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.
Freelancer Insides Interview: Sergio Valente – SAP Consultant
This week's Freelancer Insides interview is with Sergio Valente, an SAP Consultant from Buenos Aires. Freelancing for over 3 years now, Sergio shares his experiences and challenges with us, and the soundest advice he'd give to aspiring freelancers for a smoother start!
7 Features of the Perfect Landing Page for Your Freelance Business
If you’re trying to find clients online in any way, your landing page is an essential part of the process. That’s the place people “land” when they click on a link referring them to you. Many freelancers, especially at the start of their careers, just use their homepage as their landing page. However, turning visitors into customers or clients is...
8 Personal Traits that make a Successful Programmer
Having a solid set of hard skills like JAVA, Python and C++ is a must for freelance programmers, but there is more to the job than that. Some people, whether through their lifestyle, previous job, talents or surroundings are more likely to become great programmers than others. Why is that the case?