There comes a time during the course of your career as a freelancer where you have a steady influx of clients, and most of them go away satisfied with your services, ready to refer other people to you. Things are going well, and you’ve even had to turn down clients because of being swamped with [...]
Continue reading...9. September 2009
Fundamentalism can have its disadvantages in today’s world. Many freelancers will stick to their ideologies and never swim in different waters, perhaps fearing that they may try new things – God forbid! Some freelancers who charge fixed task-based rates will never charge to hourly and vice versa. I will, therefore, make the case for fixed [...]
Continue reading...6. September 2009
Our cash flow as freelancers is crazy at times. During one month we won’t see a single penny reach our hands, whilst the next the whole world’s wealth seems to shower us. This is a problem within itself for freelancers, and there isn’t much you can do to stop this from happening. In current times, [...]
Continue reading...26. August 2009
As a freelancer, you are in total control of what you do with your time, who you work for, how you work, and when you work. You control all aspects of marketing, and servicing your clients. That is why it is the ultimate goal of a freelancer to reach a state where their work flow [...]
Continue reading...8. August 2009
In the world of freelancing, many freelancers will tell you to never work for free, as if it is a crime punishable by death. I beg to differ, in some cases. So, I have discussed the what-where-when-how-who of working for free.
Continue reading...27. June 2009
It should be a goal of every freelancer to maximize his/her profits without sacrificing the number of clients they service, and yes, the balance between price and amount of work is a very hard one to make, but it is paramount to understand as a freelancer that what you do is an art: so price [...]
Continue reading...26. June 2009
Pricing has always been a fundamental part of our jobs as freelancers. We are, ultimately, providing a service of our expertise, for money. An artist paints art and we create designs or create websites, and just as the artist is rewarded for good work, so are we. The problem arises in how to market your [...]
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29. September 2009
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