Reporters at The Washington Post are ...

Once a week, we feature a fantastic freelance-themed comic ...

Looking for a new client? The FreelanceSwitch job board is a ...

View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, ...

There are a lot of stories written about home-based ...

  I first read “Getting Things Done” (GTD) by David Allen in 2007. Back then, I was working full-time in…

If you’re active in social media, you may have recently heard of Pinterest, a new social media site that is…

Freelancers usually operate solo, but sometimes it’s a good idea for us to enter into partnerships. As a one-person team,…

Going the freelance route can be quite an exhilarating process. You drop the 9-to-5 workday in exchange for a whole…

Do you know how much time your next project will take? As a freelancer, you should at least have an…

Well this is good news! In the run up to my new e-course’s launch on Tuesday February 7th, I’ll be giving away 10 courses for free. The offer ...

*Winners Announced!* Congratulations to 5 winners of the 60-days of free advertising, who tweeted and have now been chosen. You all receive 60 days of advertising ...

So you’ve got a few thousand followers on Twitter and some connections on Google+ or Facebook. Where are the people who want to pay me ...

Every one of us has the capacity within us for genius. You probably already know what it is. Make sure you don’t neglect that element of ...

We all know that there is plenty of value to be extracted out of social media platforms as a freelancing hero. If you get it ...

So, you’re freelance career finally has lift off.  You’ve got a couple of clients under your belt…your portfolio is getting fatter….you’re feeling increasingly confident about ...

When we gave up a job to work from home as Freelancers we probably had visions of a productive home office, that would provide us ...

Freelancing gives workers freedom, but pitfalls often arise that challenge profitability. Rather than earn a decent amount of money, many freelancers end up disappointed with ...

Planning an advertising campaign is often a very daunting task.  The advertising world is a rough and energetic one, and there is always someone willing ...

Freelancer opportunities provide people from all over the world the chance to earn income for the skills they provide to independent or company employers. Freelancing ...

The economic climate may be stormy and the weather chilly, but there was great news for freelancers last week when PeoplePerHour’s Small Business Survey revealed ...

IR35 is a perennial pain in the rear-end for the freelancers and contractors of the UK – not least because it is so opaque. We ...

If you are creating your own website there are a lot of factors to consider besides the look and design. There are certain elements that ...

It would seem the continuing economic malaise is starting to get better of the UK’s freelancers, contractors and small business owners. A survey by Aviva ...

From April 2012 the qualification period for taking a case for unfair dismissal to an Employment Tribunal will be increased from one to two years ...

When I was in grade school, we had this small (but disturbingly thick) hardcover grammar book. It was a horrible mustard yellow hue. Even to ...

I’ve been successful. I’ve failed. I’ve faced adversity. I’ve even faced a potential crippling injury. But, I’m still here. Yup, you betcha. I’m not dead ...

The Word of Mouth Manual: Volume II is the second book by Dave Balter, the CEO and founder of BzzAgent, a Boston-based word of mouth ...

Nationwide Insurance uses the slogan, “Life comes at you fast,” and they’re right, it does. At the beginning of 2008, I was still trying to ...

I’ve been up. I’ve been down. But nothing prepared me for the exciting events that took place early 2007. Successful businesses usually start off the ...

The title says it all. Yes, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel (and it’s ...

Today’s HTML5 applications can provide awesome experiences thanks partly to CSS3 specifications like Animations. David Rousset ...

Miles Burke finds Google is a handy collaborator in setting up split testing to gauge landing page ...

Episode 148 of The SitePoint Podcast is now available! This week the panel is made up of Louis Simoneau ...

Craig looks at the browser market during January 2012. It’s the same story: Chrome continues to blast ...

This is a guest post from Josh Ledgard, founder of KickoffLabs.  They offer the simplest landing pages and newsletter support for new and small businesses. ...

Guest writer Joe Balestrino is a Search Marketing Expert who has been helping business both large and small market their businesses online for over 7 ...

Before we get into tactics for improving your social media presence, it must be said that solid marketing is all about the ideas behind your ...

It’s happened to all of us. We start off with the best of intentions in creating a new habit of backing up every day, and ...

Founder of the Freelancers Union Sara Horowitz explains why the self-employed are a bigger factor in today’s economy. Check out this video from CNNMoney:

One way to show off how well you can write or provide content services is to start a blog about writing. Many self-employed writers have ...

