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Should you freelance onsite or offsite Should You Freelance Onsite or Offsite? - When you are first starting out as a freelancer, you need to decide whether or not to work from home.

 

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Is Freelancing Right For You - Assessing Your skills and objectives Is Freelancing Right for You? - Assess your skills and your objectives to see if freelancing is right for you.

How to Start Your Freelance BusinessStarting Your Freelance Career - As a freelancer, you’ll be able to find that balance between the not-so-easy details of getting started in the business and the joys that come from the work once you’ve started to get more established.

How to Win Freelance Projects on Freelance Job Boards Hey Career Professionals : How to Stand Out on Social Networking Sites Online - Social networking has seen significant growth over the last few years, particularly amongst professionals who are interested in making the most out of the opportunities available for meeting others in their career field.

Cool Flyer Designs and Poster Designs Cool Designs for Your Biz's Flyers & Posters - Some of these flyers have cool textures, shapes, and some are even 3d-like

Coolest business cards for your freelance business Cool Ideas for Your Freelance Business' Business Cards - Get some ideas for innovative and cool business cards for your freelance business with these insanely cool business cards.

10 Essential Tips for Starting Entrepreneurs - Are you considering running your own business? Take these 10 tips into consideration.

Assessing Your Skills, What Makes You Different from All the Others? How do they choose? What do they look for? How does one get selected? How can I make my product stand out?

Turn Any Hobby Into A Part-Time Business If you are like most people who are existing from payday to payday, you don't have a lot of money to invest in a full-time business. No need to worry! Just use your favorite hobby as your business base and grow from there!

Success Doesn't Happen Overnight - Everything takes time. Have patience.

The Biggest Employment Change of All - Becoming an Entrepreneur Sometimes the one change that is the hardest to deal with is the change in our employment status

Easing The Transition to a Home Business Starting a home business doesn't just affect you, the entrepreneur; it also affects your family.

Business Start-Up Checklist
Congratulations on your decision to become a business owner. This checklist will help you get started.

Setting Your Mind for Success Choose the positive side of everything and don't let any fear sabotages you from achieving success.

Having It Their Way: FOr Some, Where They Make a Living is as Imporant as How: People who had the courage to go after a livelihood that spoke to their spirit -- in a place that fed their souls.

Choosing Your Home Based Career What do you do? That's easy! What ideas do you have? More importantly, what would you like to do? What are your current interests? What hobbies do you have that you'd like to work at more and make them pay?

10 Steps For Escaping The Job World and Creating The Life You Really Want Want to escape your job? Here are 10 steps that will help you do just that.

Secrets of a Home Based Business Idea Steps on generating your home based business idea

You Don't Need a Job to Earn a Living Take-it-with-you jobs driven by the need for independent free agents, and there's an endless line of buyers and publishers waiting to contract their services. That's opportunity clicking at your mouse, my friend. As a writer, you will find it necessary to get familiar with these new organizational, online work models and to acquire the tools and skills needed to maintain your competitive.

Finding Motivation Start out in the freelance business - get motivated!

Starting Your Own Freelance Business - Make a Plan Your future is in very capable hands--yours.

How To Start Your Freelance Business Without Examples So you want to freelance? What should you do if you have no professional examples to place in your portfolio?

Legal Considerations for Your New Home Based Business So you are ready to set up your freelance business in your home? There are a few legal regulations that you should keep in mind.

Assessing Your Skills Now that you have tested yourself with the self-evaluation test in the previous article, you should have a high level of self-awareness. Did you choose yes for self-confidence? I hope that you did, because you are going to need it as a freelancer. You see, as a freelancer you must demonstrate an expertise in your field. You will need to demonstrate self-confidence of your abilities in order to land a gig.

Putting Objectives in Check In order to assure your chances for the greatest success, you should do some self-evaluation before you leap into freelancing. Not only does it take a special temperament to run a successful business, but it also takes talent and expertise in your field. This includes some or all of the following personality features: self-confidence, common sense, innovation, and ambition.

