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Freelancing Rate Calculator
Scribble Pad | October 6th 2008 by Laura
Going into freelance writing is great fun, but it has some confusing hurdles to overcome. I've done what it sounds like most writers do: market research.I wish I had discovered Freelance Switch's Hourly Rate Calculator sooner! I love the fact that it read more
Link Love: 10.2.08
Nubby Twiglet | October 2nd 2008 by Nubby Twiglet
Welcome to a super tiny Link Love! 1. Freelance Switch teaches us how to go from being a freelancer to a business owner. 2. Over at Problogger, 10 prolific bloggers share tips on generating conversation on blogs. 3. Have I mentioned Th read more
Consultants, Freelancers and Small Businesses take note of this p…
Here to Ask Why | September 19th 2008 by Michael Cruse
I was reading my morning news and saw the below post on Lifehacker. I dropped by the FreelanceSwitch blog and I was impressed with the resources they listed to help the independently minded worker. I wish I had found these when I was an independent read more
25 More Source for Income
Work at Home Secrets | September 18th 2008
The following list of 25 freelance writing jobs websites are placesthat advertise jobs specifically for writers who work remotely ortelecommute. Freelance BBSFreelance BBS is good. It requires a signup/registration. And I am happy with the leads.Free read more
How Often Do You Invoice?
The Urban Muse | September 15th 2008
Freelance Switch just published an interesting article touting the benefits of weekly freelance gigs over longer-term projects. I'm not sure that I agree with this. As I said in the comments, right now I'm finishing up a project that pays me weekly ( read more
Weekend Links
From Ink to Ether | September 5th 2008 by Amanda Nicole
It's Friday, I'm tired, and I have a slew of work to finish before the day's over. Sound familiar? I think it's the change in work pace, and not the weather, that has signified the end of summer for me. Here are some helpful posts I picked up in my t read more
Link Love: 9.4.2008
Nubby Twiglet | September 4th 2008 by Nubby Twiglet
1. Ugly Shoes: A Brief History, courtesy of the NY Times. 2. Problogger offers up 5 lessons on making money with affiliate programs. 3. WWD analyzes the dramatic decline in circulation of popular magazines. Some have fallen by as much as 10 read more
Adding a Blog to Your Online Portfolio
From Ink to Ether | August 27th 2008 by Amanda Nicole
Just thought I'd pop in and share with you a post by Steven Snell over at Freelance Switch, which gives a fantastic outline of why adding a blog to your online portfolio is a good thing. I was so convinced by this post that I'm looking into putting o read more
Steven Snell - Traffikd.com : Blogger Interviews
Make Money Blogging with Blueverse | August 23rd 2008 by Ahson Rafiq
Interviewing Steven Snell from Traffikd Brief Intro about yourself? I’m a web designer and freelance blogger in the U.S. I currently maintain 3 blogs of my own and I write for a handful of others including Smashing Magazine and Fre read more
Beautiful WordPress Themes
The Spinning Donut | August 23rd 2008 by Bill Stevens
Do you know Collis Ta’eed and his various websites? Here are some of them: Flash Den - Flash Components Audio Jungle - Music Loops & Sound Effects PSDTUTS - Photoshop Tutorials Freelance Switch - Freelance Advice and more He has a new s read more
The Burning Questions
From Ink to Ether | August 22nd 2008 by Amanda Nicole
I came across this post by Joel Falconer on Freelance Switch, which goes over some key points about how to apply to job postings. Joel tells it from the perspective of the job poster, and he raises a point that I'd never considered before: ask your p read more
It’s about the communication
Everyday Networker | August 12th 2008 by Jennifer Gniadecki
I was reading this post on Freelance Switch and the part we’re going to go over here is the section titled, “Love me, love me, love me!” All about client communication. Because it’s true that while people may want what you have to offer, wh read more
Fox Boxes CNBC
Chickaboomer | August 11th 2008 by Marty Davis
"Fox relies heavily on a Fox News-like parade of heavily cosmeticized and attractive ‘Stepford Anchors.’" Freelance entertainment writer Bill Mann via Talking Biz News via Inside Cable NewsCNBC goes to Olympic boxing today at 4p and Fox Biz is ho read more
Cold Calling or Lumpy Mailer? Two Ways to Reach and Win New Clien…
The Copywriter Underground | August 11th 2008 by Tom Chandler
For some freelancers, acquiring new clients is a hit-or-miss process, and many wait for work to come to them. In the past, I’ve detailed my tried-and-true Six Point Lumpy Mailer Plan designed to put you in touch with high-value contacts at the read more
Whole Lotta Link Love Friday, August 8
The Caffeinated Blog | August 8th 2008 by Kari
The 2008 Olympics in Beijing start today, and like an Olympic diver, I'm just going to dive right in head first to this week's links: I found this excellent Freshbooks giveaway on Freelance Switch, and I wanted to spread the... Visit the Caffeinated read more
