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
Wake up later – 10 absolute “Nos!” for freelancers
Garett Dimon – Steps to Becoming a Freelance Web Developer
Andy Budd – 7 Habits of a Highly Successful Freelance Web Designer
Mashable – Freelancers’ Toolbox – 30+ Online Freelance Resources
Cameron Moll – Full-time freelancing: 10 things learned in 180 days
Blue Flavor – How to price a project
Freelance Folder – My Top 5 Biggest Freelancing Mistakes
Sitepoint – Fire your boss! The Sucessfull Home Freelancers Guide
Profreelancing – Pros and Cons of a Freelance Career
Bootstrapper – Rookie Mistakes: 15 Blunders New Freelancers Make and How to Avoid Them
Jarkko Laine – Expert Advice On Picking The Right Projects
Freelance Folder – 7 Ways To Give Your Freelancing Career A Boost
Creative Behaviour – Project management for the freelance designer
Particletree – A guide to starting your own business
Digital Web Magazine – Web Designer’s FREElance Toolbox for Windows
HR World – 101 Reasons Freelancers Do it Better
Mainframe – 24 Freelancing tips (or the alphabet of a freelancer)
Freelance Tipster – Top 10 Mistakes Made by New Freelancers
Wake Up Later – 8 Common Misconceptions About Freelancers
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.
Awesome list! I think I found 10 more sites to add to my RSS Feed, including this one. Thanks for all the great reading!
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.
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…
Great list. Don’t forget about http://www.allfreelance.com
Hi Oli,
Thanks for piecing these together. Bookmarked for future reference.
Hope all’s well with you.
great compilations! thanks for the hard work!
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
It nice sharing!
Its very nice sharing with us! thanx for this!
Really some good websites on display. Nice work.
I’m gonna have to check these out. Thanks for the links.
another i use is guru and getafreelancer. Great info though
Beautiful set of links, many thanks!
Great, comprehensive beginner’s list. Thanks!