If you are in the business of freelancing writing then it is crucial that you figure out what you are going to charge your clients. ...

A lot of freelance writers and content providers can manage to get the customers to their site or profile on elance.com or guru.com but very ...

Some of you will remember Loverboy’s 1981 hit “Working for the Weekend” but does the idea expressed in the song actually have any meaning for ...

A few years ago I read Rhonda Byrne’s book “The Secret” which tries to explain an idea which they call “The law of attraction”. I ...

I’ve been feeling like a rookie freelancer all over again. It’s because I decided to get into a different freelancing niche. Let me tell you, ...

As you may have deduced from my un-resolution post at Freelance Folder and this blog post title, I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. They’re ...

Before we bid adieu to 2011, let’s take a look at the most popular posts in The Savvy Freelancer for 2011. This list is based ...

If you’re a freelancer, it’s easy to get freelancing advice. You can invest in books, coaching programs, and bootcamps for freelancers. Even if you’re bootstrapping, ...

It’s that time of year when we take stock of the past and give thanks for all the blessings we’ve received. I know, this post ...

About the author: Steve Slaunwhite coaches freelancers in how to get all the ideal clients and great-paying projects they want. To book your FREE 30-minute ...

Hi folks, Ed here. We’ve been invited back for a live interview on Sandra Lee Schubert’s talk show, Wild Woman Network: Conversations with Creative Vagabonds, ...

Hey everyone, Just a quick post to let you know I’m being interviewed tomorrow on BlogTalkRadio’s Wild Woman Network: Conversations with Creative Vagabonds, Thinkers and Innovators. Topic: Tips ...

Generating an income as a freelance mom with younger children underfoot can be difficult. It can also take a while to learn the tricks for ensuring ...

Hi Everyone, It’s Pete Savage here, sharing the GREAT news that The Wealthy Freelancer has been nominated as one of the Top 10 Blogs for ...

Another year has come and gone. 2011 was a great year for Guerrilla Freelancing. We released two guides, published a ton of articles and grew ...

We’re surrounded by them every day yet we never really take the time to notice them. There’s a reason why, too – people don’t give ...

A man with money doesn’t have time to hang out and a man who has time to hang out doesn’t have money. If you really ...

It’s amazing what people can do when their backs are against the wall. From grandmothers being able to lift a car off of their grandchild ...

If you’ve been freelancing for longer than a couple weeks you will have more than likely run into the feast or famine cycle at least ...

A couple of months ago Mr Gaztelumendi was commissioned to create the cover for Xabiroi Comic Book Magazine.  Here is the time lapse video showing ...

The other day, whilst sitting at my desk, I realised that it had been over a year since deciding to take the scary leap to ...

Today’s freebie is a simple and stylish set of buttons each type of button includes 3 states, default, hover and pressed. If you’re looking for ...

It is not often when browsing through Google street view that you come across anything of real beauty but Aaron Hobson has found some rather rare examples ...

Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by Ron Garan fragileoasis.org/​bloggernauts/​Astro_Ron and the crew of expedition 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011, who ...

Let’s say you want to earn $150,000 this year. Okay. Can do. Here’s the math: To pull in $150,000, you need to attract at least ...

This will spare you untold agony. And it can shape your career for the better. Let me explain. We freelancers must occasionally endure a lot ...

Yes, we want referrals. We want a plethora of referrals.  A veritable parade of referrals. We want our phones to ring, two or three times ...

I’ve been holed up working on a batch of new material on winning the bigger-money clients.  And this idea came bubbling up from the deep. ...

Keep this top of mind. Especially on those days when you feel bullied about by some intimidating client. Or when you have to endure the ...

You know, I seem to find myself whining a lot… clients late on payment, damn coffee stain on my computer screen. Well, enough of that. ...

Another January rolls around and it’s the same thing over again. Reflect on the previous year, figure out what you accomplished and what you didn’t ...

I was a bit disturbed this week after viewing some news that really hit close to home. As you may have already heard, a shooting ...

Let’s see, were you a good little freelancer this year? Come on, fess up. Yep, that’s what I thought. So here’s why Santa is making ...

For many years, I’ve worked as a solo freelancer. It’s perfect. I set my own rules and do the work the way I want it ...

Twitter chats can help you discover new experts and thought leaders, learn from your peers, and build both your network and reputation.

With a tablet in tow, your office can become more portable – and with this lineup of business productivity apps, it can also become more ...

