by Ginny Murphy | May 12, 2010 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps, Resources
Sherry Lowry, a long-time entrepreneur, has developed seven businesses in seven industries ranging in size from a solo/freelancer supported one up to an entity of 20,000 clients across N.America. She works primarily with founders and owners of other...
by Ginny Murphy | Apr 14, 2010 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps, Resources
Tony Quesada, Managing Editor of the Austin Business Journal (ABJ), will talk about ABJ and the kinds of articles they typically outsource, including do’s and don’ts for those who wish to write for them. Tony has been a reporter and editor at four newspapers in...
by Ginny Murphy | Feb 10, 2010 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
Those W-9s have arrived and it’s time to hunker down. Yes, it’s tax time year-round for the freelancer, but that very special day, April 15, loomed before us at this meeting. Freelance Austin’s guest speaker, Cari Weston, CPA, guided us through what...
by Ginny Murphy | Feb 3, 2010 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog
Fifteen Freelance Austin members got to meet and mingle with nonprofits in need of a professional to help with projects in graphic design, writing, marketing and communications, outreach and more. More than just networking, this event had the potential to land them a...
by Ginny Murphy | Jan 7, 2010 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
Building a strong, sustainable business is critical to a freelancer’s success. So why do so many freelancers fail to really connect with their clients? Maybe its because most freelancers don’t set out to build real relationships with their clients. Can you...
by Ginny Murphy | Dec 9, 2009 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
We learned from our panel of charity executives how to get the edge on your competition. On our panel were: Linda Medina – Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation Paige DeLeon – Capitol Area Foodbank Callie Thompson – Project...
by Ginny Murphy | Nov 11, 2009 | Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
Dave Jobe, CEO of Karmadillo, an Austin based digital communications company, will talk about how you can build your business through “thought leadership.” As an example, he told the story of the founding of Yakabod, and the key role that writing and marketing played...
by Ginny Murphy | Oct 14, 2009 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
Daniel R. Castro spoke to Freelance Austin about why entrepreneurs can make money in any economy and why it’s more important to make a difference than to make a profit. Dan is a business litigation attorney and partner in the law firm of Castro & Baker, LLP,...
