Articles by Freelance Switch from June 2013

In today’s technology-driven world, having a website for your business is an absolute necessity and probably the most important part of marketing. Almost a third of the entire world’s popu...

Since its creation in 2007, YouTube has skyrocketed in popularity, claiming the spot as the worlds second most popular website and boasting over one million unique visitors each month. Its audience is...

A professional speaker doesn’t just speak once: but rather as often as they can arrange. Whether you’re using speaking to promote a service you offer your clients or you’re paid dire...

If youre running your own online business, there isnt a day that goes by when youd say Im not that busy today.Were always busy!There is never a shortage of things to do. For every task we cross off of...

Once a week, we feature a fantastic freelance-themed comic from the talented N.C. Winters. Why not also take a look at our comic archive? ...

Entrepreneurs write books to be sold. Whether the aim of your book is to develop new leads for your business or to turn a profit, your ultimate goal is the same: sell as many books as possible.YouR...

Looking for a new client? The FreelanceSwitch job board is a great resource of freelance gigs and opportunities. These opportunities are in various fields, from development to writing to design, and c...

If I asked you to show me how publishers promote their books, you’d probably point to the posters displayed at airports and bus stands. You might mention author signings.As a freelancer and eboo...

There are far more unpaid speaking gigs in the world than there are paid opportunities. Even major events like TED don’t pay their speakers. Yet taking an unpaid speaking gig isn’t necessa...

Nathan Barry is a web designer who quit his job at a software company in October 2011 in order to work for himself.In 2012, his first year of being self-employed, Nathan managed to make $145,471 USD, ...

Facebook, the world’s favorite social networking platform, is the ideal place to connect with potential clients. Having a Facebook page for your freelance business gives you the opportunity to e...

Once a week, we feature a fantastic freelance-themed comic from the talented N.C. Winters. Why not also take a look at our comic archive? ...

It’s easy enough to land a speaking gig: every organization in your city wants a speaker to come in every once in a while. But that’s not the same as driving home a paid speaking gig. To a...

Regardless of the size of your business, there are growing expectations that you will be data proficient. While big data gets hyped at an enterprise level, the reality for freelancers and micro busine...

Once a week, we feature a fantastic freelance-themed comic from the talented N.C. Winters. Why not also take a look at our comic archive? ...

Looking for a new client? The FreelanceSwitch job board is a great resource of freelance gigs and opportunities. These opportunities are in various fields, from development to writing to design, and c...

MailChimp offers a high quality email service, and you don’t pay a cent until you hit more than 2,000 subscribers. MailChimp calls it “Forever Free”.If you’re planning to sell ...

While many speakers earn money for each speaking engagement they land, the real money is often in using your speaking engagements to sell the products and services you offer. That’s because you ...

In a previous post on FreelanceSwitch, ‘How to Unlock a New Source of Design Income‘, we explained how Microlancer allows freelancers to spend more time doing what they love and less time ...

For most self-published writers, Amazon is the first port of call when it comes to selling their books. There’s a good reason for this: Amazon is where the readers are.Another reason is Amazon&#...

As we recently announced, Envato (the company behind FreelanceSwitch) has launched Microlancer, a new source of jobs and income for freelance designers. In a previous post on FreelanceSwitch, How to U...

Once a week, we feature a fantastic freelance-themed comic from the talented N.C. Winters. Why not also take a look at our comic archive? ...

An amazing portfolio is crucial to selling creative services: if your potential clients can’t be sure that you’ve already done work that meets their standards, it’s hard for them to ...