Got this question just recently via Facebook and decided to expand on my response for another installment of Ask A Freelancer. Question Liz, How did you decide to specialize in wordpress design, and do you charge your clients for any time you spend training them on it? WordPress isn’t something I decided to specialize in, [...]
Read More »Ask A Freelancer #9 (Lightening Round!)
For the past 3 weeks I have had a Formspring account and have been asking all sorts of anonymous questions that come into me about dealing with clients, marketing, blogging, etc. I have a backlog of questions in my inbox over there and just try to pop in and answer a few of them each [...]
Read More »Ask A Freelancer #8: Five Reasons Personal Branding through Social Networking is Smart
Question Liz, I work as a web designer in a mid-sized design firm in Chicago. I love my job, but also have heard a lot about the importance of growing a “personal brand” using social networking tools. I think I would one day like to start my own design business, but RIGHT NOW I am [...]
Read More »Ask A Freelancer #7: Naming your Freelance Business
Why I started “Ask A Freelancer.” – From time to time I get emails asking for advice about freelance matters. I hope that by publishing these inquiries and my response I can do a better service to my blog readers than just responding one email at a time. Plus, those of you who may have [...]
Read More »Ask A Freelancer #6: Pursuing a Freelance Career
From time to time I get emails asking for advice about freelance matters. I hope that by publishing these inquiries and my response I can do a better service to my blog readers than just responding one email at a time. Plus, those of you who may have input on the matter that I didn’t [...]
Read More »Ask A Freelancer #5: Finding New Clients
From time to time I get emails asking for advice about freelance matters. I hope that by publishing these inquiries and my response I can do a better service to my blog readers than just responding one email at a time. Plus, those of you who may have input on the matter that I didn’t [...]
Read More »Ask A Freelancer #4: Dealing with Scope Creep
From time to time I get emails asking for advice about freelance matters. I hope that by publishing these inquiries and my response I can do a better service to my blog readers than just responding one email at a time. Plus, those of you who may have input on the matter that I didn’t [...]
Read More »Ask A Freelancer #3: Bookkeeping for Freelancers (Video Response)
Question Hey Liz, I still have a 9 to 5, but have started moonlighting as a freelancer and eventually want to build up enough business for that to be my main income! What do you suggest I do about the whole financial side of things? I know I need to keep track of stuff, but [...]
Read More »Ask A Freelancer #2: Coding Designs That Are Not Your Own
From time to time I get emails asking for advice about freelance matters. I hope that by publishing these inquiries and my response I can do a better service to my blog readers than just responding one email at a time. Plus, those of you who may have input on the matter that I didn’t [...]
Read More »Ask A Freelancer #1: How to Establish Boundaries with a Design-Minded Client
From time to time I get emails asking for advice about freelance matters. It occurred to me today that by publishing these inquiries and my response I could do a better service to my blog readers than just responding one email at a time. Plus, those of you who may have input on the matter [...]
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