Tag Archives: self-employed

Six Steps to a Super Happy Client

by on March 23, 2010 in Freelancing, Tips & Tricks

Catching attention and bringing in new clients is easier than it seems. A lot of it is down to keeping your existing clients happy, offering a fantastic customer service, and generally doing things to keep your clients in a positive mood about whatever it is you do for them, whether you’re a graphic or web designer, web developer, or even a photographer. This article outlines eight great tips to help keep your clients super happy, ultimately resulting in long-term clients and even a longer client list!

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Living With A Freelance Designer

by on February 22, 2010 in Freelancing

The life of a freelance designer can be pretty hectic. A lot of people assume that because you work for yourself you can set your own work hours and have plenty of scope to make life easier. Any freelancer reading this will know that it isn’t the case. In most cases when you make the decision to work for yourself you find that you must put a lot more hours into your job than you would if you were being employed. This can place added pressure on your nearest and dearest.

In this article, you’ll be able to read the views of my Fiancée, sharing with us what it is like to live with us freelance designers.

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15 Tips to Stay Productive in a Permanently Connected World

by on February 3, 2010 in Articles, Freelancing, Tips & Tricks

Staying focused on your work has always been difficult, especially when you’re working from home. In the past, distractions have tended to come from outside the office, bedroom or wherever it is that you work in the form of screaming kids, noisy neighbours or the sudden urge to start vacuuming the house for no apparent reason. These days, the biggest distractions of all stare you right in the face. They’re “inside” the computer that you sit in front of for hours each day.

We know that being productive can be very tricky, especially when you’re not being paid by the hour. That’s why we’ve come up with 15 tips to keep you immersed in your work, improve your productivity and get you paid more in the process.

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6 Tips for Finding, Filtering and Maintaining Online Clients

by on January 23, 2010 in Articles, Freelancing, Tips & Tricks

These six tips can help you grow your design business from a five-client operation to a highly profitable company. While success doesn’t always come with size – some of the most profitable businesses are also the smallest – it can certainly contribute to it. If you’re beginning to see your client total flatten out slightly, put these tips into practice and expand your client base, bring in new business, and maintain long-term low-maintenance client relationships.

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A Look Back at 2009: How I Became Self-Employed and My Favourite Articles

by on December 30, 2009 in Articles, Freelancing

As I’m sure many of you know, 2009 has been a very busy year for me. From leaving college to starting a business, from being unemployed with no money to becoming a full time self-employed individual living comfortably off my earnings purely from blogging. This post lists my achievements along with notes on how I made the achievement possible, as well as my top ten favorite posts that I wrote this year.

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