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15 draw backs to working as a full time freelancer

posted on March 28, 2009 in Lifestyle with 37 Comments

If you’ve been reading things online lately, you’ll see a lot of “Freelancing is the greatest” or “Freelancers are getting rich”. Something along those lines anyways. Freelance is the new buzzword for marketers to try and sell you stuff. With the recession here in the US, I find it only fitting to share some of [...]

10 guerrilla marketing tactics for designers

posted on March 25, 2009 in Guerrilla Marketing with 21 Comments

Guerrilla Marketing is a huge part of being a Guerrilla Freelancer. Guerrilla Marketing is also a great way for creative people to show just how creative they can be. Sure, you can buy ad space online or newspaper/magazine advertisements, but lets be honest with each other, these things are seriously old school when it comes [...]

Jack of all trades & master of (n)one?

posted on March 24, 2009 in General Freelancing with 6 Comments

Being a guerrilla freelancer can be tough. But how do you handle it? Are you the micromanaging type who cannot let tasks be done by others or are you free to delegate your tasks and focus on what makes you tick the most? In my previous article I talked about whether or not we should [...]

Business basics: should we hire sales staff right away?

posted on March 23, 2009 in Business Basics with 3 Comments

You may be a shy person. You may be scared to speak in front of crowds. You might just not be that confident in your product/service yet. No matter what the reason is behind it, you are sitting there right now wondering “should I just hire one-two people for sales and focus on what I [...]

Building your freelance design business with only $25.00

posted on March 22, 2009 in Essentials with 20 Comments

Many of us who are full time freelancers did so after saving 6 months living expenses (myself excluded – but that’s another story). We also spent a lot of time wondering where to begin, what we needed, what was the essential items for starting our freelance design business. This could also apply to writers, illustrators [...]

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