Do you feel stuck in a 9 to 5 job and long to work for yourself? Maybe you’ve thought about just walking out and starting your own freelance business. That would be great, assuming you have the funds, knowledge and experience to do it. Read more…
Archive for March, 2012
If you only have £50 to spend on your logo, I’m not the designer for you.
Why not?
I feel like I’ve had to defend my rates a fair bit recently, so the short (or flippant) answer is: because I have a mortgage to pay!
Not a good enough answer? Then let’s stop the jokes and look at how much work is involved in designing a logo. Read more…
After a long break it’s time for another essential lesson for new freelancers: finding your first clients.
When you’re just starting out as a freelancer, the thought of where you can find clients can be a worrying one, but here are three simple ways to find prospective clients. Read more…
It’s well-known that blogging can be a great marketing tool for your business, and regularly writing about your area of expertise or interest seems like a straightforward task. But sometimes keeping your blog updated can seem more like a chore and this is usually down to one of three reasons: lack of time, lack of ideas, or lack of motivation. Read more…
Would you like to use Twitter to find customers?
It’s fine to send out promotional tweets and hope that if/when your followers need the service you provide, they’ll come to you. But the Twitter community is far bigger than your followers and the people you follow, so you need to find a way to reach those other people who might need you. Read more…
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