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Today Only: MediaLoot One-Day Mega-Sale

Mason Hipp — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:59:09 +0000

For today only, MediaLoot is having their biggest sale yet: the MediaLoot One-Day Mega-Sale! You get 100 downloads for $50. That’s less than 50 cents per download! From full webpage templates and iPhone UI kits to artistic Photoshop brushes and textures, each one only uses one download. You’ll be able to grab everything you could possible want this holiday season :)

See details and grab 100 downloads for $50 here: MediaLoot One-Day Mega-Sale →

Holiday Sale Starts Now! Get The Client Machine for Only $39

brantwilson — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:05:52 +0000

Happy Holidays from your friends at FreelanceFolder! This holiday season we are putting all of our great products on sale. The sale for today is The Client Machine for only $39.

Learn about The Client Machine

Happy Thanksgiving to Our Readers!

Laura Spencer — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:30:50 +0000

For those of you located in the United States, today is a holiday dedicated to giving thanks. It’s also a time for getting together with friends and family. Here at Freelance Folder we are thankful for you, our readers.

Those of us on the Freelance Folder team who are located in the U.S. are taking today off. We’ll be watching the parades, following some football games, and getting together to spend some quality time with our friends and families. We even hope to get a slice of yummy pumpkin pie. :)

If today is a holiday for you too, then Happy Thanksgiving to you. If you are working today, have a wonderful day as well!

Tomorrow, we’ll be back with our usual posting schedule. In the meantime, we’ll share our favorite Freelance Folder post about saying thank-you–Two Special Words That Will Make Your Clients See You Differently.

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Thank-You to Our November Advertisers

Laura Spencer — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:30:45 +0000

The leaves have dropped off the trees. It’s time to light a fire in your fireplace. Are you ready for the cold weather?

Don’t forget to look into the products offered by the great companies who support the Freelance Folder blog. It’s the support of these advertisers that allows us to provide you with great information year-round. We definitely recommend looking into these products and services.

Thank-You to Our Advertisers

activeCollab lets you work with a team, clients, or contractors in an easy to use environment with full control of your data. It lets you plan and track projects while controlling your data. activeCollab is a great project management tool that allows you to work effectively with your entire team. activeCollab also has a thriving forum community.

FreshBooks is designed to deliver fast and simple invoicing and time tracking services. It keeps your data safe, secure, and accessible to you using the latest security measures such as SSL encryption, firewalls, vulnerability testing, and more. Plus, everyone gets the latest upgrades so that your FreshBooks is always current.

Sprout Social is a great tool that helps you to stay engaged with your customers. It allows you to organize all of your social networks from a single place. You can even use Sprout Social to measure your success, monitor your brand, and optimize your social outreach. It intergrates with popular networks like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and more.

P2H.com will convert your graphic web design in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and its extensions, and skins/themes/templates for various engines. A leader in their industry, they have over 50,000 clients to date. P2H.com accepts files in all common formats, including PSD, PNG, AI, and even HTML (existing markup). Be sure to check out their pricing packages.

Ronin helps you to track your time, invoice your clients, and create estimates. It can handle multiple currencies, recurring invoices, and more. You can use Ronin as a solo professional, or for a team. Gain more control over your cash flow through better invoicing with this powerful, but easy to use tool. Ronin is designed to make you look professional.

Shoeboxed helps freelancers and other creative professionals get organized with minimal effort. All a freelancer needs to do is submit their business documents (such as receipts and business cards) to Shoeboxed. Shoeboxed then organizes the data and makes it available for download and export into the appropriate tools and reports. Organize your expenses, bookeeping transactions, or professional contacts while eliminating paper clutter.

WebsiteTool>>Tester provides the tools you need to build a website without learning how to program. WebsiteTool>>Tester offewrs user-friendly content management systems (CMS) so that you can easily create your own unique full-service website. The website builder runs within the browser, so you can save a lot of time. WebsiteTool>>Tester can help you find the right websight builder for your needs.

