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August 2010 Meeting - Being Creative and Creating Cash Flow

  • 11 Aug 2010
  • 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Ronald McDonald House - 1315 Barbara Jordan Boulevard
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Registration

  • Members of the Austin Chapter of AWC
  • Members of Freelance Austin
  • Freelance Austin Meeting Attendee
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Thomas MyerBeing Creative and Creating Cash Flow

As freelancers, we all know the deal: Keep marketing yourself, keep working, keep pitching, or the bank account dries up. Get sick, go on vacation, get too busy to market yourself, and your future business suffers. One possible solution is to start creating product offerings that create steady income. You don't have to create instant best-sellers or blockbusters, just small revenue streams that you can easily grow into bigger ones that will even out your cash flow.

Every freelancer can create a product: coders can create apps, designers can create themes and templates, writers can create e-books, coaches can create audio/video products, and anyone can create membership sites and teaching materials.

Tom Myer’s presentation will answer some basic questions:

  • How do I figure out what kind of product to create?
  • What are the best options for getting started?
  • Where do I sell my products?
  • What are the best ways to market my products?

Thomas Myer is a technical author, consultant and developer. He spends most of his time working on PHP projects (particularly CodeIgniter, ExpressionEngine, WordPress and MojoMotor) but also dabbles in Python, Perl and Objective-C projects.

Follow Thomas on twitter (if you dare) as @myerman. Don’t forget to check out www.tripledogs.com for more on Triple Dog Dare Media, which Thomas founded in 2001.

Thomas lives in Austin with wife Hope and dogs Kafka and Marlowe.

We encourage you to register for Tom's program via the website as space at the Ronald McDonald House is limited.

WHERE: 
Ronald McDonald House
1315 Barbara Jordan Boulevard
Austin, TX  78723

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Free parking is available on the East side of the building

ATTENDEES:
Please press the buzzer at the front door to get into the RM House, then go to the 4th floor. House staff asks that attendees not stop the staff in the office to ask where the meeting is being held. Again, it's on the fourth floor! Thank you.

We encourage you to bring your own lunch.  

REGISTRATION:
AWC members and those who paid for FA membership through October are free; All others pay either $5.00 per meeting or $35 for a year's worth of programs - a $25 savings!.

SIGN-IN / NETWORKING: 12:15 p.m. 
Note: Arrive at noon if you want to eat. Our speaker will talk from 12:30-1:30 p.m., so there's plenty of time to schmooze.

ANNOUNCEMENTS / PROGRAM: 
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.


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