Archive for 'Essentials'
Top 4 Wireframing Tools
Posted on 07. Feb, 2011 by freelanceshack.
1. Lumzy Basic Information: Lumzy is a Mockup and Prototype creation tool for websites and applications. COST: FREE With Lumzy, you can easily create your mock-ups and send to clients on the fly. It also features collaboration tools for team editing, a chat engine for deliberating over designs, file version and so much more. Incoming [...]
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Communicate with the Customers Properly: Freelance Writing Advice
Posted on 20. Dec, 2010 by freelanceshack.
If you are a freelance writer, not working in-house with a company, then you probably realize how important it is to get the communication with the customer right. It is better to have this settled from the start. This is especially true for customers who have a stable group of repeat customers providing frequent gigs. [...]
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Want to be a guest blogger?
Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 by freelanceshack.
Hey folks, This month we are looking for some guest bloggers that we can line up to write a freelance pieces for our blog. If you would be interested in writing, please send your information to admin (at) freelanceshack dot com. Happy Holidays!
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7 Tips for Conducting a Constructive Phone Conference
Posted on 17. Oct, 2010 by freelanceshack.
I once worked for a manager that was fond of conference calls with our spread-out team. Poor fellow was not adept at leading these confused gatherings, however, so when he was out of earshot we called them chaos calls, a far more fitting description. In these 7 tips we offer sound advice for conducting a [...]
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Should You Take the Check Even if You’re Not Into Your Client?
Posted on 13. Jun, 2010 by freelanceshack.
Graphic Design / Creative Freelancer Advice: Should You Take the Check Even if You’re Not Into Your Client? Whether you’re looking to break into the business world as a hired graphic/web designer for a company, looking to find another full-time gig as a graphic/web designer or you’re out there working for clients as a freelancer, [...]
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Oops! I Did It Again, I Made a Freelance Mistake
Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by Shoaib.
In my experience as a freelancer I have found there to be several mistakes which all freelancers make. I myself have made some of these errors and have seen friends make some of the other mistakes. With this in mind I have compiled the common freelancing mistakes along with possible solutions. Before Getting the Job [...]
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The Trick of Charging More
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by Shoaib.
There is a somewhat subtle reason as to why some can charge more than others and it is not that they offer a better quality of service. It is obvious that I look for quality when I shop at Zara but why would a person buy clothes from Marks and Spencer’s when you are charged [...]
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India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: Restoring Freelancers’ Trust
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by Shoaib.
It may come as a shock to many of our counterparts far away in the subcontinent that many freelancers from the developing world are not trusted in the west to the same degree as those here in the west. This is hardly about race, colour, religion or anything personal. The underlying worry that we have [...]
