May 2011
6 posts
Ask FreelanceSwitch: Dealing with Problematic... →
Advertise here with BSA Credit: by Yuri Arcurs on Photodune In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, we look at several questions from the same freelancer who is working with a…
May 7th
6 Efficient Interview Techniques for Freelance... →
Advertise here with BSA Credit: Yuri Arcurs on Photodune The art of interviewing is just that—an art. Writers can spend an ungodly amount of time conducting interviews, which…
May 6th
Boost Business with 4 Old School Marketing Tactics →
Advertise here with BSA Credit: Brett Taylor on Flickr Everyone’s focused on the digital world these days, and rightfully so. There’s always a new technology rolling out and…
May 4th
How to Speak at a Barcamp and Love it! →
Advertise here with BSA My name is Allan. I co-founded LessAccounting. I’m an entrepreneur. I’m a husband. I’m the father of the two cutest kids you’ve always wanted but will…
May 3rd
Top Freelance Jobs from Job Board – Week 1, May →
Advertise here with BSA Looking for a new client? The FreelanceSwitch job board is a great resource of freelance gigs and opportunities. These opportunities are in various…
May 3rd
Linkswitch #66, Crafting Headlines, Saying No,... →
Advertise here with BSA Ultimate guide to crafting extraordinary headlines No amount of effort put into a pixel-perfect design, with eye-pleasing typography, and heart-warming…
May 1st
April 2011
21 posts
Dealing with the Employment Mentality →
Advertise here with BSA Credit: Cecilia Picco on sxc.hu Many are the freelancers who keep a foot in the employment world by serving as a part-time instructor at a community…
Apr 29th
Beautiful Business Cards from Creattica →
Advertise here with BSA Nothing quite matches the convenience of exchanging contact information like handing out your business card. Paperless office or not, business cards are…
Apr 29th
James Chartrand Interview →
Advertise here with BSA Site: Men with Pens In this interview learn from James Chartrand of how to take your freelancing to the next level. He outlines ways you can grow from…
Apr 28th
Freelance Freedom #204: Email Problem →
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Apr 25th
Ask FreelanceSwitch: Computer Time and Multiple... →
Advertise here with BSA In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, we look at charging for tying up your computer and what to do when you win multiple bids at once. Ask…
Apr 23rd
11 Lessons Web Designers Should Learn from... →
Credit: freeparking on Flickr Many designers stumble into the web industry from a fine arts background. Working commercially is a natural progression for artists – not only does it make…
Apr 21st
5 Ideas for Choosing Your Home Office Equipment... →
Credit: Jeremy Levine on Flickr Now that you’ve made the decision to become a fulltime, stay-at-home freelancer, it’s time to start thinking of ways to outfit your home office. There…
Apr 21st
5 Ways to Boost Your Retweets →
By now, thousands of freelancers tweet, growing their brand and connecting with others 140 characters at a time. It’s an important tool for promoting your freelance business. And one of…
Apr 20th
Linkswitch #64, Networking Tips, Using a... →
Networking Tips for Freelancers The idea of working at home is a dream for a lot of people and for good reason. Let’s face it: Who doesn’t like the idea of staying indoors in a nice warm…
Apr 17th
Navigating the Pitfals of a Client-Friend... →
Credit: Mike Johnson on sxc.hu Last week I had a meeting with a new prospective client that got seriously off-track. She burst into the café where we were meeting, flopped down and…
Apr 15th
Using a Collection Agency for Unpaid Invoices →
Credit: Yuri_Arcurs on Photodune When collections are an absolute hassle, it’s nice to know that there’s an alternative — you can use a collection agency. It’s not a perfect option, but…
Apr 15th
How to Take Great Photos with Whatever Camera you... →
It seems to be the natural evolution of the freelancer that sooner or later we all try our hand at photography. While we may never classify ourselves as anything more than a photo…
Apr 13th
Freelance Freedom #202: Freelance Prerogative →
Apr 12th
Linkswitch #63, Creating Engaging Content, Website... →
How to Create Content That Engages Prospects and Customers When Rick Short, director of marketing communications for Indium Corporation, began thinking about his social media strategy,…
Apr 10th
4 Strategic, Freelance Lessons Learned in Business... →
Credit: Vancouver Film School on Flickr It surprises most people when they find out that I am double majoring in Graphic Design and Marketing. They understand it is a great pairing, and…
Apr 7th
10 Tips for Staying Productive During Vacation... →
Credit: elenathewise on Photodune Working from home, everyday is a vacation. Wrong! It’s equally important for freelancers working from home to take a vacation. You need a break as much…
Apr 7th
10 Modern Powerpoint and Keynote Templates that... →
Have an upcoming conference presentation? Or does your freelance work have you creating presentations for clients? If so, then you need to make sure your visuals communicate clearly. That’s…
Apr 6th
Abstracting Yourself to Freelance Success →
Credit: solaris_photo on Photodune Perhaps one of the most important lessons to a budding programmer is the idea of abstraction. I still remember the words used to describe it to me, “If…
Apr 5th
Linkswitch #62, Home Office, Facebook Branding,... →
Creating an Awesome Home Office Plan Good home office plans can influence how successful you are while working from home. This means having the resources to get the job done, minimizing…
Apr 3rd
Coworking: The Good and the Bad →
One of the great problems of being a freelancer is the solitude. It’s difficult at times to sit in front of your keyboard and do what you’ve got to do without any human interaction. There’s no water…
Apr 2nd
Are You Worried About the Future of Freelancing? →
Credit: Sharon Mollerus on Flickr Lately, I feel like I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the future of freelancing. I’ve been a freelancer writer for thirty years and I just can’t…
Apr 1st
March 2011
19 posts
Linkswitch #61: Presentations, Balanced Life, Too... →
22 Tips: Designing an Effective Slide Deck Presentation Every once in awhile an opportunity arises for freelancers to present their work or expertise to peers and prospective clients….
