Galia Gichon, personal finance expert and speaker at the Creative Freelancer Conference this June 5-6, is offering a 4-week teleclass called "Retirement Planning and Money Matters for Entrepreneurs." This teleclass starts March 24 at 10am EST, and will focus on helping you keep budgets, manage cash flow, and stay on track…

The latest episode of Freelance Radio, the official FreelanceSwitch podcast, is now available! This episode, the panel (John Brougher, Dickie Adams, Kristen Fischer and Von Glitschka) talks about negotiating a freelance contract. Subscriptions to the podcast are available via iTunes and an archive of all podcasts will appear in the…

By now, you should already be familiar with the many benefits of blogging for freelancers. But, are some types of posts better than others for attracting clients?
I think so.
Below are five types of posts that seem better than others for either attracting prospects or turning prospects into clients.…

The soon-to-be-released next version of Workamajig will include a WYSIWYG forms layout tool for estimates and invoices, and a new ‘Workamajig Labs’ Feature. Also included are enhancements for Apple’s new Safari 4.0.5.read more

Adobe wants you to explore Acrobat 9 Portfolios. And since this feature lets you create a custom file that combines multiple types of documents, it’s worth your while to learn — even if you weren’t getting free songs in the bargain!read more

The latest installment of the HMRC’s Start Up Diaries is now available to view online, offering freelancers, contractors and small business owners a unique insider’s view into setting up and running a new business.

The new episode, ‘one year on’, features three entrepreneurs the HMRC has been following and they…

Today is the last day of our giveaway week, celebrating our one year anniversary here on Guerrilla Freelancing. I’ve put together some of the best articles from this site that will help guide new freelancers in the right direction as well as give them insight into the benefits and drawbacks…

Today’s guest post is by Diane Stegmeier is founder of Stegmeier
Consulting Group, a consultancy focused on workplace change
management. She is author of the book Innovations in Office Design: The Critical Influence Approach to Effective Work Environments, which was ranked the #1 Favorite Workplace Strategy Book by Amazon readers.I…

What do you do when you need to bring new business in the door? Do you get overwhelmed by a sense of inertia? Or do you psyche yourself out at the enormity of the task? While it’s true that you often have to exert considerable effort to get new clients,…

Running a graphic design business is hard work. But despite the illusion, you don’t have to do it alone. CFC attendee Velvette de Laney has written a blog post for Jeni Herberger’s blog called “No Designer is an Island.” Here is an excerpt:
I’ve been a graphic designer for more…

“Would you like a paper or plastic bag for your groceries?”

Seems like a simple question, doesn’t it? Paper should be a better choice, because it will biodegrade. Plastic will go on forever in landfills and choke our oceans.

Well, my answer isn’t very well informed. There are major trade-offs…

MailChimp, the email delivery and management platform, is giving away a PDF guide that helps you code HTML emails that will look the way you want them to — no matter who’s viewing the message.read more

In these days of automated phone answering, online bill payments and support, and countless other technology-based, personality-disconnected offerings, quality customer service can often be hard to find. I’ve written previously about the opportunities our society can provide for freelancers. In this post we will focus on the elements of killer…

Sometimes, a client will come to you with a fabulous project: something that you want to work on that just happens to be open-ended and will pay a nice chunk of your bills for months to come. You go in very excited about the project and the money and generally…

Freelancing takes courage. No guaranteed pay cheque, no back-up team, no boss to give you guidance, no boss to take the fall. No excuses – the buck stops with you. It took courage to take that first step into the freelance world, whether it was a bold and brazen stride…

Steven Heller and Mark Randall will co-chair Impact! Design for Social Change. This six-week intensive program (held at the School of Visual Arts in New York this summer) is intended for professionals, students, and educators.read more