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How to Stay Organized with the Tools of Your Craft While freelance writing is my main job, I also do some part-time work as a freelance photographer. Working from home and living in a tight space gets a bit hectic when I have cameras, bags, chargers, tripods, SD cards, DVD’s,… |
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Moms Who Make the Switch to Freelancing I have a lot of mom friends who have decided to leave the typical workforce after having children. |
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14 Essential Tips for Meeting a Deadline Your reputation as a freelancer is pretty much the only thing you have to go on — your bread and butter. |
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5 Reasons to Spend Time with Other Freelancers I make a point of getting on the phone, going out to lunch, even traveling to see other freelancers. It’s a good business habit to get into and it pays off well. There are a lot of reasons why you… |
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Online Jobs are on the Rise Online employment is skyrocketing across the globe, according to a recent study by Elance, an international platform for online employment. Even the most skeptical would be hard-pressed not to notice the change in the numbers from the first quarter of… |
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Billing Yourself as a Local Freelancer: What You Need to Know A lot of freelancers get excited about international clients these days. But you can create a niche for yourself as someone local — a freelancer just down the street who is happy to meet in person with clients. For those… |
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What Freelancers Can Learn From John Mayer The fact that you can learn anything from John Mayer might surprise you, but I learned a lot about how you can ruin your reputation through social media and interviews in this NPR interview with the musician on All Things… |
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5 Secrets to Freelancing Around Your Day Job Do you dream of quitting your job and going it on your own? Not so fast. Building a freelance business while working a full-time job is difficult. |
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5 Ways to Create PR Opportunities for Your Freelance Business One of the biggest challenges for freelancers just starting out is how to get more press and publicity for their business with few funds. As a one-person shop, you can’t spend a fortune employing your own PR rep or a… |
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5 Ways to Get Better Customer Service There have been many blog posts here about how you, as a freelancer, can give your clients great customer service and why it’s important. Let’s turn the tables for a minute and focus on how you, as a freelancer, can… |
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What Does Your Brand (or Lack Thereof) Say About You? As a freelancer, you have a lot of issues to juggle – branding yourself being one of the least of your concerns most days. But your brand is a critical piece to your long-term success. You don’t have to engage… |
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The Freelance Wisdom of Dr. Seuss Did you have a favorite Dr. Seuss book growing up? I sure did. It was Green Eggs and Ham. I could read that book over and over and never get tired of it. But beyond the “Whos” and “Thing-a-ma-Jiggers” is… |
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What Does Your Freelance Office Look Like? We’re looking for images of your freelance offices to be submitted to our FreelanceSwitch Facebook Group. This is for a post to run on FreelanceSwitch about Real Freelance Offices of FreelanceSwitch Readers in 2012. We’d love to see how your… |
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8 Ways to Network Like a Pro Networking events can be nerve-wracking. |
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10 Ways to Make More Money as a Freelance Writer — Fast Are you unhappy with the amount of freelance writing income you’re bringing in? The check account is looking bare, and the bills are piling up. |
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Freelance Freedom 259: Sleep Deprivation Once a week, we feature a fantastic freelance-themed comic from the talented N.C. Winters. Why not also take a look at our comic archive?… |
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Top Freelance Jobs from Job Board – Week 3, May Looking for a new client? The FreelanceSwitch job board is a great resource of freelance gigs and opportunities. These opportunities are in various fields, from development to writing to design, and come from a wide range of potential clients. The… |
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10 Ways to Eliminate Distractions One of the fundamental principles of productivity is that in order to get things done, you gotta focus. And that necessary focus requires that you eliminate as many distractions as possible — not always an easy task with the Internet,… |
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Video Pick: How To Find Good Clients View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, and high quality freelance advice via video here on FreelanceSwitch. |
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