Whether you are a freelancer juggling multiple projects for different clients, or an entrepreneur trying to build your business and manage a growing team, your ...

There are many web-based opportunities for a solo professional to build in-demand skills. Here are seven ways to build your skills online.

How can you use Google Reader to stay on top of news and information? A few strategies and tools can make this RSS reader work ...

Enterprise social networking may be a hot buzzword but it’s still in its infancy when it comes to adoption, which adds up to a frenzy ...

Calendar apps are great, but sometimes you need to track how many days until a future event or project. In some cases, you might want ...

Nowadays nearly every team aims for collaboration, but far from all succeed, often for emotional reasons as well as rational ones. Now a new study ...

App developer Readdle has been busy lately. A big update arrived recently for its PDF Expert software for iPad, and now the company is also ...

Every freelancer doesn’t get paid at point or another at some point during their career.  This is just a simple inevitable fact that freelancers face, ...

Freelancing can be difficult. You are required to get everything you need to work successfully on your own. Free tools available online can make freelance ...

Many make the decision to quit their day jobs and start working from home as a freelancer to make child care easier.  While you will ...

For some reason, freelancers aren’t the best at time management. Sure, you set your own schedule and you get your work done, but often you ...

This list took a while to compile, but this should be a great resource for those of you who are looking for outsourced or freelance ...

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Posted in Blog “Give away some knowledge. People fear that if they give it away, people won’t need ...

Posted in Blog I ...

Posted in Blog I’m really frustrated by armchair critics. I see a lot of people ready to trash ...

Posted in Blog Let’s pretend you are a high school senior. You already know what you want to ...

We’re told not to get hung up coveting the careers of those more successful than us, to stop getting bogged down by what we don’t ...

I spent this past weekend at the most inspiring writing workshop I’ve attended in I don’t know how long. [Flickr photo by jemsweb] No matter ...

Sunday night, after a glorious weekend on the Olympic Peninsula, I came home to several hours of uncompleted work. Due 9 a.m. Monday, hard stop. ...

You know those emails and status updates we frantic freelancers love to write about how we’re so busy juggling 11 assignments that we don’t know how ...

Last week my editor at ABCNews.com asked me to write a column outing what goes on behind the closed doors of freelancers, telecommuters, and kitchen-table entrepreneurs who ...

Yesterday in a post discussing the popularity of list-style posts in blogging, a commenter asked me to look at the frequency of post types in ...

Magazines have always known the power of a good list. Look at the covers on your local newsstand and you’ll see plenty of “5 tips ...

In the last four years of building up Envato I’ve had the opportunity to learn a lot about growing and building web companies. So I ...

If there is one subject that’s been written about a lot, it’s how to make money blogging. In fact the very first blog that I ...

What’s your resolution for 2012? Want to improve your time management skills? Looking for ways to create more effective communication between colleagues? Or do you ...

I’ve never been good at to-do lists. For me, a to-do list is more a theoretical approach than an actual tool. No matter how many ...

I quit my job in 2011 to build my own business. I was in for a bumpy ride – and I knew it. In an ...

If you’re like me, you meet someone and talk business, then you take their business card before you leave. “Hey, give me your card! We ...

What happens when four illustrators share a passion for their work and sharing what they know with others? Awesome Horse Studios is Marc Scheff, Cynthia ...

“A year ago, I started a series of posts about drawing utensils I use. The first one revolved around self-contained pens called Creation of a Line ...

Last week, the final episode of the Escape from Illustration Island Podcast was released, featuring an in-depth interview with Zina Saunders. In addition to all ...

For the 81st and final episode of the Escape from Illustration Island Podcast, Thomas James interviews Illustrator Zina Saunders. Together they discuss her experiences working ...

Hey Illustrators and Art Directors! Today marks the official launch of Illo Confidential, a new site run by a collective of award-winning Illustrators who have ...

Paper websites are becoming increasingly popular recently. It gives the website a little personal touch, and completely different experience.

When you start freelancing, you had dreams of making lots of money, but also having lots of time too. However now that you are actually ...

Online technology is making freelancing work a reality for more people than ever before.

In the modern age of technology, mobile applications have reached a level at which you can expect almost anything from them. For graphic designers, what ...

In the changing era of technology, freelancing has become an important part of the business world. For freelancers, their job is relatively simple: if they ...

Revenue to stop paperwork probes while it considers a new approach.

