Monthly Archives: November 2007
RSS Hugger – an experiment in growth
Hey gang. There’s a great new site I discovered called RSS Hugger. The owner of the site, Collin LaHay, has a great idea with this site and it could potentially really help out new bloggers. Plus, though I hadn’t heard of him previously, it seems he’s got quite a track record of successful projects. Why [...]
A Human’s Guide to Freelance Living – FREE New Ebook!
A Human’s Guide to Freelance Living is a short manifesto about staying sane, happy and productive as a freelancer. It features tips on finding ideas, staying organized, getting clients and ultimately making money doing what you love. A Human’s Guide to Freelance Living is simple. It was born out of my philosophy on freelancing which [...]
How to get testimonials from your clients
In a recent post I discussed the need for testimonials, but I think I should cover how you might go about getting them. Although I haven’t been using them long, since I started requesting them I’ve never been refused a testimonial. That has a lot to do with the outcome of the project obviously, but [...]
Do you need testimonials as a freelancer?
I read a fantastic post recently called the 25 reasons you didn’t get the gig. There’s one specific item Jon mentioned that I wanted to talk about: testimonials. In a recent post I talked about the catch-22 of not having a portfolio as a budding freelancer, right when you really need it to get clients. [...]
How to put together a portfolio when you’ve never had clients
One catch-22 that hits us freelancers in the face in the early early days is that we have to have portfolios, even if we’ve never had a client. Of course if you’ve never had a client you couldn’t possibly have a portfolio. Bummer. What to do? Fake it. Seriously, just make one up. Your potential [...]
