Linkswitch #16

December 3, 2009

Is Your Email Address Losing You Clients? “New freelancers make a few mistakes that no one will tell you are mistakes, because they don’t want to offend you, or they may have already disregarded you because of this stupid mistake and don’t wish to become mired in the soup of your (sure to be squalid) company.” How to Make a Positive First Impression with Potential Clients “Part of being a freelancer or an independent designer is communicating with potential clients and landing new work. This is part of the business aspect that is not a favorite with many designers, but it is critical if you want to establish a successful business.” File Management and Organization Tools and Ideas “Managing the files and reference materials that you’ve compiled over the course of a project (or even your entire career) can be a daunting task. You need to organize invoices, proposals, creative files, mock-ups, research sources and a myriad of other folders and files for later reference. And let’s face it: most operating systems have inadequate file management tools for power users.” 8 things you should know when starting your freelance business “Starting a freelance business can be a rough, scary, fun, exciting, anxiety filled, awesome time in your life.