Archive | July, 2009

A Sexy Portfolio: The Key to Pulling Clients

30. July 2009

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A Sexy Portfolio: The Key to Pulling Clients

Courting the opposite sex and pitching a potential client have uncanny resemblances. In our younger years, the best advice we received was “Do not judge a book by it’s cover”, but despite the previous generation drilling this into us and our generation drilling it in to the next, we became hypocrites and did not follow [...]

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Balancing Work and Play

27. July 2009

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Balancing Work and Play

One of the main reasons you probably decided to become a freelancer was the idea of having more free time on your hands which you could spend with things that mattered to you more, like family. Sometimes though, you can get a bit carried away with your freelance career, and end up designating more time [...]

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Freelancers vs. Hitler

24. July 2009

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Freelancers vs. Hitler

Adolf Hitler is angry at his freelance web designer when Hitler tries to set up a blog. His anger manifests to Facebook, Google and Twitter. In a fit of rage he then shows his anger toward FreelanceApple.com, FreelanceSwitch.com and FreelanceFolder.com!

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3 Stereotypical Clients and How to Handle Them

23. July 2009

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3 Stereotypical Clients and How to Handle Them

Throughout your freelancing career, you’re bound to come across a whole range of interesting characters, whom are going to want to hire you for the services you offer. It is your business to be able to communicate well to these individuals, some of whom may fall into certain stereotypical groups. Well, let’s go through a [...]

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To Freelance or Not to Freelance – That is the Question

21. July 2009

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To Freelance or Not to Freelance – That is the Question

This article is aimed at those of you who are potentially looking to go into freelancing. If you are currently a freelancer, however, there are a few options that are going to be discussed which could open up many doors for you if you’re having trouble paying the bills. Freelancing as we’ve discussed before, is [...]

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Questions: The Key to a Better Freelancing Career

18. July 2009

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Questions: The Key to a Better Freelancing Career

As a freelancer, you need to keep up with the game. A freelancer who is dynamic and open to improvement, will always improve his/her skills and always have the better chance of landing work. One of the most simple and straight forward approaches to this is by asking your client. You work for your client, [...]

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6 Tips to Get Minted as a Freelancer

14. July 2009

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6 Tips to Get Minted as a Freelancer

So many freelancers are under the perception that making serious bucks online is extremely hard and near impossible. This idea stems from ‘living in the box’ and by doing so, you have waved goodbye to the principles which started you off as a freelancer. There is no one way of ‘getting minted’ online. But here’s [...]

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