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  • Networking for Introverts: How to Connect With Confidence

    Networking for Introverts: How to Connect With Confidence

    Lisa Hunter
  • 9 steps to starting your freelance web design business

    9 steps to starting your freelance web design business

    David Horn

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    1. How to Configure Your Freelancer Facebook Page

      How to Configure Your Freelancer Facebook Page

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Facebook Pages, in Facebook's own words, "give a voice to any brand, business or organization to join the conversation with Facebook users." To engage on...

    2. Facebook for Freelancers: Groups, Pages or Profiles?

      Facebook for Freelancers: Groups, Pages or Profiles?

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Once you've decided Facebook is right for you as a freelancer, you're ready to put together an action plan on how you'll use it to promote your business and...

    3. How to Present Your Freelance Services on Your Website

      How to Present Your Freelance Services on Your Website

      Tutorial • Beginner

      When constructing the perfect freelancers’ website, you want visitors to know what you do the moment they reach your site — at least generally speaking. For...

    4. Freelancers: Is Facebook Right for You?

      Freelancers: Is Facebook Right for You?

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Is there any freelancer in the world who hasn't heard of Facebook? It's the place online to hang out with friends, share family photos, follow updates...

    5. Give Away "Free Samples" To Get More Consulting Business

      Give Away "Free Samples" To Get More Consulting Business

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Giving away "free samples" is a time-honored marketing tradition, one that is very alive today. It is also one of the excellent habits common to many...

    6. Essential Guide to Copyright for Beginner Freelancers

      Essential Guide to Copyright for Beginner Freelancers

      Tutorial • Beginner

      As a creative professional, your work is often governed by copyright law. It’s not exactly a topic that most of your clients will be familiar with, so...

    7. A Step-by-Step Guide to Determining Your Target Market as a Freelancer Writer

      A Step-by-Step Guide to Determining Your Target Market as a Freelancer Writer

      Tutorial • Beginner

      The key to successful marketing lies in understanding and accurately reaching out to the proper target market. Target market research is critical to...

    8. 5 Steps to Building Your Freelance Portfolio From Nothing

      5 Steps to Building Your Freelance Portfolio From Nothing

      Tutorial • Beginner

      So you're a brand-new freelancer with no work for your portfolio. How can you get started building your business? We all know it's tough to get a job...

    9. Hail to the General Contractor: How to Subcontract Freelance Work

      Hail to the General Contractor: How to Subcontract Freelance Work

      Tutorial • Beginner

      As a freelancer, I find it incredibly hard to turn down work: even when I’m already at the point where I’m going to have to pull at least one all-nighter to...

    10. How To Customize A WordPress Theme For Your Freelance Portfolio

      How To Customize A WordPress Theme For Your Freelance Portfolio

      Tutorial • Beginner

      It's a a critical component to a successful freelance career to have a website to detail your services and showcase your portfolio. With the wide variety...

    11. How to Make $5000+ a Month Building Websites Part-Time

      How to Make $5000+ a Month Building Websites Part-Time

      Tutorial • Beginner

      I had a problem. Two problems, actually. The first problem was that my wife and I needed to come up with just over $26,000 to meet our goal of getting out of...

    12. Proof of Income: A Freelance Problem

      Proof of Income: A Freelance Problem

      Tutorial • Beginner

      If you're renting an apartment or buying a new home, you'll probably be asked to provide proof of your income. In some cases, the same goes when starting a...

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