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Freelance Design Work & How to Freelance
Succeeding in freelance design requires smart work and business habits that can pave the way to prosperous design careers for many who desire this path. Get expert guidance on managing your freelance graphic, web design business or bringing your dreams to life by starting your own design business.
Do you eat like a "starving artist?"
Food writer, Bryn Mooth, shares tips for what to eat to fuel your brain for creativity. Continue reading →
Ever doubt the “realness” of your business?
When I moved back to the USA in July, I had some reverse culture-shock. Suddenly money and titles and hours worked became a lot more important. I was jolted back into the headspace, and the priorities, from before I left. And I started to doubt myself. I started to doubt this “business” I’d created. Continue reading →
I used to be afraid of public speaking…
Jenn David of Jenn David Design used CFC to practice a skill that will help grow her business — public speaking — and it wasn’t so bad! Continue reading →
Categories: Freelance Design Work & How to Freelance
Tags: freelancing, inspiration, self-promotion
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Two More Post-CFC To Do Lists
Two more creative freelancers share their post-CFC “action items” to motivate you and perhaps serve as models. Continue reading →
Get More Clients for Your Design Business
Want to get more clients? Check out this real-world client proposal, sample qualifying material, book excerpt and expert interview to learn how to find clients.
Breaking into the Real Estate Market
Designer, Damien Golden, shares the first steps of her simple process for breaking into the real estate market. Continue reading →
How to find clients outside your network (Part 2)
Gina Blitsten, freelancer writer, explains why it’s important for creative freelancers to expand your network beyond your circle of contacts and how to diversify your network to find more clients. Continue reading →
Categories: Freelance Design Work & How to Freelance
Tags: freelancing, marketing, networking, self-promotion
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How to find clients outside your network
Gina Blitsten, freelancer writer, explains why it’s important for creative freelancers to expand your network beyond your circle of contacts, family and friends. Continue reading →
Categories: Freelance Design Work & How to Freelance
Tags: freelancing, networking, self-promotion
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Be Brave: A Quest for Creative Inspiration
Jennifer Sukis lays siege to the continental United States in her quest to understand creative inspiration. Her weapons of choice are a pen and an open mind. Protecting the battlements are creative superpowers who have boldly changed their life using creativity alone.
Getting started as freelancer in a slow economy
One ready-to-be freelancer wonders if now is the right time, given the economy. What do you think? What does everyone think? Continue reading →
