How to Cope with Freelance Dry Spells
All of a sudden, it feels like your freelance career has been kicked into high gear. You’ve had steady work, built up your social media presence and have even begun
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How to Avoid Lots of (Unpaid) Revisions
One of the big ways that freelancers have their time, energy and patience taken advantage of is by not having a proper revision provision in each contract. It may seem
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How to Set Boundaries With Your Clients
You want to be there for your clients. You want to go above and beyond. You want to be so valuable to them that they use you for the next
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10 Rules to Live By When a Client Doesn’t Pay
The gig-to-gig nature of freelance life can be hard on bank accounts. Drastic fluctuations in income makes budgeting nearly impossible. But you know what makes this balancing act even harder?
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Dealing With Complaints in the e-Age
When a customer complains about your business, what is your best course of action? Some freelancers ignore it and hope it goes away. Others get defensive. But the smart small
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How to Land Freelance Work with Social Media
Despite what you may think, you do not have to be a popular, hilarious or uber charismatic person to maintain a positive, useful social media presence. Here are a few
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How to Charge Late Fees When Clients Don’t Pay on Time
It’s happening again! You agree to take on a freelance gig and when the job is finished, you send them an invoice. But after the due date has past, you
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What to Do When a Client Hates Your Work
“I’m not happy.” “This is not what we discussed.” “I expected this to look different.” “Let’s talk.” If you’re lucky, you probably don’t see those responses often. But every now
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How to Price Your Freelance Projects
There’s no standard rate for graphic design and understandably this makes pricing a bit of a thorny subject in the industry. With each project being unique it’s quite difficult to
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9 Communication Tips to Save Your Next Design Project
If you’re a designer, communicating with clients is an essential part of your job. But it’s not always easy, and at times it can be downright frustrating – both for
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8 Qualities of a Successful Entrepreneur
So you think you’d like to start a business, but you’re not sure you have what it takes. Experience will eventually show you all the secrets of the field, but
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21 Simple Things That Make Your Home Office Work for You
If you freelance or run a small business, chances are you do a lot of work from home. Chances are also pretty good you didn’t think your home office through.
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