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Explore Your Niche Day 11: Cre

2009-08-01T01:19:47.213+02:00

Explore Your Niche Day 11: Create a Job Board Strategy Day 12: Plan for Querying and Cold-Calling Day 13: Create Your Own Swipe File Day 14: Develop an Online Identity Day 15: Choose Your Social Networking Sites Day 16: Join A

talked a little bit about how

2009-07-29T15:36:02.670+02:00

talked a little bit about how freelancers have to take control of each aspect of their business, and I’m willing to bet I’ll talk about it again. It’s a big deal, but it often

Working locally is useful, esp

2009-07-28T22:03:42.928+02:00

Working locally is useful, especially with less tech-savvy clients. Being able to pop around or get them in the office and run through things face to face is invaluable at times

@Sharon, Gmail does make maint

2009-07-20T15:44:48.695+02:00

@Sharon, Gmail does make maintaining a swipe file immensely easier. I set up a separate label for anything I want to be able to use again easily.

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You know, I’ve always intended

2009-07-15T17:10:14.146+02:00

You know, I’ve always intended to do this. Occasionally when I’m on a bidding roll, I create a temporary one, but I haven’t kept it. Thanks to Gmail, though, I can probably find my most successful email bids and start a file now. Thanks for the reminder, Thursday. I’m enjoying this series.

I am now!

2009-07-14T01:38:42.630+02:00

I am now!

@Tina, The ability to move qui

2009-07-14T01:24:06.632+02:00

@Tina, The ability to move quickly can definitely make a big difference in our ability to land good gigs. I know the fact that I can get an estimate prepped and sent in under an hour has gotten me more jobs. @Sara, Are you on the newsletter mailing list? I sent out some tips on the technicalities of building a swipe file this morning.

Great post, Thursday! I’m get

2009-07-14T01:23:46.632+02:00

Great post, Thursday! I’m getting so many great tips from your 31 Days of Marketing. A swipe file makes perfect sense, and definitely sounds like something I need to create. Thanks for the helpful info!

Ultra important post, Thursday

2009-07-14T01:23:36.632+02:00

Ultra important post, Thursday! Big thumbs up! I constantly think about what I can add to my swipe file that will make life (at least the admin part of it) a bit easier. Especially when I was still bidding on jobs (at Guru or Elance), having intro letters and well thought-out bids that I could just update with a few words here and there cut down on the bidding time tremendously.

Bram presents Use Your Locatio

2009-07-11T15:37:15.182+02:00

Bram presents Use Your Location to Find Freelance Work posted at

@Charlie, Thanks for catching

2009-06-25T13:23:29.083+02:00

@Charlie, Thanks for catching that — it's been fixed.

Good points, all. Thanks.Last

2009-06-25T13:23:09.083+02:00

Good points, all. Thanks.Last sentence, first ‘graph: You mean to say “shouldn’t” not “should,” yes?Cheers, Charlie

Use Your Location to Find Free

2009-06-24T09:10:47.436+02:00

Use Your Location to Find Freelance Work

Use Your Location to Find Free

2009-06-07T02:44:19.690+02:00

Use Your Location to Find Freelance Work

Use Your Location to Find Free

2009-05-20T20:17:51.944+02:00

Use Your Location to Find Freelance Work

Setting up resumes on social n

2009-05-03T13:51:24.198+02:00

Setting up resumes on social networks for professionals like LinkedIn can be helpful to connect with potential customers and present your capabilities and experience to them. You can also collect recommendations from your previous customers in LinkedIn, so that you can justify the price you are asking for your service. Also, there’s another option to communicate with your customers next to telephone and email. Skype makes it very easy to make video phone calls. And it costs nothingBurak

Bram presents Use Your Locatio

2009-04-16T07:24:56.452+02:00

Bram presents Use Your Location to Find Freelance Work posted at

You can work from anywhere wit

2009-03-30T00:58:28.706+02:00

You can work from anywhere with anyone from anywhere. However, Thursday reminds us that you can use your location to your advantage too. Many local companies prefer to work with local

For me, local is about as far

2009-03-24T16:51:09.676+01:00

For me, local is about as far away as the Paneras and Starbucks closest to my home. That's because the nearby big cities (Baltimore and DC) also have some pretty major difference from the local market. I do know several freelancers that consider a big city their target market and ignore the smaller area the live in. Just as you said, the two markets are very different, although there's money to be made in both.

Define “local.” I live in Worc

2009-03-24T16:50:49.676+01:00

Define “local.” I live in Worcester, but work in Boston. The market for copywriting and other creative services is much different (and smaller) in Worcester than it is in Boston. I find it more difficult to market myself locally, but I also feel that once I master it and establish myself as an authority, I will benefit greatly from having local clients.

Explore Your Niche Day 11: Cre

2009-08-01T01:19:47.213+02:00

talked a little bit about how

2009-07-29T15:36:02.670+02:00

talked a little bit about how freelancers have to take control of each aspect of their business, and I’m willing to bet I’ll talk about it again. It’s a big deal, but it often

Working locally is useful, esp

2009-07-28T22:03:42.928+02:00

Working locally is useful, especially with less tech-savvy clients. Being able to pop around or get them in the office and run through things face to face is invaluable at times

@Sharon, Gmail does make maint

2009-07-20T15:44:48.695+02:00

@Sharon, Gmail does make maintaining a swipe file immensely easier. I set up a separate label for anything I want to be able to use again easily.

FriendFeed Comment Cr… [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher

You know, I’ve always intended

2009-07-15T17:10:14.146+02:00

I am now!

2009-07-14T01:38:42.630+02:00

I am now!

@Tina, The ability to move qui

2009-07-14T01:24:06.632+02:00

Great post, Thursday! I’m get

2009-07-14T01:23:46.632+02:00

Ultra important post, Thursday

2009-07-14T01:23:36.632+02:00

Bram presents Use Your Locatio

2009-07-11T15:37:15.182+02:00

Bram presents Use Your Location to Find Freelance Work posted at

@Charlie, Thanks for catching

2009-06-25T13:23:29.083+02:00

@Charlie, Thanks for catching that — it's been fixed.

Good points, all. Thanks.Last

2009-06-25T13:23:09.083+02:00

Good points, all. Thanks.Last sentence, first ‘graph: You mean to say “shouldn’t” not “should,” yes?Cheers, Charlie

Use Your Location to Find Free

2009-06-24T09:10:47.436+02:00

Use Your Location to Find Freelance Work

Use Your Location to Find Free

2009-06-07T02:44:19.690+02:00

Use Your Location to Find Freelance Work

Use Your Location to Find Free

2009-05-20T20:17:51.944+02:00

Use Your Location to Find Freelance Work

Setting up resumes on social n

2009-05-03T13:51:24.198+02:00

Bram presents Use Your Locatio

2009-04-16T07:24:56.452+02:00

Bram presents Use Your Location to Find Freelance Work posted at

You can work from anywhere wit

2009-03-30T00:58:28.706+02:00

You can work from anywhere with anyone from anywhere. However, Thursday reminds us that you can use your location to your advantage too. Many local companies prefer to work with local

For me, local is about as far

2009-03-24T16:51:09.676+01:00

Define “local.” I live in Worc

2009-03-24T16:50:49.676+01:00