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How To Get Your Clients to Take You Seriously

Posted August 31, 2009 in How-To, Managing Clients 26 Rockin' Comments »

Do your clients ignore what you say and disregard your advice? Do they decide things behind your back, and just assume you’ll follow along? Do they sometimes treat you as if you aren’t a professional at all?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you have a common case of clients not taking you seriously.

Getting clients to take you seriously can be a major issue for some freelancers. How to accomplish this goal often seems like a mystery, but getting your clients to treat you more like a professional is not as difficult as you may think.

In this post we’ll look at a few common ways to get your clients to treat you more like a professional.

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30+ Examples of Big, Bold, and Beautiful Website Navigation Menus

Posted August 27, 2009 in Inspiration, Web Design 47 Rockin' Comments »

One of the most recognizable elements in any website is the design of the main navigation menu. Some sites have large menus, others have small ones. Some sites have bold, attention-grabbing menus, others have something more subdued.

As a freelance web designer, you need to be able to draw upon many different styles depending on the current project you are working on. Since the current trend in design is bigger and more graphical menus, we thought it would be a good idea to offer some inspiration.

In this list we’ve compiled 30 of the most gorgeous navigation menu designs — all of which are big, bold, and beautiful. Take a look and see what you think:

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10 Tips for Becoming a Freelancing PowerHouse

Posted August 26, 2009 in Business, How-To 45 Rockin' Comments »

When it comes to freelancing, most people assume it’s all fun and games. The thing that many forget to realize is that when you are setting your own hours and being your own boss, responsibilities double. If you work from home, I am sure you know what I am talking about.

Working from home is great, and setting my own hours couldn’t be better. However, there was a point when it almost felt like it wasn’t worth it. Not anymore. I made some changes to the way I do things and since then it has been all fun and games (besides occasional work stress).

I have been working from home for a couple years and I really do enjoy being there for my family when they need me. In this post I’ve listed a few tips that will help you conquer the pitfalls of freelancing and turn you into a freelancing powerhouse.

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60+ Unusual Business Card Ideas and Designs

Posted August 25, 2009 in freelancenews Add Comment »

60+ Unusual Business Card Ideas and Designs
Business cards can become great interactive elements with the added ability to have custom shapes, different materials along with a great design idea.

16 Great Photoshop Light Effect Tutorials

Posted August 25, 2009 in freelancenews Add Comment »

16 Great Photoshop Light Effect Tutorials
Here’s a list of 16 various Photoshop lighting effects that can provide a great addition to your current project.

21 Sets of Photoshop Actions for Photo Retouching

Posted August 25, 2009 in freelancenews Add Comment »

21 Sets of Photoshop Actions for Photo Retouching
Photoshop actions are one of the most useful features of Photoshop. Here are 21 sets of Photopshop actions that you can download and use to edit images.

Are Vampire Clients Sucking the Life Out of Your Business?

Posted August 24, 2009 in Managing Clients 41 Rockin' Comments »

I hear freelance horror stories on a fairly regular basis… Unanticipated hours spent trying to please a single client that won’t be pleased, countless revisions when the client doesn’t even know what he or she wants, doing all of this after the client argued for a huge discount in the first place.

If you’ve ever been stuck with a client who just won’t be satisfied no matter what you do, then you know exactly how this situation feels. It seems like nothing that you do is right and all of it needs to be redone.

Meanwhile, you can’t devote yourself to new clients because you’re spending all of your time on one or two extremely demanding clients. It’s as though a vampire has come and sucked all of the life out of your freelancing business.

What’s a freelancer to do when one or a few clients take up the majority of his or her energy without providing the majority of his or her income?

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32 Trashy And Distorted Fonts For Your Next Grungy Design

Posted August 23, 2009 in freelancenews Add Comment »

32 Trashy And Distorted Fonts For Your Next Grungy Design
While most of the fonts on this list can’t really be used for website copy, they can certainly be used for logos and headings or other types of graphics.

Letting The Cat Out Of The Bag: Is Freelancing Really For You?

Posted August 20, 2009 in Business, Lifestyle 26 Rockin' Comments »

Freelancing and working from home is a dream to many. Designers, bloggers, social media experts and many other careers that didn’t exist a couple years ago have now become a comfortable means to earn a living for some.

Freelancing sure does sound great, but ask anyone who has been doing this for a while and they will tell you that the cons are usually higher than most anticipate. Sure, you get to take a break anytime you want. Working in your pajamas sounds great, but the stakes are much higher than most imagine.

In this article I want to look at some of the downsides of freelancing, and take a sobering look at some realities that every freelancer needs to confront.

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