Articles by Freelance Switch from August 2015

Whether you freelance or work in an agency, if you're a creative pro, you've dealt with scope creep. Learning how to prevent and manage scope creep is an essential skill for a successful creative prof...

Pitching and selling to clients can be such a chore for freelancers because, usually, we just want to focus on the work we do best, whether it’s design, web development, programming, photography, or...

Bounty Hunter (Star Wars fanart) Design by Juan Manuel Orozco.It's nearly impossible to walk into a clothing store and not see a plethora of designs on the apparel being sold. Whether you're aiming to...

Mobile Device Management, or MDM, can be employed by educational institutions and small-businesses to large enterprises to manage numbers of mobile devices.The advantages of MDM are that it: Stre...

What kind of insurance do you need as a freelancer?The answer can vary widely, depending on what type of business you’re in, what kind of clients you have, how much equipment you have, your financia...

The larger the project, the more likely a freelancer is to get overwhelmed. If you don't do a good job of organizing a large project, you might even miss your deadline. A lost deadline could mean losi...

The Creative App Bundle, by Envato Bundles, features six beautiful Mac apps to help inspire your designs and streamline your workflow. Plus it also includes two unlockable games and a stack of super d...

Mobile Device Management, or MDM, can be employed by educational institutions and small-businesses to large enterprises to manage numbers of mobile devices.The advantages of MDM are that it:Streamline...

You know that feeling when you’re invited to someone’s house for dinner and you find yourself standing in the supermarket aisle for over half an hour, eyes glazed over, looking at dizzying row upo...

There’s nothing wrong with being in debt.That’s a pretty controversial statement for many people. Newspapers and websites are full of horror stories about people who got mired in debt, and also of...

Freelancers are notorious for working wherever we can—at the dining room table, sitting on the couch, or even lying in bed. The ability to work anywhere can be incredibly freeing. You should ...

Are you trying to win a bid, bring in more work for your company or influence stakeholders? How do you influence your clients when delivering a consulting service?  I’ve put together a list of ...