Freelance çalışanlar için iş bulma rehberi
bildirgec | August 8th 2008
Henüz ülkemizde üvey evlat muamelesi gören freelance geliştiriciler için yurtdışında iş bulma imkanları oldukça yüksek.Hele bir de işveren ve geliştirici kaynaşmasını sağlayan platformların gerçek anlamda yaptıkları etkileş read more
Freshbooks $1,500+ Giveaway: The User-generated Client Experience…
Small Business Brief | August 4th 2008
Yes, it's a contest, but Freshbooks is a great tool for small business. Freelance Switch is collaborating with FreshBooks to give each of 10 winning freelancers a 1-year Shuttle Bus suscription, valued at $168 (see the prize). Freshbooks is an onlin read more
Useful Tips On Deadlines
The Freelance Journey | July 29th 2008 by Karyl
Steven Snell over at Freelance Switch, a site I frequent quite regularly, has just posted a great new article on the value of deadlines in our lives. He also offers ways to adjust one’s perspective so deadlines aren’t quite so menacing, a read more
83 Must Read Articles for Bloggers
Blogging Tips n Tricks | July 26th 2008 by Damned Viper
Here are some bare essentials for Bloggers which comprehensively cover all the requirements for becoming a professional blogger. Blogging Basics: Getting Started 1. How to "Announce" a Blog (Blog Traffic School) 2. Five Beginner's Blogging Tips read more
Braintalk: Braintalk with Steven from vandalydesign.com
Sharebrain - the best websites for webworkers | July 11th 2008 by sharebrain
1. Hi , who are you and what do you do?I’m a designer and blogger (vandelaydesign.com is my home). I also write about social media and blogging at traffikd.com, which is basically a side project for me. Within the past year I also got into free read more
Monster Moleskine Links
Blog-Her | July 9th 2008 by Nina
The Monster Collection of Moleskine Tips, Tricks and Hacks - FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance BlogFreelance Switch has one of the best collections of Moleskine tips, tricks, and hacks. They even recommend the best Moleskine for you, whether you're a p read more
How to Talk to Non-Tech-Savvy Clients
Just Creative Design Blog | Jacob Cass | July 6th 2008 by Jacob Cass
I wrote this article originally for Freelance Switch (my first paid article ever) so go check out their post to read what other tips Freelance Switch readers have offered or you could just read on, the articles are the same - except mine has pretty p read more
33 New Places to Get Design Inspiration
Fuel Your Creativity | June 16th 2008 by adelle
Big thanks to Collis at Freelance Switch! I made the list of 33 New Places for design inspiration. I did notice there was quite a few on the list that I hadn’t heard of before and I plan to check them all out. Wanted to share the list for those read more
Entrecard visitors and updates for June 2008
The Life of an Everyday BBW | June 5th 2008 by April
Entrecard has had a lot of great updates in the last month. The fire they had really blew me of course on dropping cards, but I'm still working on getting it back up again.I love the fact that we can now link our accounts. It makes it a lot easier to read more
Freelance Switch Article
My way of thinking | June 4th 2008
In keeping with my new freelance writing initiative, I am pleased to announce that my first guest post has been accepted and posted at FreelanceSwitch. You can read about what you should do when clients don’t know what they really want here. I read more
Work Is Right In Front of You
Why I Failed | May 29th 2008 by Steve Grossman
Acquiring new customers/clients is costly in both time and money. It is less expensive and more beneficial to keep your current clients happy and Yuwanda Black has written a post describing how. In “How to Get More Work from Existing Clients read more
New Link - Freelance Switch
The Mad Hermit | May 29th 2008 by David Yuen
Here's an interesting resource for all you freelance writers out there to exploit--it's called "Freelance Switch".Not only is this site useful for freelance writers, but it's also geared for helping freelancers in general (e.g. web designers, etc.). read more
Sign of the times
Kinkish | May 19th 2008
Woman asks man to marry her on a (widely-read Freelance Switch) blog. Girl's got balls, yo. read more
Yet Another Guest Post
The Writing Journey | May 15th 2008 by Bob Younce
I really didn’t plan it this way, folks. My editors make these decisions, you see. I’ve got another guest post for you. Today’s guest post is over at Freelance Switch. This is a test run of sorts, and if it works out you might g read more
What's in a (Blog) Name?
KickStart A Writing Career | May 14th 2008 by Colleen Wright
The more I read the community of bloggers out there, the more I notice that the most read & referenced blogs have short, catchy blog names. And those that don't have short names are assigned one by readers who pull out the most unique words.The k read more
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