How To Start an Online Business - Are you are finally ready to join the elite group of people making money on the net? Great! It’s easier than you think and I’m here to help you learn as you go.

Turn Your Hobby Into A Home Business - Each year many people earn a living from their hobbies. Hobbies are one of the most under used income opportunities around. Many people have realized that their passion about their hobbies are invaluable to those that are seeking these skilled, imaginative people.

How to Break the Cycle of Postponing Your Dreams - Do you have a dream, but keep postponing it because you feel trapped by the responsibilities of your life? Want to be a writer, work from home, own your own business? First, we will examine how your dream got deferred. Then, we will outline definitive steps to get you back on track.

How to Start a Biz While Working Full-Time Oftentimes, the only way to realize your dreams as an entrepreneur is to begin while working full-time.

Finding Your Niche as a Web Designer To make it in the web design world nowadays you have to have a niche.

He Who Dies With The Most "Niches" Wins Niche marketing is the opposite of mass (general) marketing. It targets specific people with special needs.

How To Find A (Kick Butt) Niche -And Grow Rich Niche marketing is the opposite of mass (general) marketing. It targets specific people with specialized needs.

Working to Stay-At-Home! If you and your spouse decide that it would be better for you to become a one income household, you can.

Is A Home Business For You? - Part One You better apply the brakes and proceed with caution. Running a home-based business might not be all you think it is.

Is A Home Business For You? - Part Two Part 2 of the successful article published last week about whether or not you should start a home business.

Today's Entrepreneur - Designing the Image of Your Business - How can you make your business cards and your company standout in the crowd? You design an image for your business that distinguishes your business from other companies. This can be accomplished by employing one or all of the following methods of company branding.

The 10 Key Questions to Ask Before Developing a Lucrative Hobby - Finding it harder to make ends meet? You're not alone. If you are thinking of turning an interest or hobby into a vehicle for earning a little extra cash, here are some questions to get you started.

Want to work at home but don't want to leave your job? Telecommute! It is possible in many cases to work at least part of the time from home with many businesses, even if they don't yet have a formal program. You just have to talk your boss into it.

Get Stinkin Rich With Your Niche More focus equals more profits and less work. When picking a market to target online though, the smaller market is the most profitable way to go.

Are You Missing Your Chance to Work at Home?- Have you missed the turnoff that leads to your dream of working at home? Wouldn't that be disappointing? No one likes to think that they have wasted their chance, missed their opportunity. But that's exactly what happens to many.

Before You Jump Into The FreeAgent Pool With the change in our economy and the survival mode that companies have switched to, a vast number of people have entered the arena of free agents.

Moving From A Weekend Hobby To Career In The Arts I’ve heard people say that you’re a sell-out if you are distracted by tasks unrelated to creating your art. That may be true, but if you want to create your art, and put food on your table you will quickly understand that beautiful art does not sell itself.

The Game Plan - The Difference Between Small Business Success and Failure - A business plan gets you in the game. A game plan keeps you in the game. To use the sports analogy, it’s easy to see how you are going to win the game in from the locker room. Most businesses don’t have a working plan that takes into account what actually happens on the field once play starts.

Want to Work from Home? Ever Given a Thought to Telecommuting? More and more people are able to perform their jobs from home. Now more than ever the business world is realizing the variety of benefits telecommuting can have on companies and their personnel.

Advice from Successful Freelancers: Starting & Maintaining a Freelancer Career From the e-book, Advice from Successful Freelancers: How They Built Their Careers & How You Can Too!, I asked ten questions of freelancers who were living their dream life. Following are some of their answers.

The Little Things You Need To Know If You're Self-Employed There are a million little things that you will learn as you progress with your business, but let me bring you up to speed on a few important ones.

