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Networking Tips for Freelancers: Prep for Business Matchmaking

#CFConf Speaker, @DanaManciagli, shares #networking tips for the Business Matchmaking Happy Hour that will take place w/ the InHOWse Design Managers Conference #HOWlive Continue reading More

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Webinar: Freelancers Talking Money With Clients

In this live webinar for PhotoShelter.com on Feb 19 at 4 PM ET, Ilise Benun shares best practices for talking money with clients. This talk is geared toward photographers and other creative pros who are relatively new to working with clients and their budgets directly. Continue reading More

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[Podcast] Freelancer: Are You Cheating Yourself?

June Walker on why and how the creatively self employed cheat themselves when it comes to taxes. Hear more on how not to at CFC 2013 June 22-24 in SF Continue reading More

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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 More

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Don’t Make The Mistake Freelancer Tom Made

First, I want to make something perfectly clear: nobody at Marketing Mentor or HOW is paying me to write this. I’m posting this on my own initiative to help you avoid a really stupid mistake I made last year. Continue reading More

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CFC 2013: Your Pricing with Jessica Hische

Jessica Hische, intrepid freelance letterer and illustrator, will present “The Dark Art of Pricing” at CFC (June 22-24, 2013 in SF) Here’s a taste of what she’ll be talking about, with her infamous foul mouth, no doubt! Continue reading More

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Freelancer: Are you trying to run a pseudofirm?

Proud creative freelancer, Tom Tumbusch of WordStreamCopy, debunks myths about corporate clients who want “agencies” instead of independents or freelancers. Continue reading More

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Hear From Your Peers at CFC 2013 (June 22-24 in SF)

At CFC 2013 (June 22-24 in SF) hear not only from “experts” but also from your fellow freelancers — a mix of designers and writers — about how they run their businesses and solve the same problems you have. Continue reading More

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Definition of “Organized Office”

Jennifer Hazen shares her definition of an organized office. What is yours? Continue reading More

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Do You Need an Accountability Buddy?

Copywriter and Creative Freelancer, Tom Tumbusch of WordStreamCopy, offers tips on how to find and work with accountability buddies. Continue reading More

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