Archive for October, 2008

Cheryl Gledhill on Freelancing

Oct 30, 2008 50 Words

Cheryl says…

One of the most important things I can say is to know your worth and be confident. You’ll get lots of people trying to get you to drop your price and it’s tempting to drop your price for fear of losing the work. But keep in mind the knowledge and experience you have -  don’t let people knock you down on price if you believe you’re worth more.

About Cheryl
Cheryl Gledhill is co-founder of Sydney agency Molt:n Digital - after freelancing she doesn’t think she can ever go back to corporate life.

About this Post
This post is one of a series, written by various people within the web industry. They are responses to my request for a maximum of 50 words on the topic of tips for freelance success. You can use the 50 words category to see all the answers so far.

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Off to print…

Oct 28, 2008 Book

After months of writing, editing, indexing, pagination, design and planning, today marks the day that the book is finally off to SitePoint’s Canadian book printers.

The launch date in December is fast approaching, and it’ll be very exciting to see the book hit the shelves. Keep watching this blog to find out when you can download a free sample of the book, and get your hands on a copy!

Over the next few weeks and months, I’ll be taking an opportunity to ask others for their thoughts and tips on freelancing in the technology sector, as well as provide news and links to reviews about the book - I look forward to sharing this journey with you.

Thanks for reading!

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Have Facebook?

Oct 2, 2008 Promotion

If you’re on Facebook, I’d appreciate it if you’d take a moment to fan the The Principles of Successful Freelancing Facebook Page. There’s a handy icon for this on the right hand side column of this blog, to make it even easier for you.

The concept of having a Facebook page for a product or service you may offer, means that as people fan these pages, it appears in their mini-feeds, and as links on their profiles, which is a subtle way of telling others about the book. Will it actually sell more books? I’m not sure, but it can’t hurt and I’d be keen to research this further.

I talk about the power of social networks for your own freelancing services, in the book. We all know networking is a powerful tool, and online networking can work too - however, to succeed in online social networking, you need to be genuine and actually add to the conversation.

Think of this as blundering into a room full of people and start screaming ‘Buy my services!’. This would go down as well for that room of people as it would online. Being helpful and friendly leads to positive karma, which leads to more followers/friends and a larger network, which naturally increases your chances of finding prospects through osmosis.

Have a great story of using social networking to your advantage? I encourage you to post it below in the comments!

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