Freelancing often means a lack of a steady paycheck. But one of the best ways to ensure a stream of revenue is having clients continuously return for your services. How do you make and maintain that relationship?
Getting Paid by Overseas Clients: A Cheaper Alternative to PayPal
At Freelancermap we want to match you with amazing opportunities that benefit both you and your clients. We support international working relationships and that usually means that clients and freelancers are often not based in the same country.
Pomodoro Technique for Freelancers
Time is money, especially in the world of freelance. Learn a new strategy to maximizing your efficiency while working, while at the same time giving yourself regular breaks. Getting things done in an office environment isn’t always rewarding. As a freelancer, that’s not the case.
Freelancer Insides: Marek Hlaváč, Freelance Web and Game Developer
Get an inside into the world of freelance web and game development from Marek Hlaváč, a freelance developer working out of Bratislava. Read for for advice on time management, tools of the trade, and more.
Automating your client management as a freelancer: Two essential tools and ideas for using them
Time is the most important resource for a freelancer. Every minute you spend working counts towards your paycheck, most minutes you spend on mundane tasks or distractions don’t. So how do you increase the minute spend in category A and reduce those spent in category B?
How to Combat Clients From Using Wix, Weebly or Other DIY Website Builders
"How do you keep your business afloat when people can make their own websites nowadays?" This is probably the number one question that freelance web designers get asked when talking about their careers. And the answer isn't always easy….
5 Things You Need to Know About Publishing an Ebook on Amazon
Sharing your thoughts with the world via a book is easier than it has ever been. With Amazon having established itself as the primary go-to platform for publishing eBooks worldwide, sharing your written work with people from all over the globe is just a few clicks away. And as a freelancer, you stand a lot to benefit from that.
Freelancer Insides Interview: Juliette Kim – Creative Director & Graphic Designer
This week's interview is with Juliette Kim, a graphic designer from Seoul, South Korea. Here, we discuss how she started freelancing, how different cultures impact a freelancer's attitude to work, and how Juliette started her very own graphic design studio.
6 Ways to Use Your Creative Skills in Tech
Despite what stereotypes and clichés might be telling you, the tech industry is not all about nerds sitting in dark rooms and typing away at code or tinkering with stuff in their garage. Creativity is actually a driving force in tech, more so than in many other markets.
Mastering Self-Evaluation: A Freelancer’s Guide to Growth and Success
The end of a year can be a special time for many people. It might seem silly that we chose a certain day and thought to ourselves: “Out with the old, in with the new”- but this is how our brains work. We like to think in closed periods of time. And that can be quite helpful to a freelancer’s business.