Are you one of the millions of people who use LinkedIn? Are you one of the millions of people who do not use LinkedIn? Either way, you’re probably missing out on a bunch of business opportunities. Social media specialist Sheila Scarborough gave Freelance Austin a lesson in how to get the most out of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social networking site. This was a can’t-miss session…
It’s a question freelancers often ask themselves. How do you decide how much your time and talent is worth? And how do you decide what rates you should charge? At the April 2011 meeting of Freelance Austin, these three successful freelancers helped to answer those questions. This was a great question and answer opportunity to learn from experienced professional freelancers who…
One of the keys to building a thriving freelance practice is delivering an experience that meets the needs of your clients. At the October 2010 Freelance Austin monthly meeting, Chris Bailey introduced some of the basic tools that anthropologists use to understand their subjects and show you how to apply them to your business. By the end of the meeting, we learned how…
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…
Is “Give it away, give it away now!” really a good idea? We share our knowledge by blogging and being helpful; it does not pay the bills, but it can indirectly market our services. How to draw the line between giving away free ideas and possibly attracting more paid clients? Sheila, as always, brought humor and whit to her discussion of…
Sherry Lowry, a long-time entrepreneur, has developed seven businesses in seven industries ranging in size from a solo/freelancer supported one up to an entity of 20,000 clients across N.America. She works primarily with founders and owners of other small-to-medium-sized businesses around their own “what next” questions, hopes, and keen desires. All her credibility resides in their results, and commitment is to the long-term…
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