Can you control what others think of your freelancing business? Do you know how to motivate potential buyers? Have you built customer loyalty? While these tasks may seem daunting or even impossible, by properly branding your freelance business you can accomplish all of the objectives listed above and more. Good branding effectively communicates what your business is about, motivates buyers, and builds customer loyalty. In this post, we will introduce you to the concept of branding. We will a... Read Full Story

Most of us agree that social media is valuable — but keeping up with the latest trends can be difficult given the speed at which social media is growing and changing. The big sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn are easy to folllow, but there are many others that often get ignored such as Docstoc, Scribd, Slideshare. With all the different platforms, it’s hard to be able to keep up with everything that is new. In this post we’ve listed 25 of the best social media bl... Read Full Story

One of the reasons I started freelancing was because I hated the work I did for my job. I was forced to do work outside of my specialty of web development. I was also forced to work for clients I hated who demanded impossible deadlines and coding feats. When I started freelancing, I decided two things:I would not have any clients.I would only do the work I wanted to do.In this post, I’ll explain how I met both of these goals.Agencies: A Different Kind of ClientI’m sure right now... Read Full Story

If you get a freelancing gig, how much should the client expect from you?Does hiring you give a company the right to automatically expect that you:Are only working on their projectWill be available during certain hours of the day or nightWill give the client free advice for other projectsShould provide an unlimited number of revisionsCan meet with them face-to-faceCan work at their office or other specified locationWill accept projects with extremely short deadlinesWill use only certain tool... Read Full Story

Do you know what do your clients think about you?Many clients won’t even tell you if they are unhappy, instead they’ll simply stop using your services. You may never find out that anything was wrong.Loyal customers are important to your success as a freelancer. Even if a particular client no longer needs your services, you want him or her to to speak favorably about your business.One way to keep your clients loyal is to keep them happy — but how do you find out whether you... Read Full Story

Do you know what do your clients think about you?Many clients won’t even tell you if they are unhappy, instead they’ll simply stop using your services. You may never find out that anything was wrong.Loyal customers are important to your success as a freelancer. Even if a particular client no longer needs your services, you want him or her to to speak favorably about your business.One way to keep your clients loyal is to keep them happy — but how do you find out whether you... Read Full Story

What would you do if something happened to your computer? Say, it caught fire, was stolen, or got drenched in your latte?If you were using a good backup solution you could just keep on working, otherwise you could be in a lot of trouble. For those of you who don’t already have a backup and file sharing solution in place, you’ll want to learn more about Dropbox.A computer-savvy client introduced me to Dropbox a few months ago as a way to share huge files without having to compress ... Read Full Story

What would you do if something happened to your computer? Say, it caught fire, was stolen, or got drenched in your latte?If you were using a good backup solution you could just keep on working, otherwise you could be in a lot of trouble. For those of you who don’t already have a backup and file sharing solution in place, you’ll want to learn more about Dropbox.A computer-savvy client introduced me to Dropbox a few months ago as a way to share huge files without having to compress... Read Full Story

You’ve worked hard looking for a freelance project. Finally, it looks like all of your hard work is about to pay off. Someone offers you a freelancing gig. Now it’s time to breathe a huge sigh of relief and dig into the project. Right?Well, maybe not… Unfortunately, not all freelance opportunities are created equal. It’s best to be cautious when accepting new work. Taking the wrong freelancing job can set you up for failure, or worse, damage your professional reputatio... Read Full Story

You’ve worked hard looking for a freelance project. Finally, it looks like all of your hard work is about to pay off. Someone offers you a freelancing gig. Now it’s time to breathe a huge sigh of relief and dig into the project. Right?Well, maybe not… Unfortunately, not all freelance opportunities are created equal. It’s best to be cautious when accepting new work. Taking the wrong freelancing job can set you up for failure, or worse, damage your professional reputati... Read Full Story