One of the biggest problems Adbase sees as a consultant to creative professionals is the way resistance to talking about money with clients obstructs growth and successful relationships with clients. But here’s the reality: whether you are a photographer, an illustrator, a designer or any other creative, you are also a business owner, and you can’t do business without dealing with money. She has some really useful advice that you need to read.
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If you’re the freelancing parent of a young child, you’ll find that many productivity books are simply not applicable. They were probably written by either ultra-productive people without children, or those who are never expected to change a diaper during the daytime. FreelanceFolder gives parents some tips to become more productive.
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The Pomodoro Technique is a time management technique which recommends dividing your time into 25 minute chunks. Every chunk of 25 minutes is equivalent to 1 Pomodoro, that is a time span of uninterrupted work. After completing a Pomodoro you can take a 5 minute break. FreelanceAdvisor has the full story.
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Working long hours is in many cases a must for freelancers. Getting rid of these long hours completely will prove almost impossible, so the best you can do is to try dealing with them as well as you can. OneExtraPixel suggests some basic principles.
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