Articles by Freelance Switch from November 2013

When you sell your customers a new product or a service, youre offering what you expect theyll want. How well you sell, or don’t sell, depends on how your offer taps into their needs and desires...

Business plans are notorious for being bland, uninspiring and filled with business jargon. There’s no real reason for them to be this way, other than tradition. For bigger businesses, it can als...

All too often, clients are dead set on a particular design or promotion, but as an agency you hold tremendous sway in your clients marketing efforts.Use that to your advantage and give your clients wh...

Questions, questions, questions.Asking questions is what makes the world go ’round. It’s what makes us human.Ask a good question about a problem you’re facing, and in the end youR...

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...

If you have business experience, and a writing background, then we have an opportunity for you. How would you like to work with a dynamic team of writers, whose mission is to educate a large, passiona...

Technology has been pivotal to the success of most small business owners. Many wouldnt be where they are today if not for advances such as the Internet, mobile devices, and the ability to conduct ecom...

Technology has been pivotal to the success of most small business owners. Many wouldnt be where they are today if not for advances such as the Internet, mobile devices, and the ability to conduct ecom...

It’s lonely up top. Any business leader will tell you that. Make the right decisions, and everyone wants to share in your glory. Call the shots wrong, and the buck stops with you.Running a micro...

When starting an e-commerce venture, one of the first and foremost considerations is where to host your online shop. I know this because I just helped my family business through this major decision. M...

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. ...

You may have heard the buzz about the project management and collaboration product, Trello. Created by Fog creek Software, this hosted tool can assist anyone with getting and staying organized whethe...

The crowdfunding craze is in full-swing, making it a perfect time to plan and launch the book project of your dreams!When it comes to getting together the funding needed to self-publish and launch you...

Bootstrapping is taking the business world by storm with its unique mixture of unorthodoxy and common sense. In the first two parts of this series I explained what bootstrapping is and laid out a basi...

For businesses in today’s world, the blind pursuit of profit — at whatever the cost to people and the planet — is no longer a viable option. Most of us now expect businesses to ...

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...

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. ...

When I started my web design business in 1999, the first project I got paid for earned me a whopping $900. The project after that…$500 (plus a box of chocolate). Over the next thirteen years I f...

When I started my web design business in 1999, the first project I got paid for earned me a whopping $900. The project after that … $500 (plus a box of chocolate). Over the next thirteen years I...

The festive season is big business for all retailers, and Black Friday kicks it all off with a bang. This is especially true for online eCommerce traders who have learned to make the most of the Black...

So youve taken the plunge and have gone into business for yourself. Way to go!Now the real fun begins. Your primary objective in the early days and beyond is to grow your client-base. The only way to ...

In this new Tuts+ series on business planning, our aim is to help you strategically inject energy into your business. Your passion for your business is an amplifier to your success, without it even th...

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. ...

Six years ago on April 3rd 2007, I pressed ‘publish’ on a post to welcome people to a blog about freelancing. FreelanceSwitch was an instant hit with more than 250,000 visitors in its firs...

2013 is slowly drawing to a close, and 2014 stretches out ahead of us. The world of online microbusiness is being shaped and buffeted by surrounding industries, by startups, by internet marketing, by ...

Six years ago on April 3rd 2007, I pressed ‘publish’ on a post to welcome people to a blog about freelancing. FreelanceSwitch was an instant hit with more than 250,000 visitors in its firs...