“One of the joys of freelancing is that you get to do everything. But this omnipotence means you can’t hate the sales team for not bringing in new clients, because you are the sales team.”
-Marketing yourself as a freelancer or contractor
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I’ve finally figured it out. A few weeks ako, I received a copy of Managing Online Forums for review. While it’s a good read, recommended for anyone who wants to put up and manage an online community, I was at a loss to relate it to the world of freelancing.
Then I suddenly remembered (mainly thanks […]
Here’s something you can do while business is slow: join Smashing Magazine’s latest guest post writing contest. A great way for the site to receive some great content, and an opportunity for freelance writers as well.
The main idea behind the contest is not to get as many guest articles as possible, but to find talented […]
Developer’s Alarm: 200+ Hotkeys To Boost Your Productivity. Now I understand not all of use will use techie apps like Total Commander (a file manager replacement for Windows). But the sections on Gmail, Firefox, and many others are very useful. Keyboard shortcuts rock, because they allow you to do stuff quickly, without having to wait […]
Here are some quick tips to make your personal blog more visible to search engines—and to visitors who can turn into clients:
Interlink. This means linking back to your old posts. Let’s say you wrote about writing for search engines. On a later post, you briefly mention it like this: “By the way, this is also […]
Steven Snell will help you cure boredom, while business is slow. If you’re between projects, you might as well try at least several of his suggestions over here.
Of note is his summary on PPC (Pay Per Click) advertising. Basically, it’s spending some money to make more money. In a freelancer’s case, it involves setting up […]
You’ve pushed your creative mind through all the motions, and yet your idea well is as dry as ever. Looks like you’ll have to admit defeat and:
Ask others for help
To recap, here are the five quick idea-generation techniques I’ve written about over the past few days:
Remember what you did for the day, and get some […]
So you’ve tried everything else, but still don’t have an idea for your project?
Re-use an old idea
This shouldn’t prove hard if you keep copies of your old projects. Just look them over, and see what you can use. Every great idea is ultimately a rehash of an older one anyway, so I don’t see anything […]
If you really, really can’t come up with an idea, try this:
Make having no idea into your idea
For instance, if you have nothing to write about, try writing about how to come up with ideas. If you need to design something, do so with nothing as your focal point (e.g., you could try a minimalist […]
Got a good gist of your client’s message but don’t know how to express it?
Turn the message on its head; be ironic or sarcastic
The best example of this quick idea-generation technique applied is the following radio from my country, translated into English:
Now, why would you want to join the [rock-music-challenge]? You have to submit your […]
Showing why "Freelancing" Isn't Just an F-Word Through Shared Experiences and Useful Info.
Written by Rico Mossesgeld [email] for b5media.
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