This is just a quick post to thank the sponsors of Freelancer Magazine for supporting the site and giving it a means to expand and provide better content. Without the contributions they’ve made, I would not have planned next month’s contest (whoops, I let something slip). So please feel free to visit their websites and check out what they have to offer:
- QualityXHTML - A very unique and high quality PSD to XHTML/CSS provider. As you can tell by their design, it’s very high quality stuff, and best of all, affordable too.
- BatchBook (for Designers) - Brilliant client management application with a plethora of features, best of all it starts from only $9.95/month.
- AdsUp - An upcoming banner design service, it’s still in its early infancy but get in touch with the owner and see what he can do for you.
- ProWorkFlow - Our newest sponsor, ProWorkFlow is project management software that’s totally web-based. It’s all about time-keeping, task-delegation, organization and planning.
- WooThemes - WooThemes offer some of the best WordPress themes on the market to-date. An ever expanding business with new WordPress themes every month it’s well worth checking them out.
- FreshBooks - A strong favourite of my own, FreshBooks offers all the billing and invoicing features you could ask for. Best thing is, they’re an active bunch of people, so they’re always looking for new ways to improve the system. Well worth a gander (look).
- SendLoop - Another new advertiser here at Freelancer Magazine, they offer a cool newsletter service which makes it much easier to conduct your email marketing campaigns.
There you have it, our list of prestigious sponsors! Please support us by checking out what they have to offer.
Freelancing is by no means easy. You are given responsibility of your own future, your own earnings, to choose who and what you want to work for; but this responsibility comes with a whole set of unique challenges in itself. You’re in charge of your own future, so if you make a mistake, you’re the only one to blame. You dictate your earnings, so it’s up to you to hunt down clients and make sure you’ve got a consistent cash flow. These are but a few of typical freelancer’s worries.
So how do we tackle these challenges? Well, put your seat-belt because we’re about to go through an entire list of ‘26 Useful Tips and Tricks for Freelancers’.
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Recently, a reader of Freelancer Magazine by the name of Mike Stone asked us a question with regards to clients and the type of work he receives from them. He says that a lot of his clients need web design work done, whilst he himself is looking to pick up more graphics design only jobs instead.
The question reads:
“How can I find more graphic design work when the majority of my clients just want web sites?”
Anyway, let’s see if we can answer the question for him.
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After the massive votes in favour for Wordpress in the last poll here on Freelancer Magazine, I’ve decided to put up a poll that’s based around user satisfaction for you guys who visit FM regularly. It’s quite an interesting question, albeit simple.
How would you describe Freelancer Magazine?
Now, I know I haven’t given ‘creative freedom’ in terms of what answers are available, but I need to be as general as possible so I can attract all general opinions. Please be honest when voting on the poll :p - I’m being very brave here!
If you don’t already know, the poll can be located on the bottom right of every page.
We’re also getting an exciting review written up on an upcoming (x)HTML/CSS service; expect to see that soon.
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In the last part of this topic, I covered ways to improve your portfolio. Usability was the main issue at hand, and I presented many ways in which you could make your portfolio user-friendly, and therefore attract more potential client interest. In the second part of this topic, I decide to go deep into the realm of marketing; and obviously in particular, the marketing of your portfolio.
Now, there are an abundance of ways for freelancers to market their portfolio in order to get more exposure and ultimately get better clients. I’ve noticed that freelancers in particular don’t take time out of their usual schedule to come up with new, creative ideas on how to promote their portfolio. A lot of freelancers don’t dedicate nearly as enough time as they should marketing and they don’t do it right. Well, here’s a list on ways in which you can effectively market your portfolio (also included are ways you could directly land more clients as well).
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