Creative groups push for metadata to always ‘travel with its content as a digital label.’

‘It falls to freelancers to ensure they don’t go unpaid and stranded in foreign courts.’

How & where you are + what you want more/less of now = your New Year Evolutions.

A new breed of self-employed person is ‘keeping a lid’ on UK unemployment.

Catherine Jan is a French to English translator in Paris, France. She specializes in marketing and communications. Her blog ‘Catherine Translates’ is her most effective ...

Catherine Jan is a French to English translator in Paris, France. She specializes in marketing and communications. Her blog ‘Catherine Translates’ is her most effective ...

Passionate about home, mobile, flexible and co-working as ways to help individuals, communities and the planet. Founder of workfromhomewisdom.com, the site that helps home workers ...

Passionate about home, mobile, flexible and co-working as ways to help individuals, communities and the planet. Founder of workfromhomewisdom.com, the site that helps home workers ...

I studied languages at University and spent a lot of time living, travelling and working abroad in various industries after I graduated. I decided I ...

More from one of my favorite blogging freelancers, Neil Renicker, of Renicker Studio, based in Tipp City, Ohio, on the topic of productivity! When you’re ...

Freelance marketing consultant and lecturer in the Czech Republic, Magdalena (Madla) Cevelova, how she markets to Czech small business owners. Continue reading →

Tax tips for creative pros from RockstarCPA PLUS their new app, the Tax Tracker, to help you track your expenses Continue reading →

If your proposals aren’t getting you the jobs, check out Marketing Mentor’s Proposal Bundle for Designers: 25 Resources for Project-Winning Proposals, including 11 actual sample ...

Designer, Jeremy Flagg, debunks the top myths about using environmentally friendly paper. Continue reading →

Social media, social media, social media. It is everywhere and becoming more and more integrated into our lives, the websites we visit, and how we ...

With the economy like it is and the fact that jobs are becoming harder and harder to find, more students are wanting to turn away ...

Well the day has finally come to announce who won the Dribbble invite. Man, let me tell you. It was tough! I had such a ...

We are back today with a great giveaway for all of our readers here on Students That Freelance! Today, we are opening up the giveaway ...

Last week, we featured a print giveaway from the fine folks at UPrinting. With three entries, everyone had a 33.333…% chance of winning (yes, I ...

Qualifying prospective clients is an important factor for business owners to consider. It is up to the business owner to weed out the true prospective ...

There are many things which business owners can do in order to boost their business. Perhaps one of the most important steps you should take ...

Marketing techniques are ways for business owners to get the word out with regard to their business offerings. Some do so via advertisements in the ...

Here’s a look at the basic technology that every freelancer needs, along with the technology that is optional for freelances but preferred by most.

by Catherine L. Tully Hello fellow writers and freelance pros. February is a month dedicated to health–specifically heart health, so today is just a reminder ...

Unfortunately a lot of people new to freelancing or considering the leap feel the way this YouTube video poster does (see the clip below). Freelancing ...

by Diane Holmes, Marketing-Zone: Marketing Yourself and Your Book, founder of Pitch University. The Marketing Therapist is in.  She knows your demons. And she breaks  them ...

Even though Tim Diggle is a freelance Flash developer, non-techie freelancers can learn or at least be inspired by Tim’s story. This video clip is ...

At the end of last year I was reaching out to potential advertisers for Freelance-Zone.com and one of the groups I came across was The ...

Rule one: You can build a business on the foundation of great customer service. Rule two: The only way to do great customer service is ...

Good luck with that, there aren’t any. If you hesitate when leaping from rope to another, you’re not going to last very long. And this ...

It’s clear that the consumption of energy has external effects that impact more than just the person who is paying for it. Geopolitical, health and ...

Excitement about goals is often diminished by our fear of failure or the drudgery of work. If you’re short on passion, it might be because ...

Are you leaving behind an easily found trail of accomplishment? Few people are interested in your resume any more. Plenty are interested in what you’ve ...

I know it has been ages since I posted here (and I know many of you can relate). Just wanted to stop in to let ...

Guest post by James Adams Your present position is a stepping stone to your new career. Moving to a new career is going to require ...

Today, the U.S. Senate is considering the Small Business Jobs Act, a bill that would: Create tax equity for self employed on health insurance Increase tax ...

Could a coach help you tap into your inner genius? Check out my recent post on futurethinktank about the value of innovation coaching. The futurethinktank ...