Five Myths and Five Tips for Breaking Into as a Fashion Designer - For many women, becoming a fashion designer is a lifelong dream. We all love to wear beautiful clothes and make ourselves feel good from the inside out.

Brand Your Consulting Brilliance Brand your consulting brilliance because the future of your business depends on it.

Editorial Freelancing: Five Steps to Getting Your Foot in the Door Publishers, editorial directors, human resource managers and editors, among others were a vocal lot regarding freelancers and what they should/should not do to get their foot in the door

Just The Beginning! A very useful article on how to get started in your new freelance business

Downsizing Got You Scared? See If A Home Business is For You! It takes dedication, passion and discipline to succeed. Not-to-mention, a lot of hard work, especially in the beginning. Then there are the "functional" things you'll need. Before you make that decision to jump on the Internet bandwagon, let me make a few points you'll want to consider.

Information Constipation If you've been in the process of starting a business (or thinking about starting a business) for more than 6 months, but you haven't made any progress, you may be suffering from Information Constipation.

How To Price Your Projects Take the time to read this article and you will figure out what you need to charge to thrive.

Legal Considerations For Your Home Based Business So you are ready to set up your freelance business in your home? There are a few legal regulations that you should keep in mind.

Checklist For The New Home-Based Business Protect your business and your livelihood by making sure you have paid proper attention to the following

Do You Have What it Takes To Run Your Own Business? Test your success potential against the following twenty questions.

Finding The Right Home-Based Business I'd love to start a home based business, but which kind would be the right one for me?

Follow Your Dreams! an article encouraging all of you to think about your dreams of your home business and what it would take to turn them into reality.

Letting Go of Coattails - Creating Your Own Home Based Business Let go of the coat-tails, reach inside yourself and grab the one thing you are TRULY passionate about above all others.  It is your ticket to a profitable, home business of your very own. 

Look Before You Leap...Is A Home-Based Business Really For You? Take a good hard look before you make the jump from paid to self- employment.

Putting The Plan Back Into Business Plan Set the goal, put in place the steps that will eventually lead you there, carry them out and you will eventually reach your destination.

Turn Your Hobby Into a Viable Internet Business Many people aspire to run their own businesses, but few actually set off on this challenging path to success. 

Whats in A Name? Now that your freelance business is on the right track, it is time to think about naming your business.

Whats Your Niche? Here's five steps to staking a claim to your share of the Internet bounty

Why a Home Based Business? Why Should You Start a Home Based Business?

Build your own website (MoreBusiness.com)Rather than hiring and building when demand increases, many companies are opting to buy products and services from outside sources. The business paradigm of the twentieth century is shifting.

Challenges and Obstacles (BusinessTown.com) Getting your first assignment, Financial Uncertainty, Gaps between assignments, Timing, Lack of control, New skills sets are required...

Creating Your Business Plan (BusinessTown.com)he hardest part of creating a business plan is getting the energy together to get started

Eric Matson's advice on working from project to project Sure, most work today is project work. But which projects are worth working on? And how does a series of projects become a career? (by Eric Matson)

Find funding to start up your business (MoreBusiness.com)defined each funding type and separated them into 6 categories. If you are unsure of what type of capital you need, visit each category and read the funding type definitions

Financing guide (MoreBusiness.com)A nice set of articles

Find a sample Internet business plan (bplans.com)Bplans.com is the business planning destination. Find free sample business plans, sample marketing plans and free interactive business planning tools.

A free booklet of tips on how to start your own business (ideabook.com)There has never been a better time in history to start your own business

The Geek's Guide to Internet Business Success web site (provider.com)Here you'll find links to resources relevant to each chapter of The Geek's Guide to Internet Business Success - The Definitive Business Blueprint for Internet Developers, Programmers, Consultants, Marketers, and Service Providers

Getting a Bank Loan (businesstown.com)Traditionally bankers look at what are called the three `c's`: character, credit and collateral.

Getting Equity Money (businesstown.com)What's the #1 reason VC firms say no?

