Business of Design

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Seth Godin on Building a Daily Practice & Not Waiting for Moods Seth Godin on Building a Daily Practice & Not Waiting for Moods

Lots of us are willing to work when we’re feeling inspired, but what about when you’re not? According to Seth Godin, the true creative professional distinguishes himself by doing work even when he’s not in the mood.
Here’s what Godin…

Freelancers weekly digest Freelancers weekly digest

Another week gone by, and a pretty good one for freelancers as Halifax opened up their self-employed mortgages to all comers earning over £300 per day - but we also heard news that the whole of the EU is suffering…


Google X’s Sebastian Thrun on How To Invent Amazing Products & Change the World Google X’s Sebastian Thrun on How To Invent Amazing Products & Change the World

“Build it. Break it. Improve it.” That was the Universal Law of Invention as defined by this year’s incredible ALVA Award winner, Sebastian Thrun. From the Google Self Driving Car to Google Glass to the education start-up Udacity, Thrun has…

What You Need to Know to Improve Your Public Speaking What You Need to Know to Improve Your Public Speaking

Public speaking is hard: we’ve all heard that it’s the most common fear, above and beyond death. Everybody in the room is staring at you, which is enough to make most of us want to run.
There are some lucky…

Halifax eases up freelancer mortgage rules Halifax eases up freelancer mortgage rules

Excellent news for freelancers and contractors struggling to secure a mortgage this morning, as Halifax has become the first High Street lender to offer mortgages to non-IT-contractors (that is, freelancers and contractors NOT working in the IT sector) based on…

Stop Comparing Yourself to Others Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Overcoming procrastination isn’t as simple as keeping a todo list. There are often significant (and often hidden) mental hurdles that can prevent us from doing our best work. Scientific American interviews Francesca Gino, a professor at Harvard Business School, to…

How freelancers can benefit from an accountancy service How freelancers can benefit from an accountancy service

As an entrepreneur, it is in your nature to want to handle every aspect of your business yourself, but sometimes this is practically impossible. Many freelance workers and small business owners hire accountants to help them manage their money. Taxes,…

CFC 2013 Day 3 Hands-On Workshops: Monday June 24 CFC 2013 Day 3 Hands-On Workshops: Monday June 24

Day 3 Half Day Workshops:  Positioning and Content Marketing There is still space still available for the in-depth, hands-on half-day sessions with Ilise Benun and Mark O’Brien.Monday (6/24) Morning Workshop w/ Ilise Benun: Determine Your Positioning and Find Your Target …

How to Install Google Analytics on WordPress How to Install Google Analytics on WordPress

Have you heard about all the powerful insights Google Analytics can churn out for your business? (Here are just 3 Google Analytics insights you can learn about your business.)
If you haven’t heard about Google Analytics, it’s an amazing, free…

Using Design to Connect with Corporate Employees Using Design to Connect with Corporate Employees

Many companies are so busy communicating about their products and services with external audiences, they often neglect to speak with their most valuable asset—their employees. If employees and, other stakeholders like investors and partners, are considered a target audience, it…

Keep a “Research List” to Track Long-Term Goals Keep a “Research List” to Track Long-Term Goals

Most task management systems have some sort of “someday” column for projects with no urgency. Stuff like “visit Japan” or “learn the guitar” usually find a home here. However, just like we do Spring cleaning we have to cull this…

Where is ‘Top of Mind’, and How Do I Get There? Where is ‘Top of Mind’, and How Do I Get There?

This is a guest article by fatrabbit CREATIVE.

Quick, name a soft drink.
Maybe you said Coca-Cola; perhaps it was Dr. Pepper or 7Up. Either way, the soda that you picked obviously has a strong, memorable branding strategy.
We…

A Code for Marking Todo Lists A Code for Marking Todo Lists

Word notebooks have a simplified use guide that offers a code of sorts for marking todo lists. Though the code is meant for their notebooks, we’d like to think you can use it on any stationary.…

The Benefits of Using a Tumblr Corporate Blog The Benefits of Using a Tumblr Corporate Blog

Advertise here with BSATumblr is an online social network for blogging and connecting with other users. It is easy to post new photos and reblog what others have posted. I really like this system because of the Dashboard UI, which…

How to Land Your First Speaking Gig How to Land Your First Speaking Gig

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to land your very first speaking gig, before you have any experience speaking in public. It’s an approach that can get you more than just one speaking gig, so that you can get on…

Study shows extent of late payment across continent Study shows extent of late payment across continent

We’re always having a moan here about late payments to freelancers, contractors and SMEs from larger, more monied clients. It’s a genuine problem, and one that appears to be getting worse. Just last week we heard that giant department store…

Celebrating a full year of accountability Celebrating a full year of accountability

In January I wrote about how my accountability buddies and I are helping each other stay on track with self-promotion. Our group recently reached the one-year mark, which got us thinking about how the process has changed and improved the…

Insights from Ramit Sethi, Leah Busque, Jeff Sheng, & More at the 2013 99U Conference Insights from Ramit Sethi, Leah Busque, Jeff Sheng, & More at the 2013 99U Conference

More insights on making ideas happen from the 2013 edition of the 99U Conference, presented by GE.
Ramit Sethi

Photo: MACKME.COM

Founder /// I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Ramit Sethi believes that there is much more to success…

15+ Reasons Why You May Be Better Off as Part-Time Freelancer 15+ Reasons Why You May Be Better Off as Part-Time Freelancer

Many freelancers begin freelancing full-time before they’re really ready. They jump into freelancer either out of desperation or because they expect freelancing to be something that it’s not.
There’s a better way.
It’s called part-time freelancing. There are some definite…

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