Drew Turney on Freelancing
Jan 14, 2009 50 Words
Drew says…
Doing the actual work once you get it is the easy part. Particularly in the early stages of your freelance career (the first few years, not the first month), every project you get is like going for a job interview and getting hired by a company over and over again. You¹ll be hired for who you are, not just what you can do, so sell yourself and be prepared to be ’switched on’ a lot of the time in order to do it.
About Drew
A graphic designer and web developer by trade, Drew capitalised on his knowledge of technology in the creative field to launch a freelance journalism career, also specialising in his other passions of movies and book publishing.
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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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Donna Spencer on Freelancing
Jan 7, 2009 50 Words
Donna says…
Time track every work-related activity – client work, admin, business development, training, everything. Time spent on billable activities is helpful for proposals, tracking your admin load lets you decide when to get help and you can keep your eye on all those other non-billable hours. Count in actual minutes – don’t estimate.
About Donna
Donna has been freelancing for Maadmob for 5 years where she does information architecture, interaction design, teaches and writes. She time-tracks every minute of her working day.
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Win a signed copy of the book!
Dec 24, 2008 Promotion
I need your help; just five minutes of your time, and to thank you, I’ll enter you in a draw to win a signed copy of the book, posted to wherever you are in the world.
How? I’ve been inviting smart people I know in the industry to submit fifty words as a tip or hint to freelancers, and a 30 word biography about themselves. You can see them all here. We’ve heard some great tips, and there’s plenty more in the book itself, but what I really want to hear is YOUR hints and tips.
Writing a total of eighty words shouldn’t take you long, and you’ll be helping all the readers of this blog with your experience. I’ll publish the best of the tips here on this blog, and between now and the end of January, I’ll be asking two of my colleagues to help choose one tip they think stands out, and I’ll personally inscribe and post a copy of the book to the winner.
You have until January 31st to send your entry - by submitting the entry via email (send it to ‘me at milesburke dot com dot au’), I’ll assume you give me permission to publish it here, with due credit of course.
I trust you’re already working on that entry, and good luck!
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