Hot Growth Areas for Consultants (BusinessTown.com)Virtually all industrial areas and some governmental areas in the U.S. will be using an increasing amount of consulting services. Consulting has been one of the fastest growing professions in the '90s.

Outline of a Complete Business Plan (BusinessTown.com)An example of a business plan

Profitability tips (MoreBusiness.com)Want to run your business more profitably? Khera Communications partnered with The Profit Advisors to bring you regular tips to help you squeeze more profits out of your business

Small Business Administration SBA Home Page

Small business primer (MoreBusiness.com)About 10 links to different small business articles

Stan Davis on free agent finance. (FastCompany.com)Read more stories from this December 1997 issue Free-Agent Finance - Stan Davis A conversation with Stan Davis, consultant and writer. (by Daniel H. Pink and Michael Warshaw)

Whats it Cost to Start a Home Business? If you want your site to become a significant source of income, judicious use of time is mandatory. No one person can do it all. And what you need but don't have time to do, will cost.

Why Plan Your Business? (BusinessTown.com)Learn the benefits of planning first

Twelve steps to a successful business plan12 Steps to a Successful Business Plan

Nitty-gritty free agent case studies (FastCompany.com)You asked us for real examples of how people keep the business side of Me, Inc., running smoothly. So here's some sound advice (and nitty gritty details) from other free agents. (by Heath Row)

How to Start a Consulting Business in Ontario - The following document was prepared by the Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre (COBSC), a single point of access to information on federal and provincial government programs, services and regulations. It is designed to provide an understanding of potential license, permit or registration requirements when considering the establishment of a consulting business in Ontario.

Before You Jump Into The FreeAgent Pool - With the change in our economy and the survival mode that companies have switched to, a vast number of people have entered the arena of free agents.

The Business Side of Design - OK so you’ve worked your butt off for two or four years. You’ve worked and studied hard. You’ve become a master at PhotoShop, Illustrator and InDesign and that hard earned degree hangs framed on the wall. You’re all set to take the world by storm with your cutting edge designs. You have a portfolio full of student designs, half a website and now the question is…. Now what?

The Business Side of Design Part 2 - Marketing - When starting a business, most of us will have a small client base already in place. This usually consists of friends, family and contacts from previous jobs and school. The first few weeks will be reasonably busy, you may even make a little money. Unfortunately this will dry up fast. Uncle Joe won't need any more business cards for a while.

How to Start a Consulting Business - Everyone has an untapped reservoir of knowledge. Put yours to work for you as an independent consultant by teaching your skills to others.

Running a Freelance Business - Launch Your Business Effectively -
If you can't muster the small amount of capital required to invest in a computer, check out your local university or community college. Trade creative skills for computer time and work with the students on their school newspaper. Besides giving you some hands-on experience, this is a great opportunity to update your knowledge about what's hip in university life.

How to Start a Freelance Copywriting Business - Launching a freelance copywriting career is not only possible, but profitable as well. Here are some steps to get you started.

Develop Your USP - Sell yourself and your desktop publishing business. USP is your unique selling point. Also called your unique selling pr

Entrepreneurs: Starting a Consulting Company: How to Start a Consulting Business - How to Start a Consulting Business
Starting a consulting business? If you have expertise and skills that others need, starting a consulting firm may be your ticket to the entrepreneurial ball. This article walks you through the process.

Desktop Publishing as a Viable Home Business - Desktop publishing is a business that is offers real opportunities - and can easily be set-up in a home office. Learn the rudiments of starting this home business - it just might be your ticket to success.

How to Start a Freelance Career - Imagine being able to work from your own home, doing a job you love, and getting paid handsomely for doing it. Wouldn't that be great?

Building Your Freelance Business on a Shoestring Budget - If you’re looking to break out of the regular workaday mode and find yourself with an entrepreneurial itch you are dying to scratch, I can offer a glimpse of my experience with building a freelance business from the ground up with little or no cash.

