Russ Weakley on Freelancing
Nov 11, 2008 50 Words
Russ says…
One of the important aspects of freelancing is dealing with clients.
Establishing and maintaining a good relationship with each client is critical - not only for the current project, but because many future referrals happen by word of mouth.
How do you achieve a good relationship? Be calm and confident. Communicate regularly. Listen. Respond promptly.
About Russ
Russ Weakley is a web designer who chairs the Web Standards Group, produces online CSS-based tutorials and has written a book “Teach Yourself CSS in Ten Minutes”.
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Gary Barber on Freelancing
Nov 4, 2008 50 Words
Gary says…
You will have to work at networking if you have not been doing it before. Get out to as many networking events, involving peers, clients, like industries, that you can to make contacts. Stay in contact with these people. Also you need to organise your network in a contacts application.
About Gary
Gary Barber is a freelance web designer, based out of Perth, Western Australia, specialising in user interaction and making sure web sites just work!
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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.
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