Business, Freelance, Money

How to Get Paid Upfront, In-Full

If you’re a creative freelancer, I suspect you’ve ended up with at least one client who promised to pay but didn’t. Trust me, I’ve been there too. You dutifully submitted

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Business, Entrepreneur, Freelance

March to Your Own Beat: Your Career as a Freelancer Begins Here

There are so many perks to becoming a freelancer. And one of the big ones is that you finally get to march to your own beat. You don’t have to

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Business, Entrepreneur, Freelance, Productivity, Startup, Tech, Tips

Freelancing Contracts: Are They Necessary?

When money is involved, contracts are necessary. Come to think of it, even when work is being done for free, some type of formal agreement needs to be in place.

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Apps, Branding, Design, Development, Freelance, Tips

Freelancer’s Guide the the Galaxy

Before You Embark This “Freelancer’s Guide to the Galaxy” by FreshBooks shares many of the ups and downs that come with the life of a freelancer or entrepreneur. Throughout the

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Business, Design, Development, Freelance, Productivity, Tips, Web

Writing A Web Design Proposal That Doesn’t Suck

Face it, all you want to write in a web proposal is this: I know you want it. Unfortunately, we can’t all use lines better sung by Robin Thicke. Web

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Business, Design, Development, Entrepreneur, Freelance, Productivity, Tips

Small Business Tax Deductions And Your Design Business

Your Taxes: If You’re a Freelancer

Tax time is swiftly approaching. A mountain of receipts and paperwork, all waiting for you to begin the efiling process. Slamming your laptop shut will not prevent it from arriving.

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Blogging, Design, Freelance, Illustration, Photography, Photoshop, Print, Productivity, Tips, Web

Using Stock Photos? Know the Laws

If you think that you can use whatever photo or image you want from the Web, you’re wrong. The The Berne Convention declares new and original work created after April

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Business, Design, Entrepreneur, Freelance, personal, Tips

Do Freelance Designers Really Need Insurance?

Insurance is one of those things you don’t want to think about (let alone shell out money for), but is exactly the thing you find yourself turning to when catastrophe

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