Recently I found myself out with a less experienced (in terms of running their own small business) designer asking questions over a few drinks the other night of which included “how do you keep your sanity with clients dictating your work?” Fortunately lately I have not had much of a problem since passion, understanding, knowledge, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Freelancing’
How to network
Spencer Fry of Carbonmade discussing the hows of networking and how Carbonmade has turned into the success it is today.
Why I dislike “freelance”
Don’t let the title fool you. I certainly love being self-employed, but I cringe when I hear the self-employeed reference themselves as “freelance.” Maybe it’s the way others perceive freelance, but overtime I’ve come to find that people think of freelancing as something “we do on the side after we get home from our real [...]
Warning signs of a troublesome client
Every so often I receive an email from other independent designers asking advice on how to solve a problem they are experiencing with a troublesome client. Questions typically range from “the client will not pay; what should I do?” to “the client keeps asking for more and more revisions; how should I handle this?” While [...]
Common Freelancing Mistakes
Contrary to the title, I tend to stay clear of calling my independent business a “freelance” business. Often I think many associate the term with a part-time or secondary job, while I personally feel that the term takes away from the amount of work involved making it seem less like a business… or maybe it’s [...]
Warm Up Your Cold Calls
While we don’t always like to openly admit it, cold calling is one of the most effective ways of getting your name and services out to people who have never heard of you – but they don’t have to be so cold. “Warm” calling can be beneficial to finding clients that you want to work with, rather than [...]
