The Free Creatives

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Crystal

As a freelance web designer, the health of my business depends on keeping a steady stream of new projects coming in. When someone inquires about my services, we discuss the details and when I have everything I need, I provide then with my proposal. Proposal writing has been one of my most tedious and time consuming tasks. That’s what led me to create WP Bids.

WP Bids is a specialized WordPress theme for creating (awesome) project proposals. Not only does it help you produce outstanding web-based proposals that will wow your clients and win more projects, it makes your life easier and saves you valuable time in the process!

Brian Casel is a freelance web designer and creator of the WP Bids WordPress theme. You can follow Brian on his personal blog briancasel.com and on Twitter @CasJam.

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Crystal

You know what success means to you, and that definition can vary from person to person. Whether it means making enough money to travel the world, or being able to work comfortably from your home, success is something we all want, no matter how we define it.

Any kind of success is easy to come by. Anyone can achieve success, when they set their mind to it. Yet, many of us end up never reaching it, at least not according to our standards. Why is this? Earning success takes a certain mindset. In this post, we’re going to look into how freelancers can create a successful mindset for reaching their dreams.

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Crystal

FreelanceFolder recent came out with a post called What it Really Costs to Be a Freelancer. It shows the harsh reality to the common misinterpretation that freelancing is free to start up and maintain. Like said in the post, that is far from the truth. Many startup costs for freelancers are low compared to other businesses, but freelancing has plenty of expenses to deal with. Among these include computers, software, books, apps, business supplies, business cards, and more.

In fact, some of the most successful freelance businesses can spend hundreds a month just on maintenance. Check out the post more for other examples of how freelancers usually have to spend money. In this post, though, I wanted to look into some free or cheaper alternatives. Sometimes running a freelance business can live up to it’s original expectations of being maintained cheaply.

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Crystal

Freelancing is a work style choice, so it is only fair that we can mold that style into a happy one. Being happy in one’s career is the only way to stay productive and keep moving forward. Of course, it is important regardless of productivity or success to love what your doing.

In this article, let’s look into six ways freelancers can be happier today, and can set up a way to be happier in the future of their work. You have the power to shape your own freelance business, so know that you always have the power to create a freelancing business that will make you want to get out of bed in the morning.

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Crystal

When we read articles on productivity here or elsewhere, we think of those freelancers that always have a few clients on their plate at any given time. We think of those freelancers that always have too much to do and too many clients to please. For many of us, of course, we wish that was our biggest problem.

The truth is though that many freelancers, no matter how successful, have slow times. These slow times may consist of only one or two clients for awhile, leaving them with far too much free time, or no clients at all for months on end. In these slow times, it can be difficult to stay on track, and to stay productive.