How to Avoid Over Working Yourself As A Freelancer
Share When running your own business it is very easy to run yourself into the ground as it feels like there is always something that needs to be done…
Long Term Freelancing Success – Part 2 – Marketing
Share Welcome to the second installment of this series – Marketing. You can view the other parts here: Long Term Freelancing Success. Marketing is one of the key elements of any business and as a freelancer it should be a huge part of your strategy towards growth and success. So in this post I’m going [...]
Freelance Contracts
Share Hi all, While surfing forums and the like found a great free contract resource , over at WDF. This is a contract that I came up with several years ago, with the help of a lawyer [personal friend]. I didn’t want anything too technical or full of legal speak. Just wanted something simple, straightforward, [...]
Do you need a design degree to freelance?
Share How essential is a design degree to a designer? Having gone through the process of formal education in graphic design and illustration (and paid the accompanying expenses) Many designers have often had to ask themselves the question: ‘was it worth it?’ The simple fact is that, with the evolution of the internet to a [...]
10 Resources For The Starting Freelance Graphic Designer
Share 1) Register for tax! Source: CarolineMurphy.co.uk ‘I feel like a broken record when it comes to this subject, but a lot of people are either unaware or chose to ignore the fact that once you are self-employed /freelance in the UK, you must register with HM Revenue and Customs.’ 2) Contracts! Author: Jacci Howard [...]
Factors To Consider When Pricing A Project – Part 2
Share Hi all, this is a follow up to a post I made not long ago about factors that we often forget to factor in when we price projects. See that post here: Factors To Consider When Pricing For A Project Excerpt: We all remember to bill for the design work we do and the [...]
Dec 31, 2009 | Categories: Commentary, Finance, Freelancing, Marketing | Tags: Finance, Freelance, invoice, pricing | 4 Comments »