12 Truly Helpful (Yet Free) Web Tools For Effective Business Management
The best business management tools are that will help you keep track of variables affecting your business and finances, let you generate invoices and directly send to your clients, creating...
View Article5 Project Management Techniques Freelancers Should Use to Work Faster and...
As a freelancer, you likely handle lots of projects. That’s probably why 10 Free Project Management Applications is one of the most popular posts here on Freelance Folder. It only makes sense that you...
View Article6 Web Apps To Manage Team Collaboration More Effectively
There are many collaboration web apps out there for business users, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. That is why I am sharing 6 Web Apps To Manage Team Collaboration More...
View ArticleHealthcare.gov: An in-house blockbuster
If the Healthcare.gov debacle were made into a movie, the promoters would have a field day. “This action-packed blockbuster has it all; blown deadlines, exploding scope creep, crashing priorities and...
View ArticleHow To Manage Your Workload
If your New Year’s resolution involves becoming more efficient, you’re in luck. AtTask’s management expert Bryan Nielson has some tips on how to manage your workload. Read on for his advice. For more...
View Article15 Workflow tips that took my design business to the next level
As busy freelancers, time is one of your most valuable assets. The more time you can save, the more money you can make.However; you can’t just spend less time on your client work and let the quality...
View ArticleClients killing you? How to shatter negativity in 5 seconds flat
Let’s be honest, running a successful design business can be stressful. Don’t get me wrong… I LOVE my job. I love my business. And I know there’s a good chance you also love what you do.But sometimes...
View ArticleHow to Show Your Leadership Skills (When You’re Not the Boss)
In this situation, exerting influence and taking control can be a challenge. Here are tips on how to be a do-it-yourself leader.When your manager hands over the reins of a project to you, it’s a sure...
View ArticleGrow or stay small? 5 Essential questions all freelancers should ask
Do you ever sit back and wonder what you ultimately want from your design business?What does it look like 10 years from now? Staff, money, cars, house, turnover, clients, holidays, boats, helicopters,...
View ArticleThe two biggest differences between university and freelancing and how to...
Thank you for applying; we went with someone more experienced.I heard that plenty coming straight out of college, and I bet you have, too.With today’s job market, recent and upcoming college grads are...
View ArticleNo one taking you seriously? Here’s how to position yourself as an expert for...
Back in the early days of our creative marketing business, Clients from Hell was a gift from the universe. It kept me sane, reading all of those stories from fellow comrades in arms. Now, however, I...
View ArticleFind time in your busy schedule with this ONE mental shift
How many times have you made this excuse?I would love to work on , but I just don’t have time.I used to say this too (more than I’d like to admit), but worse, I used to believe it.“But April,” you’re...
View ArticleProject Management Skills Every Designer Should Know
Want to up your project management game even more? Don’t miss HOW’s comprehensive Expert Guide, “Becoming an Agile Designer: Moving from Waterfall to Agile,” which explores how project management...
View ArticleMatt Report: Client Onboarding, Automation, Growing a Business
Recently I joined Matt Medeiros for an episode of the Matt Report Podcast, where we spoke about what it takes to go from freelancer to agency and the shifts you need to make, how to leverage more of...
View ArticleThe no-tears formula for dealing with an unhappy client
Before we go any further, let’s be clear: no matter how good you, your product, or your services are, sooner or later one of your clients is going to be unhappy with you. It’s better if we just accept...
View ArticleWhy repeatedly bending over backwards for a client can actually hurt your...
Do you have that one client (okay, maybe three?!) that’s habitually totally unorganized and needing something big last week? The one that asks for an entire PowerPoint presentation for tomorrow’s 8am...
View Article
