It is often said we learn more from mistakes than successes. Sometimes it is nice to learn from another persons goofs rather than your own!
Every freelancer will have their own stories to tell, here are mine. I hope you find them useful and maybe you will share your own in the comments.
1. Under-pricing
Most of us [...]
If your main work computer crashed - I mean really crashed, and was a total loss, hard drive and all - how long would it take you to get back to doing business?
Would it be so long that it would cripple your income stream (and possibly cost you your best clients), or would it be [...]
Question: Should freelancers blog?
Answer: Yeah baby!
Michael Martine recorded a great video on the topic, and I think it’s really worth mentionning. It’s actually his first video, and I think he’s off to a really good start. ;)
Check it out:
Unless you’re some kind of super-hero (or should I say, “freelancer extraordinaire“), chances are you’ll find yourself without a gig for a week (or a month) at some point in your freelance career. It happens, it’s not fun, but there are things you can do to actually take advantage of the slow weeks/months and still [...]
Many of us freelancers, entrepreneurs, marketers, will use buzzwords when talking about our company or talking to a potential client about what we can do for them.
David Armano has put together a really nice presentation, definitely worth checking out.
Read the full post on David Armano’s blog
Hello folks, today we have a article by Chad from MarketingCT. Chad says he’s an addicted entrepreneur, I believe him! :) - Jon
A List of Do-Not’s:
Do not be a specialist, do not be a generalist, do not be an everything-in-the-whole-world-needs-to-be-done-this-way-ist. Just be the entrepreneur that everyone flocks to, the leader that people want to [...]
Four Steps for One Great Writing Technique
One writing technique spans all forms of writing, though, from persuasive copy that sells to advertisements that incite to stories that entertain. It’s storytelling, and it’s a technique that works.
If They Come, You Will Build It
I thought I would give some useful information to any up-and-coming web designers that might be having some trouble finding business and reeling it in.
Web Services I Can’t Live Without As A Web Designer
As web designers and internet enthusiasts we tend to use web applications to safely work without the worry of loosing data due to hardware failure.
SEO Tools: Six Firefox 3 SEO Extensions
In this post, we’ll look at six useful SEO add-ons for Firefox 3. In no particular order, here are my favorite Firefox extensions for SEO and internet marketing.
Logo Inspiration For Your Design Blog
If you are planning to open a new blog or change the logo of the existing one, you can have some inspiration from this article.
What You're Missing If You Don't Challenge Your Clients
Clients are very quick to challenge designers on their choices, however the doing the opposite is often met with tension. Because of this tension, some designers eventually give up and let the client dictate the work.
How to Read
Who needs to learn how to read? After all, we all learned how to read fairly early in life, usually in elementary school, right? But do you know how to really read? More importantly, are you really reading?
9 Easy Usability Improvements for Blogs
One of our primary goals as designers is to constantly improve the usability of our websites and blogs. Content, while very important, doesn’t help readers if they can’t easily get to it.
