At the age of thirty-five, you decide to hire a builder to build your new home. Months down the road the last laborer has left, the grass is starting to grow green and the home is beautiful. You are pleased.
A few years go by and the home is just as wonderful as it was to …
Fixing the Roof
Dealing With the Work of Others
I recently read an article geared towards the creation of freelance contracts, something that I spend a lot of time researching. A good contract is of utmost importance not only to your success as a freelancer but to the success of each individual project.
On thing that struck me in this article was the suggestion for …
Freelance Contract Extras – Addressing Delays
Further developing my freelance series, I would like to add a few extra but important points to consider when developing your freelance contracts.
As freelancers we are often faced with the situation in which one project may account for two to three months pay. I am talking about the kind of project that does not …
Going The Extra Mile For Your Clients
Retaining clients can be the lifeblood of a business, especially in tough economic times. After all it is a lot cheaper to reach out and promote your services to satisfied clients than it is to bring in a whole new crowd.
Fostering good relationships, providing value, producing results beyond expectation, it’s all part of “going …
Freelance Series: The Paperwork
Finally, the paperwork. The often times dreaded and often overlooked yet very crucial part of being in business for yourself. It is something that you will definitely come to appreciate when it saves you from losing your rear end two months into working on your own but until then it is more likely to fall …
To Focus On The Important
We have all received the request at one time or another. I want you to have a look at this site (insert link here), I want you to make me a site that looks like that. Literally.
That is an extreme example but think about it for a second, the client now has a very …
Setting Boundaries Up Front
Freelancing is hard work, no secret there. On a daily or weekly basis you are faced with managing the business, managing your projects, marketing, improvement and last but certainly not least doing the work that will bring in that paycheck. Plus you would certainly like to continue to have a life outside of work, explore …
RedMarkit.com Visual Collaboration Tool
I was recently contacted by the creators of RedMark at Redmarkit.com and awarded 50 beta invites to share with you guys and gals.
The RedMark Mission Statement
RedMark’s mission is to help designers and clients find a common language through visual collaboration.
What it is.
We all need to collaborate with our clients, teams etc at one point or …
Design Questionnaire – Paperwork before the Paper Work
Read an article this morning on Freelance Switch concerning client questionnaires. I started to type out a comment and realized half way through that is was becoming a post in itself. Thus the following article that happens to tie in very closely with the Freelance Series.
Please see the link to this article below for ideas …