Dragos is an experienced and self-taught Product Designer with 14 years of experience in the field. Starting off originally as a side hustle, Dragos has turned his freelancing gigs into a full-blown career. He shares his story with us today!
Hiring Family Members for Your Freelance Business
For a thriving freelance business, getting the right people on board is as important as successful client management. This can sometimes mean hiring family members. Unsure of how exactly to do this or if you even should? We've rounded up facts and data backing why hiring family members isn't the worst idea after all.
How to Read Faster – Tips & Tricks for Rapid Reading
Whether it is books, online articles, emails, Facebook posts or even the smallest things like Tweets, most people read a crazy amount of words each day without even thinking about it. Wouldn’t be great to read and comprehend faster?
Hosting an Ask Me Anything Session as Freelancer
Freelancers are always on the lookout for ways to beat competition. To attract potential clients and engage with existing ones, you need to adapt to the latest trends. And one such trend is to host Ask Me Anything sessions.
Organising Meetups in 7 Steps to Boost Your Freelance Career
Nowadays, a lot of people look towards the internet when it comes down to networking or special interests. But you don’t have to meet virtually anymore, thanks to Meetup. If you haven’t heard about this service, you’re in for a ride.
How to Deal with Client Revisions as a Freelancer
One of the most frustrating challenges for many freelancers is dealing with repeated client requests for revisions on a project. This is a factor you need to be prepared to deal with on a regular basis - so check out our tips to dealing with client revisions properly.
How to use Teardowns in your Freelance Marketing Strategy
For most freelancers, having a strong portfolio that shows what they can do is far more powerful than simply telling potential clients what they can offer them. One way to really show what you can do is by doing a teardown - in this article, we’re going to explain exactly what this is and how to do one yourself.
How To Travel And Protect Your Data: 8 Security Tips
Being a travelling freelancer can be great. You get to experience new cultures, dip into the international freelancing community and serve clients from all over the globe. However, protecting your data is an essential part of doing all that carefree. There is nothing worse than losing all of your hard work, getting your gadgets stolen or your...
11 Real Freelance Horror Stories
Working as a freelancer is great - you forget the commute, you work your own hours...but it can be also unpredictable! You can work with incredible easy-to-work-with clients, but a crazy one can slip in from time to time. You might have a lot on your plate and with an overloaded schedule, there’s room for mistakes!
Writing Proposals as a Freelancer – Tips and Tricks
Freelancers often have to write proposals in order to receive projects. The same applies here at www.freelancermap.com. Writing proposals can sometimes be very tricky, but having a couple of things in mind can make a great difference in the way you approach this task and, more importantly, in the way employers evaluate your proposal. Here are a...