Zoho CRM helps you strengthen your customer relationships. Zoho provides tools to help you manage your sales, marketing, and customer support activities. You can easily track leads, prospects, and business opportunities. Zoho includes analytic tools and your reports can be customized to meet your unique needs. You can also manage your inventory The Mobile Edition works with your iPhone to give you instant access to your data.

SimplyCast is a great email marketing tool that lets you do email marketing with a list of subscribers who have opted in to receive your email messages. You can divide lists into specific segments or set up custom fields and mail merges. It’s easy to track your return on investment with real time reporting. Choose between a wide variety of pricing plans to find the one that’s right for you and your freelancing business.

Facebook Champions is a company that can help you build your Facebook presence. An increase in Facebook fans can have many benefits including: increased traffic and sales, an increase of business value, and greater business credibility. Facebook Champions will help you build a dedicated fanbase and save you a lot of time and money doing it. They also offer a Money Back Guarantee. This is a limited time offer.

3to30.com is a micro marketplace that lets you find or sell services. Providers state what they are welling to provide and how much they will charge for it. All services are priced between $3 and $30 dollars. This is an international marketplace and can be a great resource for freelancers and for those who hire freelancers. It’s free to join and payments are held in escrow until the work is completed.

Thank-You to Our October Advertisers

Laura Spencer — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:30:08 +0000

Brr! It’s getting chilly out there. I’m seeing pumpkins and squash in the stores. You can really tell that it’s fall.

Fall is a great time to explore the offerings from the excellent companies supporting the Freelance Folder blog. It’s the support of these advertisers that allows us to provide you with great information year-round. We definitely recommend checking them out.

Thank-You to Our Advertisers

Ghostwriting Cash is a course that teaches you how to make money online. If you can write at the eighth grade level, this course can teach you how to write and sell content to marketers and others. This is not your normal make money online program. This course will give you what you need to make money writing. Learn how to create real value and exchange that value for money.

Depositphotos.com provides royalty-free photos or vector images. Buy or sell stock photos easily. The libraries are updated daily. Search the images by category, keyword, popularity, or by how new the download is. Right now you can get a free trial subscription today that allows you to download five free stock images every day for seven days.

Bigstock provides an inexpensive source for your stock photo needs with over 8 million files and vectors available. You can pay as you go, or purchase one of several credit packages. The more you buy, the more you can save. Bigstock images are provided under a royalty-free license. So, if you use images in your freelancing business, check out Bigstock today.

CodeMyConcept is a fast-growing company that can meet your PSD to HTML and CMS platform implementation needs. They take your designs and turn them into beautiful hand-coded and W3C standard compliant websites. They work hard to produce high quailty, quickly. All markup is compatible with Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Google Chrome.

Donanza lets you create your own personalized freelance page so that you can impress potential clients. It features a search engine that allows you to find jobs that match your skills, interests, and desired pay from within the site or all over the web. If you own a website, you can integrate a Donanza job board with your site.

Introducing Parallax: A Free Portfolio Theme for WordPress

Mason Hipp — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:21:21 +0000

Our sister-site MediaLoot has just released a new free WordPress theme for designers and other creatives. The theme, called Parallax, was designed and coded specifically for the needs of designers, developers, and other freelancers that need an online portfolio. Take a look below, and let us know what you think!

Preview and Download the Parallax Theme →

Happy Labor Day to All Our Readers

Laura Spencer — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:30:45 +0000

Have you been working hard this year? Today is your day! It’s Labor Day in the U.S., a day set aside especially to recognize workers.

At Freelance Folder, we hope that you’re getting a chance to relax and get some rest today.

If you can, put away your work. It’s time to take a break and have some fun today instead. You work hard all year long, but today it’s time to rest.

