Understanding Your Customer’s Brain
A guest blog post by Menno Cramer. If you are a designer, a freelancer, or you are running an agency, you deal with people. People are humans and humans, obviously, have brains. Here’s what a neuroscientist has to say on how brains work: It is the deciding organism in...
Dealing with the L-Word: Lawsuit
When you’re a small business owner, lawsuit threats can seem like the end of the world. Let’s face it, people in America love to sue each other. But fear not! Most of them are just that: threats. Often, clients will use the threat of a suit to bully you into doing...
3 Fun Activities that will Help Your Business in 2015
A guest blog post by Katja Staring This week, I attended my local business women network meeting. It was the last event of the year and the organization had asked me to come up with a concept that would make the members think about the past year and their goals for...
10 Conventional (And Not-So-Conventional) Ways to Find Freelance Work
Trying to find work as a freelance writer? Veteran editor Shelby Deering has the scoop. I feel as though I’m a freelancer who has traveled in a time machine. I freelanced while I worked on my Master's degree in Journalism and for a year after I graduated. Then I took...
What Are Your Core Values?
WHAT ARE YOUR CORE VALUES? A guest post by Susie Mann I have been a freelancer for nearly all of my life. I first began my career as an actress, and that evolved into a graphic design career. The process of beginning a career as a freelance designer can be quite...
How to Construct an Effective Marketing Strategy
How to Construct an Effective Marketing Strategy A guest blog by Andrew McNair. Marketing is an essential part of getting your business the right coverage, for the right audience. It’s the process of communicating a brand, with the purpose of advancing a product or...
Just a Page of Candy & Other Freelancing Adventures
Just a Page of Candy & Other Freelancing Adventures A guest post from Natalie Graham Being a freelancer is a great experience. As long as you keep a steady stream of clients, you will never be bored. No two jobs are ever the same and that also applies to the...
H.A.L.T. Taking Your Pressure Pulse
H.A.L.T.! Taking Your Pressure Pulse A guest article by Marianne L. Sade. You’re in the zone, you’ve waited for this groove, you can’t stop now! You gulp down more lukewarm coffee. (Eurgh.) It’ll get you through. There’s the persistent push: “If I can just finish this...
Clean Up Your Message
Clean Up Your Message a guest post by Siovonne Smith, TitleWordSmith As a multipreneur with an international background, I’ve worked in various fields including advertising, marketing, PR, publishing, and entertainment. I also create titles, slogans, and headlines....
From a 9-to-5 to Starting Your Freelance Business
From a 9-5 to Starting Your Freelance Business A guest post by Neneh Makun The decision to be a freelance graphic artist might not be easy. It took me about a year to embrace the idea. I’ve been in the design industry for about seven years, so I knew there were some...
Freelance 101: How PROACTIVE Are You?
How PROACTIVE Are You? A 10-Point Checklist A guest post from Mark Armstrong Oh, sure. There are some famous superstar freelancers out there. They don't have to worry about where their next client is coming from — people are beating down their doors. Then there are...
From Semi-pro Soccer Player to Sales Superstar: the Story of Sam Jones
A guest post by Sam Jones My name is Sam Jones and I’m in Sales. Almost 5 years ago, I boarded a plane from London to Boston and began a 3,000 mile journey in pursuit of the girl of my dreams. Upon arrival in Boston, I decided that in order to win this girl over I...