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20 Resources for Freelancers

January 31, 2008 by Oli · 15 Comments [Post to Twitter][Post to Yahoo Buzz][Post to Digg][Post to Reddit][Post to StumbleUpon]




Many people are deciding to take the plunge and leaving the relative security of their job and take up a career as a freelance designer these days. Its a brave step and you will need all the good help and advice you can get. Today TutorialBlog rounds up the best online resources to help you on your way …


Freelance Switch - Massively useful site for freelancers, I couldnt pick out one or more articles to list here - just read the lot and make sure you subscribe to their feed

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Wake up later - 10 absolute “Nos!” for freelancers

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Garett Dimon - Steps to Becoming a Freelance Web Developer

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Andy Budd - 7 Habits of a Highly Successful Freelance Web Designer

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Mashable - Freelancers’ Toolbox - 30+ Online Freelance Resources

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Cameron Moll - Full-time freelancing: 10 things learned in 180 days

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Blue Flavor - How to price a project

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Freelance Folder - My Top 5 Biggest Freelancing Mistakes

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Sitepoint - Fire your boss! The Sucessfull Home Freelancers Guide

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Profreelancing - Pros and Cons of a Freelance Career

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Bootstrapper - Rookie Mistakes: 15 Blunders New Freelancers Make and How to Avoid Them

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Jarkko Laine - Expert Advice On Picking The Right Projects

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Freelance Folder - 7 Ways To Give Your Freelancing Career A Boost

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Creative Behaviour - Project management for the freelance designer

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Particletree - A guide to starting your own business

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Digital Web Magazine - Web Designer’s FREElance Toolbox for Windows

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HR World - 101 Reasons Freelancers Do it Better

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Mainframe - 24 Freelancing tips (or the alphabet of a freelancer)

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Freelance Tipster - Top 10 Mistakes Made by New Freelancers

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Wake Up Later - 8 Common Misconceptions About Freelancers

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Comments

15 Responses to “20 Resources for Freelancers”
  1. Daniel says:

    Hei Oli,
    Thanks for this roundup! Have to bookmark this page also for later reference.
    What’s been happening with the blog lately? Things worked a lot better a couple of months ago. It seems you rarely post now.

  2. Awesome list! I think I found 10 more sites to add to my RSS Feed, including this one. Thanks for all the great reading!

  3. Oli says:

    Daniel : Yes I know I’ve been a bit lapse lately, I work on my own and other projects have got in the way. I have a number of posts lined out so things should pick up again soon.

    Chad : Thanks a lot, congrats on your usefull site as well.

  4. Rizale says:

    Thanks for the list! I just decided to start freelancing recently and this is a GOOD start for me. Keep posting more good stuff here…

  5. David Airey says:

    Hi Oli,

    Thanks for piecing these together. Bookmarked for future reference.

    Hope all’s well with you.

  6. Keithics says:

    great compilations! thanks for the hard work!

  7. Chris Laskey says:

    Any post where you can learn new things, regardless of your background is the mark of a great one. The sources have some good tips for the brand spanking new freelancer, to the semi-pro.

    Thanks for the time spent compiling the roundup. It’s bookmarked, and I’m sure I’ll be referencing it in the near future.

    Cheers

  8. Christina says:

    It nice sharing!

  9. Christina says:

    Its very nice sharing with us! thanx for this!

  10. Really some good websites on display. Nice work.

  11. Jenny says:

    I’m gonna have to check these out. Thanks for the links. :)

  12. Go Media says:

    another i use is guru and getafreelancer. Great info though

  13. Valters says:

    Beautiful set of links, many thanks!

  14. Great, comprehensive beginner’s list. Thanks!

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