Freelancing Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Clientrol

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 26, 2017 by aloudmin

Do I need a beard to work as a web developer?

Ah beards, a sign of hard work, toil and labour, working too hard and too busy too shave. Most men are quite happy to let it all hang out or maybe its a fashion statement? What if women could grow beards, would do do it to fit in too? We surveyed a number of freelance

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 24, 2017 by aloudmin

5 Ways to Make Money Freelancing

The reality of freelancing is very different from the misconception that freelancers have an easy life! It’s hard and taking the first steps on your freelancing journey should be a positive experience, you should feel good about starting your own business. There will be no celebration party in your honour because you decided one day

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

Getting your Clients onto a Retainer

Having a retainer each month gives you the freeddom to work with your client without having to worry about payments. It means you are getting paid upfront, you will have complete freedom every month and not have to waste your time chasing payment. For some clients it is an expense upfront and a commitment, you

December 6, 2016 by aloudmin

Manage your Retainer

Managing a retainer can be tricky, where can you manually add a block of time or hours? is there a retainer software application out there? Well Clientrol can do just that.. You can easily add your client to Clientrol and manually add an amount of time to their account, then over time you can chip

September 21, 2016 by aloudmin

The Current State of the Freelance Economy

The Current State of the Freelance Economy, by the Numbers  

September 9, 2016 by aloudmin

Debunking the common misconceptions of freelancing

Interesting article and a lot of truths in there. I think anyone going freelance are doing it because they dont want to work in a full-time environment. http://www.networkworld.com/article/3116415/careers/debunking-the-common-misconceptions-of-freelancing.html  

November 25, 2014 by aloudmin

App to Get Freelancers Paid

Thank you to the team at Prosperity for showcasing Clientrol on their blog! http://blog.prosperity.ie/2014/11/25/app-to-get-freelancers-paid/