Freelance Design: Freedom at Last! - What does it mean to be a freelance designer? Well, hey, it's a bit like Christmas - ya gotta work hard and be real good!

How to Start a Freelance Career - Imagine being able to work from your own home, doing a job you love, and getting paid handsomely for doing it. Wouldn't that be great?

Before You Start Your Own Consulting Firm: The idea of starting your own consulting firm can be exciting! You may want to rush out and design a logo, print some business cards, and start handing them out to anyone and everyone. But hold on! There are several things you need to know and do before you can start your own firm ... if you want to be successful that is.

Become Self-Employed: Without Leaving Your Job - Read this article on becoming self-employed without leaving your job.

Home desktop publishing is a very cutting-edge business right now - Find out how to start yours, right from your own home.

Honing Your Business Plan - Taking a trip? Looking for a new job? Starting your own business? When launching any new venture, it often helps to have a plan. Leading a successful business will impact almost every aspect of your personal and professional life.

How To Start a Desktop Publishing or Graphic Design Business - While some sources might have you believe that all it takes to start a desktop publishing business is to have some software, a color printer, and some fancy paper, the truth is that a desktop publishing or graphic design business requires the same attention to detail of any small business venture. You can start small and build up but the basics are the same.

Prepare to Launch: Getting Ready to Do Your Own Thing - Whether you're a contractor because you're starting a new company or because you're doing piano tuning evenings and weekends, here's a checklist of things you'll need to do to get a return on your investment of time and energy.

How To Build a Successful Freelance Web Design Business - I love designing interactive Web sites, and it is fantastic that people pay me to do something I love.

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How to start a desktop publishing business - This is an ideal business opportunity for anyone with a good eye for design and you MUST be honest with yourself about this. Almost everyone you meet will think they can design a good looking advert or letter heading, but most wouldn't come up with anything even half decent. That's why the services of a good desktop publisher can be so much in demand.

How to Start a Successful Consulting Business - Start selling your own expertise from your own home and start a consulting business

Start a Desktop Publishing Business Course - In 17 days this free Start a Desktop Publishing or Graphic Design Business Course will show you how to evaluate your skills and expertise, establish yourself as a legitimate business, find clients, and do what it takes to start making money doing something you enjoy — freelance desktop publishing and graphic design.

Starting a Desktop Publishing Business - Combining your design and writing skills, this business is the perfect blend for people with an eye for the artistic and an ear for the written word.

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Starting a Graphic Design Business - If you have been well trained in graphic and multimedia design and possess extensive experience in the industry, you're probably wondering how you can make your skills and professional connections in the graphic design industry work for you. Starting your own company can be a lot of fun.

Start Your Own Desktop Publishing Business - Desktop publishing is a hi-tech home business opportunity where competition is limited and profits are high, especially for someone who discovers a gap in the market for quality, published documents.

Weekly Start a Desktop Publishing Class - Start a Desktop Publishing Business in 10 Weeks. Learn how to evaluate your skills and expertise, establish yourself as a legitimate business, find clients, and do what it takes to start making money doing something you enjoy — freelance desktop publishing and graphic design.

When I Grow Up, I Want to Be a Freelancer Like You - Freelancing. Some people will tell you it's not a good word to use for ones livelihood; that it has bad connotations. Perhaps it's true - "freelance" does conjure up an image of someone who hasn't quite settled down, really isn't sure what they want to do, might fly off with the next sunset.

Work at Home Ideas - Desktop Publishing - Small business newsletters, brochures, sales flyers, promotional mailings - what do these things have in common? All of them are made by desktop publishers! Desktop Publishing is a great field for someone with computer skills and an eye for good design.

