[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1788" align="center" img_size="full" img_link_large="" img_link_new_tab=""][vc_column_text]Everyone loves getting a bargain so offering a discount on your services can seem like a good way to reward existing customers and attract new ones. However, …
Freelancing & Business
Part-time Freelancing
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. …
Essential Lessons for New Freelancers Part Three: Finding Clients
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. …
When blogging gets hard
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 …
Finding customers on Twitter
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 …
Networking for Beginners Update
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="3747" align="center" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]Yes, it's Networking for Beginners time again! Another few months have passed so I wanted to share another quick update. …
Auto-DM’s are ruining your reputation!
Do you send automated Direct Messages to your Twitter followers? If you do, you could be ruining the reputation of your business. …
5 Really Useful Apps for Freelancers
There's an app for just about everything these days, and there are plenty that we freelancers can use to make our business lives a bit simpler. These apps can make tasks like time tracking and file sharing simple and can really help our productivity. Most freelancers have several apps in their …
Help, my designer asks questions!
It's not nosiness. They're not trying to find out your trade secrets. They're not trying to catch you out or make you feel silly by asking stuff you don't know the answer to. When your designer asks questions, it's for your benefit. So, as a designer, it does baffle me when clients don't want to …