The Free Creatives

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Crystal

What do you feel holds you back as a freelance designer? Do you ever feel a lack in progress, and if so, what are the causes? Lack of motivation? No time? Too many distractions? Not enough self-discipline?

Also, what are some difficulties that have held you back in the past, and how did you overcome them?

Let’s give you guys, the readers, a bit more attention. Every week we’ll post a question for you to answer and get a bit more involved in the community. Feel free to comment, respond, and keep the conversation going. We love to hear from other experiences and backgrounds!

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Crystal

Are you a lazy freelancer? Do you often find yourself sitting on the couch, munching on your favorite snack, doing quite the opposite of work? We’ve all been there, but some of us seem to be lazier than others. How lazy we are can depend on our own personalities, other things going on in our lives, and the amount of freelancing experience we have.

In this post, we’re going to talk about ‘lazy freelancing.’ If you feel you are always in a lazy rut and are never getting what you need to done, this post is for you. Embrace your laziness, and make a profitable freelance business around that wonderful attribute!

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Crystal

Here we are already, the second post for out series: Starting a Web Design Business. It’s been a long and confusing month, both mixed with hard work dedicated to the business, and a bit of slacking due to some unrelated factors. (Life got in the way a few times.)

If you’ve missed my first post for this series, you can check it out here: Starting a Web Design Business: Month One. Also. you can check out the business I’ll be referring to throughout this post at the XHTML Shop.

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.