Freelancer Resources
(Part 1, Business Time)
All you really need to know about freelancing is
1. Be good and
2. Be nice.
That said, you can jump start or augment your success by taking advantage of some of the great resources available out there.
First, some information to help you build your business. These resources and tools all have a free component, and one you can buy. Each one of them focuses on helping you shore up an oft-overlooked aspect of your creative business: your business.
The Red Lemon Club: Ideas for Freelancers
This one works for any kind of freelancer, not just artists.
The RLC has a fairly active twitter feed geared towards freelance resources. They also just released this set of PDFs with a short and sweet low-down on how to leverage social networks to gain clients.
There is a free chapter and 6-month money back guarantee.
A lecture and accompanying slides in video format from the very young and successful Noah Bradley.
This is a 5 hour video, and is really packed with information. Great information for artists who are breaking in, and reminders for artists who have been around the block.
There is a free half-hour and a money-back guarantee.
15 Steps to Freelance Illustration
The author, Thomas James, is an accomplished illustrator and tireless mentor.
He reaches thousands of illustrators through his work on Illustration Age, Escape from Illustration Island. You can listen to his podcast for free here.
He distilled his vast knowledge into a very compact book.
Any successful freelancer knows the importance of staying at least somewhat organized. But we don’t all have time to read lots of books on it, nor do we have time to actually do it.
This book is short, available in many formats, and will have your inbox at zero, your appointments remembered, and invoices sent. There is a free sample through the link.
I do all of this and all inside Gmail. If you read the book and want to know how I do it, just email me.
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