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June 6, 2018 by Marc

Building Client Trust

Client Retainer Software – Building Client Trust For many of you today operating in e-commerce or any other online business with a large client base, you may find it hard to retain customer value. Reoccurring customers are an essential element to any business model for producing positive cash flow. However, as your client base grows

April 11, 2018 by aloudmin

Whats the difference between a Request and a Task?

In theory, both Requests and Tasks are essentially Tasks, work carried out on behalf of a Client. But having a distinction between the two gives more control over your work flow. Requests We consider a Request to be a once-off, like when a Client calls you, emails you or texts you to do something. For

March 27, 2018 by Marc

How to get content on time from your clients.. Lolz

You’ve got the project! you’ve got the look and feel! you’ve spent all that time editing! you are ready to go live! But wait! you are still waiting for the content…. which can and will take forever holding up the entire project and your other work. So how do you get around this? try our

November 27, 2017 by Marc

Dude, Where’s my Clients?

We know freelancing can be a feast or famine but what happens when your existing or current portfolio of clients starts to disappear? It can be hard getting new clients but should you be burning your existing ones? Could they be cost cutting or simply looking for a change? Freelancing is all about you – your

November 9, 2017 by Marc

5 Really Ancient Website Design Tools

  WYSIWYGREY! These days we can build beautiful websites using the latest software tools, WordPress themes, super fast broadband, powerful computers and all these cool programming languages. There were no fancy responsive screens in the 1990s to worry about, it was one design to fit every.single.monitor and when a designer created your new website, you should shut up

October 29, 2017 by aloudmin

Freelance Fixed Price vs Per Hour?

  Long debated by a Freelancer approaching a project – especially with a first time client, do you offer them a fixed price or rate per hour? You want to seal the deal with as little fuss, maybe you are worried the client will go elsewhere if you make things too complicated or piss them

October 27, 2017 by aloudmin

6 Things that will most likely drive a freelancer crazy

  Can you drive a freelancer crazy? juggling a lot of things and multitasking to the max means it’s a busy life for freelancers, it’s not all sitting in hammocks on the beach with a macbookpro. They have systems in place to maximise their time.. and by saying the wrong thing it might send everything

October 25, 2017 by aloudmin

13 Interesting Holiday Destinations for Freelance Designers

HOLIDAY?, what Holiday?!.. I have never heard of this word before!, i may have seen it on a logo once! For many freelance designers – either designing websites or creating graphics, I can be tricky to take some time off and go on holidays. They relish the chance to get away, all those long hours

October 23, 2017 by aloudmin

What Will Freelancing Be Like In 100 Years?

Quite a scary thought.. what will Freelancing be like in 100 Years time. Will it be completely automated? will there be AI for AI? Who will be there to chase clients? As abstract the idea is, it wouldn’t be too weird to imagine what freelancing would be like in 100 years. Have any industries changed

August 1, 2017 by aloudmin

6 Ways to Charge More for your Services

“Charge what you are worth..” and “Never become cheap..” – these buzzwords are inspiring but in the real world it can be a lot different. When you are self-employed or working freelance, you need to make money, you don’t have the luxury or the security of a salary coming in every month so you need