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4 Simple Ways to Impress a Potential Client

4. October 2009

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4 Simple Ways to Impress a Potential Client

Freelancing can be tough if you don’t get on with your clients. Client satisfaction can lead to further work and a good reputation. Unfortunately many freelancers will see this as a laborious task and find it difficult. I have, therefore, compiled four simple methods which you can easily implement in order to make it significantly [...]

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The Importance of Building a Work Schedule

22. September 2009

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The Importance of Building a Work Schedule

Freelancers are people who are responsible for their own work in the purest sense of the word “responsible”. They choose when to produce it and how to produce it – customizing their work-flow as it suits them, not how it suits their boss. They are the entrepreneurs of the world, people who have chosen to [...]

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How to Deal with Client Dissatisfaction

18. September 2009

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How to Deal with Client Dissatisfaction

There are times during your freelancing career where things haven’t gone so well. Maybe the client didn’t like your drafts even once you revised the design over and over again, or lack of communication caused unnecessary delays in the project. Well, whatever it is, a freelancer needs to learn how to deal with client dissatisfaction [...]

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101 Helpful Tips and Tricks for Freelancers

26. August 2009

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101 Helpful Tips and Tricks for Freelancers

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 [...]

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Outsourcing: The Path to Efficiency and Greater Income

23. August 2009

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Outsourcing: The Path to Efficiency and Greater Income

It’s quite common for a potential client to approach you asking for a service that you may not offer, or an extension of your service which you don’t offer. For example, if a person requests you design a website for them, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to be doing the (x)HTML/CSS for it or [...]

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5 Communication Tips That Make You Money

17. August 2009

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5 Communication Tips That Make You Money

Communication is key for every freelancer. Although it may not be the most enjoyable aspect of your job (perhaps one of the reasons you went freelance in the first place), it is important to maintain professional, open communication with clients and potential clients. Good communication leads to a better working relationship with people- this means [...]

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6 Steps to Becoming a Freelancer

9. August 2009

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6 Steps to Becoming a Freelancer

There are a few stages that you need to go through before you can start freelancing. I’m going to recommend what to do when, so that when it comes to the time to take the plunge, you’re all ready and set. So, here goes.

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