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2009 Freelance Folder Best Posts Edition

Posted January 1, 2010 in Inspiration 9 Comments »

2009 was a fabulous year for Freelance Folder and you, our reader, were there with us every step of the way.

Well, the year is over now, but we can’t quite leave 2009 without creating a list of the year’s best posts. You let us know what you liked by reading, commenting, tweeting, and digging many of our posts this year (and for that we thank you).

We’ve reviewed an entire year’s worth of posts. After a lot of thought, we’ve put together a list of the best Freelance Folder content of 2009.

Freelance Folder 2009 Best Content

2009’s best posts include:

• How To Build The Ultimate Job Finding Dashboard with iGoogle. This helpful tutorial leaves the reader with a quick and easy way to find freelance jobs. Who wouldn’t love that? The brainchild of Mason Hipp, this post quickly became a must-read guide for thousands of readers.
• 7 Fresh and Simple Ways to Test Cross-Browser Compatibility. Cross browser capability is one of the challenges that website owners often face. Fortunately, some simple tools to make this task easier. This post identifies those tools.
• 35 Online Tools That Make Your Freelance Career Easier. Freelancers have it tough. No one that knows that better than our own Ritu B Pant, who created this list of helpful online tools for freelancers.
• 27 Indispensible Resources for Graphic Designers . This post not only lists some of the best brushes, patterns, textures, fonts, and vectors — it also displays them. Natalie wrote this well-loved post.
• 10 Productivity Tools for Computer Addicts . Productivity is a big issue for freelancers. In general, the more productive we are the more money we earn. That’s probably why you loved this post that lists ten tools to boost freelancer productivity.
• 25 Blogs to Help You Stay Current with Social Media. If you’re freelancing and you’re not involved with social media, you’re really missing out on a lot. Here are 25 excellent resources to keep you current with the latest in social media.
• Types of Bad Clients and How To Avoid Them. Nearly everyone has had a bad client. That’s probably why you related so well to the tongue-in-cheek caricatures in this fun post.
• 50+ Free Resources for Writers, Bloggers, And Other Freelancers. Many freelancers blog or write every single day. This post lists 50 resources for writers and bloggers.

Lists of this type are often skewed against posts published at the end of the year, which is why we took a special look at several newer posts that are already proving to be popular with our readers.

• 5 Misuses of Social Media That Could Kill Your Freelance Business. Social media is great, unless it’s mishandled. Brian McDaniel identifies five misuses of social media that are so bad they could actually kill your business.
• How to Become a Freelance Web Developer: A Six Month Plan. It’s tough getting started as a web developer, but this six month plan from Amber Weinberg takes a lot of the guess work out of getting started.

Share Your Favorite 2009 Freelance Folder Posts

Did you have a favorite post in 2009 that didn’t quite make the list?

Let us know what it was in the comments.

About the author: Laura Spencer is a freelance writer from North Central Texas with over 19 years of professional business writing experience. If you liked this post, then you may also enjoy Laura’s blog about her freelance writing experiences, WritingThoughts