Freelancefolder

12 Awesome Businesses That Were Started By Freelancers

Posted January 7, 2009 in Business, Inspiration 33 Rockin' Comments »

With the upcoming launch of The Unlimited Freelancer, we’ve been doing a lot of talking about building businesses with enormous potential. Specifically, I’ve been saying that with the right information you can take your freelance business just about anywhere you want.

Just how much potential do you have, starting as a solo freelancer?

Quite a lot, actually — and that’s what I want to show you with this list. These 12 businesses were all started in the mind of a single freelancer, and have since grown to be incredibly successful.

Take a look at these impressive businesses, and you’ll be amazed at the potential that freelancers have.

Envato Network

Started by Cyan and Collis Ta’eed
From humble beginnings as freelance designers, Collis and Cyan started a company that is now the envy of freelancers everywhere. Starting with FlashDen, they built an online network one website at a time until they were doing incredibly well. At last count they had 11 websites, and that number is going up quickly.

[Click Here to Read More...]

6 Reasons Websites Fail at Getting Their Points Across

Posted January 7, 2009 in freelancenews Add Comment »

6 Reasons Websites Fail at Getting Their Points Across
Every website tries to communicate a different message. With some sites, it is hard to determine what exactly that message is.

Web Design Trends: Cityscapes, Landscapes and Seascapes

Posted January 7, 2009 in freelancenews Add Comment »

Web Design Trends: Cityscapes, Landscapes and Seascapes
Check out this showcase for inspiration from the best.

10 Inspiring sites to gain Photoshop inspiration

Posted January 7, 2009 in freelancenews Add Comment »

10 Inspiring Sites to Gain Photoshop Inspiration
Here are ten websites that will inspire you to work with Photoshop and design sites of your own. It’s time to get creative.

Gaining Confidence as an Inexperienced Freelance Designer

Posted January 7, 2009 in freelancenews Add Comment »

Gaining Confidence as an Inexperienced Freelance Designer
Some helpful advice for freelancers who are just getting started or lacking in experience and confidence.

Top 10 Most Used CSS Class Names

Posted January 7, 2009 in freelancenews Add Comment »

Top 10 Most Used CSS Class Names
Many developers are puzzled when it comes to assigning class names to elements. Here are my top 10 class names with explanations.

Logospire – a new logo inspiration gallery

Posted January 7, 2009 in freelancenews Add Comment »

Logospire, A New Logo Inspiration Gallery
Logospire lets you browse other peoples logos, rate logos, upload logos and leave comments. No moderation queue to submit your logo, they go live straight away.

26+ CSS Galleries to Follow on Twitter | Ultimate Smashing

Posted January 7, 2009 in freelancenews 1 Rockin' Comment »

26+ CSS Galleries to Follow on Twitter
A list of 26 Web & CSS Galleries on Twitter that are worth following

Two Freelancing Myths and The Need For Self-Discipline

Posted January 6, 2009 in Lifestyle, Productivity 35 Rockin' Comments »

Envy filled my friend’s voice as she spoke, “I wish had it like you. Since you’re self-employed, if you wake up and don’t feel like working you don’t really have to. I have to go to work every single day, whether I want to or not.”

The volunteer coordinator at the children’s school huffed impatiently, “You work for yourself. You must have a lot of free time every day. Surely, you can make time to chair this major committee for us since you can control your own schedule.”

Both statements indicate a common misconception about freelancing. Both statements also totally ignore a key factor that every freelancer must master if they are to succeed. That factor is self-discipline.

First, Let’s look at these two misconceptions:

[Click Here to Read More...]