by Crystal Zuzek | Dec 19, 2018 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion
When many of us think of networking, we envision awkward meet-and-greet functions with stacks of business cards exchanging hands among complete strangers. But thanks to LinkedIn, the massive platform for professionals that boasts 562 million users worldwide,...
by Kristen Hicks | Dec 14, 2018 | Faces of Freelance Austin, Freelance Austin Blog
Faces of Freelance Austin is a monthly feature to get to know one of our many members just a little bit better. For this month’s installment, we check in with Ashley Abedini, Communications Co-Chair of Freelance Austin. Want to nominate a member to be interviewed for...
by Kara Myers | Dec 7, 2018 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Meeting Recaps
At our November meeting, KUT’s Jennifer Stayton led a lively discussion with panelists, John Egan and Dana Marruffo, about marketing a freelance business. Egan is a freelance content marketer and writer and former editor of the Austin Business Journal. Marruffo is the...
by Amy Gelfand | Nov 16, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
A freelancer’s business rarely tracks in a predictable line. There are periods when we have more work than we can handle followed by stretches when we begin to second-guess this freelance life. The important lesson is learning how to keep enough prospects in the...
by Kristen Dunn | Oct 26, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
I really should have titled this article, “Can you have your cake and eat it too?” But I have questions about this cake. Are the kids awake? …. meaning, do I have to “share”? Can I eat it for breakfast? … instead of my 5 year old’s leftover jelly toast? Do we have...
by Louise Taylor | Oct 12, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Working with Freelancers
You’ve probably noticed that more businesses are scurrying toward globalization than ever before. Technology has allowed e-commerce to reach every corner of the world. But did you know that over 90 percent of internet users reside outside of North America? And that...
