So, you want to be a freelance web designer? Ah, the glamor of it all. Your own boss, answering only to the call of your creative muse… get up, feel...

If you are reading this, chances are, you’ve already made up your mind that you want to be a copywriter. However I do have to warn you, it isn’t easy! ...

We all know that as freelancers, we should get testimonials for our work - yet most of us are hesitant about doing so. In a previous post, James Chartrand...

If someone came up to your clients and asked them, "What is that freelancer doing for you?" what do you think your client will say? Will they sing your...

A few times a month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of FreelanceSwitch. This article by Shaun Crowley was first...

Every freelancer should have an online portfolio. You've got one, right? If not, skip to the last paragraph of this post. It's written for you. If you do...

Freelancers are more likely than most people to love Moleskine notebooks. We need to keep and manage our own schedules and to-dos. We're creative, so we need...

Is your website delivering new clients on a regular basis? Is your site's sales funnel optimized? Have you been meaning to make changes to your site that...

I have had the good fortune of being both a freelancer and a consumer of freelancer services. In fact, I have done both extensively (and simultaneously no...

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[caption id="attachment_11893" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="Credit: Patrick Gaudin on Flickr"][/caption] For some of us, the progression from...

[caption id="attachment_10642" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="Credit: by joshjanssen/flickr"][/caption] Part 1: Why the Rush? Something about...