendous amount of bad information and misperceptions floating around the Internet about freelancing — lies and myths are everywhere!

That’s where this post comes in handy. We’ll look at ten common, and very popular, ideas about freelancing. After examining each idea, I will identify it as one of the following: truth, half-truth, or lie (myth).

Finally, I’ll ask each of you for your feedback on these, and other, freelancing misconceptions.

Ten Popular Perceptions About Freelancing:

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Technique for creating a hand drawn website style

Posted January 15, 2009 in freelancenews

Technique for creating a hand drawn website style
David gives you a quick lesson on how to create a hand drawn website design using the don’t lift the pencil technique.

The Unlimited Freelancer is On Sale Now!

Posted January 14, 2009 in News

It’s finally here!

The Unlimited Freelancer is on sale now.

Over six months of writing, organization, and research have come together into a single $29 eBook that could change your entire way of thinking about freelancing.

Click here for more info and to buy the book!

The Freelance Mix: Balancing Time, Money, and Results

Posted January 13, 2009 in Business, How-To

A few weeks ago one of our authors, Jacob Cass, wrote an excellent article about the Fast, Good, and Cheap pricing method. The article points out that your clients can only expect two of those things, and can’t have all three.

This week, I want to talk about the other side of that equation — actually running your business, managing your resources, and doing the client work. Maintaining balance in all of this can be very difficult.

We have to choose where we allocate our time and money. We also have to account for that unsung hero — skill. All of these factors influence the results that we can offer to our customers, the prices we can charge, and even determine how our work will stack up against another freelancer or business.

In this article, we’ll take a look at the individual factors, different ways of organizing your resources, and how to make the most out of the situation.

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Do You Hate Your Customers?

Posted January 12, 2009 in Business, Marketing

Do you hate your customers?

“Of course not!” You protest. “My customers are why I’m in business. They keep me going.”

Okay, maybe you don’t hate your customers — but when we freelancers provide poor service to our clients, we are behaving just as though we do hate them.

Poor customer service makes our client’s lives harder and may ultimately even lead to the loss of a client. In fact, good customer service is vital if you want to retain clients and grow your business.

Seven Cardinal Customer Service Crimes

Here are seven common cardinal customer service crimes:

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