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Get Listed in TutorialBlog.org’s Designers Link Directory

Looking to showcase your awesome new design software? Want to promote your stock photography site to TutorialBlog’s 10,000 daily readers? Or, maybe you’re a designer that wants to share your portfolio with the world.  Whatever the reason, you should be in the new Designers Link Directory on TutorialBlog.org. The link directory is brand new. And, that means that is your chance to get in on the ground floor of what is sure to become a massive resource for design professionals and other... 

Increasing Blog Traffic with Digg

Today, more than ever, “anyone who is anyone” is active in social media. Although Facebook may be king, there are other tools that it is imperative to at least understand, if not actively use — including Digg. Over the next couple paragraphs I’m going to discuss whether you can increase your blog traffic with Digg, and if so, how to do it. If you’re not familiar with Digg, it’s imperative that you first understand it before just jumping into it.  Digg is a cross... 

5 Ways to Build on Your Freelance Skills

Technology and ideas of what is current information change quickly. A web site designer who knows only basic HTML, for example, is no longer current or viable in the freelance market. How can a freelancer keep up with current trends in information and technology to increase their skill set without going broke? Here are five ways to build on your freelance skills:  Read More →

How Many Social Networking Accounts is Enough?

Everyone knows about the major social networking accounts: Facebook, Myspace and now the surge of Twitter. People often choose one of these 3 top sites because it has the most users or their friends are already there. However, these social networks are just the tip of the iceberg. There are many other social networks, some more geographically based and some interest based. So how many are enough? Which ones should you make sure you’re using.  Read More →

7 Networking Opportunities for Freelancers

A freelancer who doesn’t network is a freelancer who won’t be in business very long. Networking brings in customers/clients, who, in turn, bring in the money. Even if an event where you network doesn’t bring immediate clients, chances are it will produce results eventually through word-of-mouth or an unforeseen need. Networking doesn’t come easily to many freelancers. It’s easier to do your work and mind your business than to go out and network. However, it is important to view networking... 

5 Ways to Advertise without a Budget

You’ve decided to go into business for yourself as a freelancer. You have your business idea, your preferred niche, and some contacts and potential clients. How do you get new clients without paying a lot for advertising? Here are five tips for advertising without a budget:  Read More →

Eye for Travel’s Social Media Strategies

I recently had the opportunity to go to Eye for Travel’s Social Media Strategies Conference in San Francisco (there’s another one coming up in June). The conference featured presentations from companies that included Disney, Priceline, Linkedin, Southwest Air, TripAdvisor, Bebo and more. Although the conference focused primarily on travel, it included social media strategies that everyone could take advantage of. The two-day event showed that there are many people who are positively using... 

Writing a Query in Four Easy Steps

Suppose you have a project in mind for a (potential) client but no current contract with them. Short of waiting for them to contact you, what can you do? Write a query. A query is a question. Based on this, a query letter is a business letter asking someone to let you work for them. You can use the SLAP method of four steps to writing a query:  Read More →

Deciding to Become a Freelancer is Easy, the Hard Part Comes the Day After

Becoming a freelance designer or writer is so easy my elderly father’s girlfriend, who also is 80-ish and who doesn’t have a clue what freelancers do, could set up shop within 24 hours, including the time it would take to hang a shingle outside the door of her condo and get her business cards printed. The fact is, anyone can become a freelancer. The trick is making a living doing it. If you’ve been successfully working as a freelancer for any length of time, you know what I mean.... 

25 Ways to Find Time for Creative Play

Freelancers are creative people. It can be difficult to find time for creative play when you’re faced with looming deadlines and various administrative minutiae. Here are 25 creative ways that you can find time to unleash your inner child and engage in creative play. After all, this isn’t just kid’s stuff, as a creative professional, your livelihood depends on your ability to let loose and be creative. So, go play!  Read More →

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