Mar 28th
Ask FreelanceSwitch: Pseudonyms and Secondary... →
Credit: Siew Yi Liang on Flickr In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, we look at names and secondary services, in two questions from the same person. Ask FreelanceSwitch is a regular…
Mar 25th
Save Money, Enhance Your Freelance Business with... →
Credit: chrisdlugosz on Flickr Yep, I’m going there. I’m going in front of a crowd of freelance professionals and suggesting the use of stock, and I’m not just talking about photos….
Mar 25th
Resources for Traveling Freelancers #4: Travel... →
This is the forth article in a series on resources for the traveling freelancer. Jump over to Traveling Freelancer #1, #2, or #3, if you haven’t read them already. While you’re…
Mar 21st
Open Thread: Does Education Matter for... →
photo credit: sansreproache/flickr Rockable Press recently shared some statistics from their up-coming freelancing book, Freelance Confidential, with their mailing list. The book…
Mar 18th
Product Review: Low Cost High Impact Photography... →
In my away-from-the computer life, I’m an avid bicyclist. Talk about a gadget-centric activity. It seems as though there’s always another nifty, lightweight bike to buy. Or, if you already…
Mar 16th
How To Design & Develop an E-Mail Newsletter –... →
Mar 16th
Freelance Radio Returns →
After a hiatus, Freelance Radio is pleased to be back on the air and returns with a new name, The Freelance Radio Show (okay, we’re creatives, but we’re not that creative!) With a lively…
Mar 15th
Top Freelance Jobs from Job Board – Week 2, March →
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…
Mar 15th
Linkswitch #60: Spec Requests, Productivity,... →
10 Productivity-Enhancing Apps from the Chrome Web Store Google launched their Chrome Web Store last year to some well-received notice. But in reality, it serves only as a glorified…
Mar 14th
Ask FreelanceSwitch: First Clients and Conferences →
Credit: Dennis Hill In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, this week, we have two questions from the same freelancer, answered below. We’re looking at landing a first client and…
Mar 12th
4 Tips: Go From Temporary Help To “Trusted... →
Credit: J Wynia on Flickr Some great long-term client relationships, for writers, originate from the client’s lack of time rather than their perceived lack of skill. In other words,…
Mar 10th
25 Websites That Take Pixel Perfection to the... →
Mar 9th
Top Freelance Jobs from Job Board – Week 1, March →
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…
Mar 8th
Linkswitch #59 Data Backup, Creative Design,... →
Backupify: The True Data Bodyguard A major USP of the cloud and SaaS apps is data security. Anyone with logical thinking would understand the benefits of having their data stored in a…
Mar 7th
De-Motivational Posters for Freelancers →
Photo Credit: bernat… on Flickr Motivational posters have graced the offices of businesses throughout the world. They typically contain an inspiring word followed by text designed to…
Mar 5th
The Freelancer’s Cheat Sheet for Collections →
Credit: Olle Svensson on Flickr Collections — even the mention of that word puts a sad look on any freelancer’s face. We’ve all wound up with a client who simply failed to pay up. The…
Mar 4th
Blinksale: Invoicing Service Review →
Starting out on your freelancing career can be a daunting task for just about anyone. From registering your business name to setting up your accounts, there can be a lot of stress when…
Mar 3rd
Top Freelance Jobs from Job Board – Week 4,... →
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…
Mar 1st
February 2011
22 posts
Freelance Freedom #196: Email Exaggeration →
Feb 28th
Linkswitch #58, Design Process, New Facebook... →
7 Reasons Your Website Doesn’t Bring In New Clients As a freelancer, you count on your website as an important part of your marketing system. It is like a sales representative, gathering…
Feb 27th
Ask FreelanceSwitch: IOUs and Networking with... →
Credit: freddyfromutah on Flickr In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, we look at promissory notes and networking clients. Ask FreelanceSwitch is a regular column here that allows us to…
Feb 25th
FreelancerPro Interview: Never, Ever Get a “Real”... →
At just 26 years old, Scott Gerber is revolutionizing the way that people think about work. He is the founder and CEO of Gerber Enterprises, an entrepreneurial development and venture…
Feb 24th