Here at Freelance Folder many of us are also going to take this day off to relax and spend some time with our friends and families. We’ll be back with our regular schedule tomorrow. :)

A Big Thank-you to Our August Advertisers

Laura Spencer — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:30:06 +0000

Where I live, the temperatures have been hitting record highs during the day. But, I know cooler weather is on the way in just a few more weeks.

Hopefully you’re out of the heat and comfortable in your air-conditioned home office. While you’re escaping the heat, we’d like to encourage you to explore the offerings from the high-quality companies supporting the Freelance Folder blog. It’s the support of these advertisers that allows us to provide you with great information year-round. We definitely recommend checking them out.

Thank-You to Our Advertisers

Webs allows freelancers and other entrepreneurs to create websites quickly and easily. Their sister company, Pagemodo, allows you to create professional looking Facebook pages. Both tools offer a wide variety of professional templates that can be customized to meet your needs. Even a freelancer with no technical skills can create a professional looking website or Facebook page quickly and easily.

PRO offers a virtual community to new entrepreneurs. It has been featured by major media outlets and endorsed by millionaires. Best of all, you can take part in this program even if you have never sold anything before. It gives you the power to write your own paycheck. With a single click, you can join this innovative community of entrepreneurs today.

BillGrid allows you to keep track of customer’s payments and expenses. Use this convenient tool to easily invoice your clients and collect payments through PayPal and other gateway payment systems. Access BillGrid from anywhere and from any browser. Plus, customize your invoices, emails, and more. All BillGrid.com sessions are secure and fully backed up each day.

Zoho Invoice lets you send invoices for your projects and customer expenses, receive payments and track transactions quickly and efficiently. Also, you can access your data from anywhere there is an internet connection, which makes it really convenient for the freelancer on the go. They offer a free version for very small freelance businesses.

Freelancer Theme is a premium WordPress theme designed especially for freelancers. The theme is easy to set up and includes the ability to incorporate a blog and a portfolio onto your site. They also offer one-on-one customer support and have an active community forum.

Thank-you to Our July Advertisers

Laura Spencer — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:30:07 +0000

Do you miss those spring breezes and rain showers? I know that I do. It’s July. It’s summer. There’s still time left to squeeze one more vacation into the season before we move into fall.

But before you take off on that last-minute trip, we’d like to encourage you to explore the offerings from the high-quality companies supporting the Freelance Folder blog. It’s the support of these advertisers that allows us to provide you with great information year-round. We definitely recommend checking them out.

Thank-You to Our Advertisers

Squarespace provides a fully hosted, completely managed environment for creating and maintaining your website. It powers tens of thousands of sophisticated websites for businesses, bloggers, and professionals worldwide and currently serves billions of hits per month. Squarespace is engineered with the mindset that interfaces should be timeless, creative, and delightful.

Friendorb Ad Exchange allows you to upload ads once they are approved. Each time your ad is clicked, you receive a referral bonus. You can even create a caption that displays when the viewer mouses over your ad. Plus, you can view and study ad metrics. The most popular ads (based on click-through rate) will be showcased on the Friendorb home page.

Freelancers Outpost connects businesses with a pool of talented freelancers. Businesses may post projects for free. Freelancers pay a monthly fee to place an unlimited number of project bids, but have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Whether you’re a top-notch freelancer looking for work or a business with a project need, Freelancers Outpost is the place for you.

Join2 Webinar offers a free webinar on how to earn five figures a month. Learn an easy formula for getting sales. Grow your list using Google traffic. Quickly learn how to build your ranking for your desired search engine terms. These are just a few examples of what you can learn.

Introducing Yearly Credit Bundles from MediaLoot

Mason Hipp — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:13:40 +0000

Our sister-site MediaLoot has just made a huge announcement — For over a year the site has been subscription-only, but starting today they will be offering Yearly Credit Bundles that allow people to purchase credits and use them to download professional design resources without a membership.

Starting at $1.15 per credit, you can get icon sets, UI kits, and even websites for far less than other premium sites on the web. Need awesome graphic resources? This could be for you:

Learn More about MediaLoot Bundles →