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How to Build a Strong Relationship with Your Customers - A Guide to Customer Relationships for Freelancers & Self EmployedOne of the best ways to run a good business as well as keep the clients which you currently have is to build a strong relationship with your clients. Everyone likes to feel appreciated and this is true for those who have a business relationship. The clients want to feel as if they matter to the business owner as they are part of the reason why the business is still in existence. There are a few ways for business owners to build a strong relationship with their customers as doing so will not only maintain their client base but possibly expand it as well through recommendations.

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Mar 26

Free Online Business Courses, Workshops, and Seminars for Freelancers

If you feel like you are just going through the motions, and that you have no idea whether or not you are running your business properly, then you will be happy to know that there are many free small business courses, workshops, and seminars online. Below you will find a large list of these free educational courses.

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MARKETING PLANS : List of Marketing Plan Tools, Utilities, Samples, Kits, and Software

A freelancer developing an effective marketing plan must have the right tools to foster success in business. The following list contains several links of marketing plan tools to produce a successful business.

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Mar 20

MARKETING PLANS : A Collection of Articles for How to Outline and Write a Marketing Plan for Freelancers Starting a Home Business or a Small Business

A solid, well-prepared marketing strategy is the foundation of success in business. The freelancer or any type of business owner must become informed on the development of an effective marketing plan. The following links will focus on marketing plan articles for the freelancer to have a successful business.

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Mar 18

BUSINESS PLANS: Business Plan Examples, Samples, Templates, Software and Tools

In any type of the business including those people that perform freelance work, the proper tools are necessary to become a success. The following links consist of selected online tools for the freelancer to develop an effective business plan.

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Mar 16

BUSINESS PLANS : A Collection of Articles for How to Outline and Write a Business Plan for Freelancers Starting a Small Business

Business plans are necessary in all types of businesses … and this also includes freelancers. Writing an effective business plan will help you plan out the success of your future business. Factors such as customer base, profit potential, as well as many other factors will be placed in this document. The business plan will help you, the freelancer, think through every aspect of your future successful business. We found the following business plan articles to be very helpful and we hope that you will find them to be useful too.

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Online Tools and Software for Task Lists and To Do Lists - Perfect for Freelancers & Self Employed Business Owners

A freelancer’s time is precious and he/she must follow precise tasks to maintain productive performance and income. The following link list will examine useful online tools that will keep the freelancer in a productive manner. The following list is a list of To-Do Lists and Task Management Lists tools and software.

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Mar 9

How to Invoice Your Customers Properly : A List of Online Guides on Invoicing for Freelancers

In a previous list, the freelancer was presented with a list of tools for creating invoices. The following links will present the manner and methods in which to develop a proper invoice for the freelancer of any business type. With the following helpful guides and tutorials, you as a consultant will understand the steps that you will need to take in order to invoice your customers properly.

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Invoicing & Billing Tools / Software for Freelancers Needing Help with Invoices

The Invoice is an important part of any type of business out there, including for the freelancer as well. The basic definition of an invoice is a detailed list of goods shipped or services rendered with an accounting of all costs included in the document. As a freelancer, we might not feel comfortable dealing with invoices or money in general. The links below offer a vast variety of online invoicing and billing tools for the freelancer in all business types.

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Feb 25

How to Defeat Writer’s Block - Tips & Hints to Overcome Writer’s Block

Helpful hints and tips to overcome the dreaded White Page Syndrome - There is probably nothing more dreadful and problematic for a writer than not being able to get going, being stuck on a menacingly white page. Many a time, one or more writing assignment make us feel like Jack Nicholson in “The Shining”; one step shy of freezing to death in a haunted hedge maze. Once the choke has started its nefarious effect, it becomes quicksand, drowning us further and further into an inability to come up with something to properly put down on paper.

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Feb 19

Ways to Get More Customer Referrals for Your Freelance Business

In the world of freelance, customer referrals are everything. The amount of customer referrals will often determine how successful one’s business can really be. As word spreads quickly, having customers refer others to you and your services is a wonderful way of gaining new business and making more money. There are a few distinct ways to get more customer referrals for your business.

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