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By: Marketing and Management

Marketing and Management — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:18:15 +0000

There is no time limitation for the freelancing work…we have to keep the schedule for the better process of the working time also free of time to be taken for the relaxation…keep sharing.

By: Antwon Davis

Antwon Davis — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:34:56 +0000

I’ve been freelancing since February 2008 = 2 years.

Learned a lot and still learning. Two of the most exciting years of my life.

By: vakadhess

vakadhess — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:40:09 +0000

Sorry moderator but it’s very importatnt as i think…
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By: Arati

Arati — Sat, 16 May 2009 12:43:08 +0000

I’ve began freelancing when I joined art school in 1997. Then moved straight on to permanent work as a graphic designer at an advertising agency in 2001 and the freelancing dwindled to practically nothing. Then shifted to publishing in 2003 – again a full time job – and set up my website – the freelancing started to come in again, and thereafter I kept up a good amount alongside the job.

Full time freelancing happened for me in August 2007 – been foot-loose and fancy-free since then, and projects are going well.

By: Ayesha

Ayesha — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:22:26 +0000

I am just two projects old.I started this Feb.For now,my focus is reading,reading and reading.i want to know more and more before getting started.Lemme tell you,the posts on this blog are encouraging for writers like me.I am feeling good about my decision.Any suggestions for me??

By: writer

writer — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:37:28 +0000

Wow, everyone has been freelancing for a long time.

Me, I don’t even know when I officially started. I accepted some freelance jobs while I had my day-job late 2007 but the freelance writing was nothing serious. I did love writing though.

Late 2008, I decided to kickstart a full-time freelance writing so that I can focus on a personal writing project. I began a part-time job which I hoped can finance by freelance initiative from Nov 2008. It’s March now and I still don’t have my own website, or much projects… but, I know I will have a piece out in April in a local magazine.

I’m still remaining optimistic although much preparation for the business is still in its infant stage due to lack of funds. Can you tell?

By: Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:42:32 +0000

I guess I have been freelancing about two years. I am semi-retired in Colorado, and found a great gig to start. I write for a small, weekly newspaper. Every week I have two to four articles printed.

They let me do news stories, features, opinion pieces, book reviews, and restaurant reviews. I also cover the local school board meetings and a group to revive the downtown area. I create my own headlines, take my own pictures to go with the stories and provide cutlines.

I am trying to get some magazine articles submitted too. I enjoy it.

By: Adriel

Adriel — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:07:16 +0000

i started part-time freelancing as a motion graphics designer in september of ’08. right off the bat i must have had 2-3 great clients and most of my off-time was spent doing freelance work in addition to my full-time job.

in feb. ’09 i was laid off by my company. they decided to keep me on as a “consultant” (yay, my first “regular” client!) and pay me a retainer for sticking around. i decided it was time for me to go full time with this little dream of mine and it has been good to me since. i’ve managed to score 2 big clients willing to pay me what i’m worth. i’ve also had some old clients come back for a few projects.

right now, i’m just working on marketing myself and getting even more clients that understand the value of my work. it’s been a great journey thus far, and i’m finding that this is truly the path i was meant to take.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:40:28 +0000

Just learning about copywriting and things- haven’t done any yet. Iam currently stufying direct response marketing and will be studying SEO copywriting soon. I am taking some courses in XHTML and CSS. I know I want to do something in these areas but I’m not sure what yet, I enjoy working ith the web coding- it’s a challenge to get things to work right, but I really like the writing part too. At age 55 I need to figure it out soon and get busy. Any suggestions on reading material or courses that would be helpful? My biggest concern is how to get started in business-where do I get clients and how do I start a portfolio?