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CFC 2013 Day 3 Hands-On Workshops: Monday June 24
How to Register for CFC 2013 Day 3 Half Day Workshops on Positioning and Content Marketing with Ilise Benun and Mark O’Brien. These workshops are in-depth, hands-on half-day sessions for $99 each. Huge value! Continue reading →
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[Podcast] 10 Tips for Networking With a Purpose
In preparation for the networking fest that is CFC 2013: The Business Conference for the Creatively Self Employed (www.creativefreelancerconference.com), networking expert, author and speaker Dana Manciagli shares with Ilise Benun 10 tips to networking with a purpose to get what you need. Continue reading →
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Tags: freelancing, networking
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[Podcast] Common Roadblocks for New Freelancers
Podcast: Bryn Mooth on where she is after 2 years of freelancing and her upcoming CFC session: What to Expect When You’re Freelancing, which is perfect for those who are anywhere on the continuum from “I’m thinking about it” to “I’ve made the move but I’m still struggling,” Continue reading →
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Podcast: Latest in Social Media for Creative Freelancers
Ilise Benun of Marketing-mentor.com interviews Colleen Wainwright (a.k.a. the communicatrix) for the CFC Speaker Podcast Series on the latest trends in social media networking for creative pros. Come hear her in person at CFC 2013, June 22-24 in San Francisco for her session, Making People Love You Madly: Selling Yourself in the Postmodern Marketplace. Details: www.creativefreelancerconference.com Continue reading →
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Tags: freelancing, self-promotion, social media, social networking
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Should You Be Doing Content Marketing?
For the CFC 2013 Speaker Podcast series, Ilise Benun of Marketing-Mentor.com interviews Mark O’Brien of Newfangled.com about what exactly content marketing is for creative professionals and small firms and what gets in the way of doing it. To develop your own content marketing strategy, attend Mark’s post-conference workshop You Don’t Know What You Know: Developing Your Content Strategy at CFC on Monday, June 24 in San Francisco. Continue reading →
Are other creatives our “competition”?
Are other writers the competition? I don’t think so. In fact, I think we need each other. Imagine if I could send ideal projects your way, and if you wanted, you could send some my way? I would love to be able to tell clients, “I’m not the right fit, but I know a great writer who is.” Continue reading →
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Are other creatives our “competition”?
Are other writers the competition? I don’t think so. In fact, I think we need each other. Imagine if I could send ideal projects your way, and if you wanted, you could send some my way? I would love to be able to tell clients, “I’m not the right fit, but I know a great writer who is.” Continue reading →
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Want To Work With Organizations That “Do Good”?
In this podcast/interview on the CFC 2013 Speaker Series, Ilise Benun talks w/ Sarah Durham of Big Duck about how to find companies who “do good.” Continue reading →
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“Professionals” Are Freelancers Too
An article in Crain’s NY Business features MBA’s and MD’s now going freelance. Will this help to remove the stigma from the word “freelance”? Continue reading →
