About the author: Jon Phillips is a full-time freelancer, blogger and designer, he loves WordPress and plays guitar in a heavy act. He's also the founder of Freelance Folder.
Ideas And Tools For A Paperless Office
Posted September 12, 2007 in Uncategorized 19 Rockin' Comments »
Is it possible to freelance, run a business, be productive, and not use paper at all? Or at least reduce your paper consumption to a minimum? I think it’s possible, but it won’t happen just like that, you have to be organized and actually want to have a paperless office (some people don’t).
The Paperless Office [...]
77 Tools/Resources For Web Designers
Posted September 11, 2007 in Uncategorized 5 Rockin' Comments »
Just a quick post to let you know Steven from VandelayDesign has put together a list of 77 resources for web designer. From color pickers to CSS layouts, to dead-links checkers, really worth checking out.
77 Resources to Simplify Your Life as a Web Designer
2007-09-09 Sunday Links Folder
Posted September 9, 2007 in Uncategorized 4 Rockin' Comments »
Hello folks, time for another “Links Folder”. It’s Sunday, take a break, take some time to go and read those posts, I’m sure you will enjoy reading and maybe learn a thing or two. We got 8 articles/posts for you today.
Also my good blogging friend Ilker (who runs The Thinking Blog) launched his new portfolio [...]
What Are Your Biggest Challenges In Your Freelance Career?
Posted September 8, 2007 in Lifestyle, Open Thread 4 Rockin' Comments »
First off, I want to tell you I’m extremely happy how FreelanceFolder is doing, we’ve been online since late July and already have around 50 articles published, and the blog has been featured and linked to from a number of great websites and blogs (KillerStartups, LifeHack, NetBusinessBlog and so many others!).
What I personally like the [...]
Working With Friends And Family? - What You Need To Know
Posted September 6, 2007 in Business 10 Rockin' Comments »
My first client, when I started freelancing, was a good friend of mine. I had no experience, and was almost desperately looking for gigs. When that friend asked me to design his website, I said yes right away.
Was that a mistake? Definitely. But I learned a lot from that experience.
At first I thought it was [...]
7 Things To Keep In Mind When Designing Your Press Kit
Posted September 3, 2007 in Marketing 6 Rockin' Comments »
A mention in a magazine, a radio interview, or a TV appearance can definitely help your business reach the next level.
But in most cases for that to happen you need something more than a simple business card or an online portfolio.
A press kit (or media kit) is not a portfolio or resume. You give your [...]
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