20 Resources for Freelancers

January 31, 2008 by · 15 Comments 

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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Oliver Dale runs Kooc Media, A UK-Based web company which specialises in Web Apps, Online Communities, Wordpress Tutorials & Wordpress Plugins.

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. Great list. Don’t forget about http://www.allfreelance.com

  6. David Airey says:

    Hi Oli,

    Thanks for piecing these together. Bookmarked for future reference.

    Hope all’s well with you.

  7. Keithics says:

    great compilations! thanks for the hard work!

  8. 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

  9. Christina says:

    It nice sharing!

  10. Christina says:

    Its very nice sharing with us! thanx for this!

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

  12. Jenny says:

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

  13. Go Media says:

    another i use is guru and getafreelancer. Great info though

  14. Valters says:

    Beautiful set of links, many thanks!

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