Articles by Freelance Switch from July 2015

Stagnation is like death for creative professionals. Unfortunately, for many of us, the need to pay the bills and establish expertise keeps us in mind-numbing, repetitive types of work. We get really ...

When you’re just starting out as a freelancer, it can be difficult to know how to set your prices, or what action to take next. How do you go from interested client to a signed deal?In this tutorial...

The web industry is growing fast: no-one can dispute that. But what is being disputed within the industry and in the media is whether or not there are enough skilled people to fill the jobs that are b...

Opening day at Slushbox Gallery's "The Geek Strikes Back: NerdCore III", run by JR and Amanda Linton.Fine artists and commercial artists alike often exhibit their work in a gallery setting. What does ...

If there’s anything that keeps freelancers up at night, it’s money. According to the 2012 Freelance Industry Report, “finding clients” and “feast or famine cycle of work” are the two bigge...

No matter how well you take care of yourself, illness is inevitable. At some stage, you’ll have to take a day or two off to recover from a cold, and if you’re unlucky you might have to deal with a...

The whole team here at Tuts+ is excited to announce that we’ve just published our 20,000th free tutorial. Since launching in 2007, Tuts+ has helped more than a quarter of a billion people learn new ...

Most of us will have an unhappy client or negative feedback in our time. It can be a tricky situation to learn how to handle. If you’ve only just started out in business, your first complaint(s...

Remote workers are a growing part of today's business landscape. The odds of being assigned to a remote team are great. That's why you need to know how to deal with the challenges of working on or man...

Did you know that the word “freelance” was coined by the writer Sir Walter Scott to refer to the knights who used to roam the countryside in the Middle Ages? They owed no allegiance to any particu...

With each new year, social media changes the way that we interact with one another, making us even more connected to the people and interests we love most. But finding your place in a world full ...

With career mobility at an all-time high, the typical professional will work in as many as 15 to 20 different positions before retirement—and do all the job searching, interviewing and selling thems...