by Ginny Murphy | May 11, 2011 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps, Resources
Are you one of the millions of people who use LinkedIn? Are you one of the millions of people who do not use LinkedIn? Either way, you’re probably missing out on a bunch of business opportunities. Social media specialist Sheila Scarborough gave Freelance Austin...
by Ginny Murphy | Apr 13, 2011 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps, Pricing, Resources
It’s a question freelancers often ask themselves. How do you decide how much your time and talent is worth? And how do you decide what rates you should charge? At the April 2011 meeting of Freelance Austin, these three successful freelancers helped to answer...
by Ginny Murphy | Mar 9, 2011 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps, taxes
Carianne “Cari” Weston, a CPA in Austin, and came to Freelance Austin to give tips to freelancers about how they can better handle their taxes. Cari has more than 15 years of experience in tax, accounting services and small business consulting. Her experience covers a...
by Ginny Murphy | Feb 9, 2011 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
Austin freelancer Jennifer Cunningham uses blogs, Twitter and other social media tools to help her stand out as a freelancer. She shared with members of Freelance Austin her approach to using social media in her career. Jennifer writers on her personal blog (We <3...
by Ginny Murphy | Nov 10, 2010 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
The newspaper and print industry have been hit hard over the past few years, and even as there appears to be an end to the recession, questions still remain about the long-term viability of print journalism even after the ad dollars come back. John Garrett publisher...
by Ginny Murphy | Oct 13, 2010 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps, Resources
One of the keys to building a thriving freelance practice is delivering an experience that meets the needs of your clients. At the October 2010 Freelance Austin monthly meeting, Chris Bailey introduced some of the basic tools that anthropologists use to understand...