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How to Present Your Freelance Services on Your Website
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...
Thursday Bram
13 Nov 2012
Marketing
Freelancers: Is Facebook Right for You?
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...
David Masters
12 Nov 2012
Marketing
How to Protect Your Intellectual Property from Theft as a Freelancer
As a freelancer, in any industry, we run the risk of our hard work being stolen and used without getting compensated. It's a risk of the business, but with...
Tara Hornor
8 Nov 2012
Business
Give Away "Free Samples" To Get More Consulting Business
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...
Will Kenny
7 Nov 2012
Marketing
22 Tips: Designing an Effective Slide Deck Presentation
Every once in awhile an opportunity arises for freelancers to present their work or expertise to peers and prospective clients. Agreeing to take part is at...
Cassie McDaniel
2 Nov 2012
Presentations
Advanced LinkedIn Techniques for Getting More Clients
With over 150 million members, LinkedIn is the largest professional network on the Internet. Chances are, potential clients for your freelance business are...
David Masters
1 Nov 2012
Marketing
How to Set Up Your LinkedIn Profile: A Freelancer's Guide
LinkedIn makes sense for professionals, but what about for freelancers? In my experience, LinkedIn is an important tool in my marketing toolbox. Being on...
David Masters
31 Oct 2012
Online Profile
How to Raise Your Freelance Pay Rates in the Next 60 Days
Freelancers interested in earning big should always be looking for opportunities to raise rates. Luckily, if you're reading this in the fall, you're at one...
Carol Tice
30 Oct 2012
Business
The Freelancer's Essential 12-Step Guide to Avoiding Tax Trouble
One of the things that makes would-be freelancers nervous to quit their day jobs is the whole issue of paying taxes. When we're employees, our company...
Carol Tice
24 Oct 2012
Business
What Freelancers Need to Know About Google Analytics
Google Analytics is one of the most popular analytics packages available online, in part due to its price. Where most analytics software is relatively...
Thursday Bram
23 Oct 2012
Google Analytics
The Secret to Getting a Lot of Web Design Work
Each week I get two or three requests for design work. They come sometimes from contacts, but more often than not they come from random people. Sometimes...
Collis Ta'eed
19 Oct 2012
Marketing
Essential Guide to Copyright for Beginner Freelancers
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...
Thursday Bram
17 Oct 2012
Freelance