by Lisa W Roe | Jan 30, 2021 | advice, Austin, career, ethics, Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Resources
We’re freelancers because we like having more freedom – or maybe we just wanted to opt out of the corporate world. But the best part of freelance life may be that we can choose who we want to work with. Yet sometimes that choice comes with nagging questions: Am I OK...
by Meredith Hunt | Sep 23, 2020 | career, Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion
As virtual connections are increasingly the norm, effective websites have shifted from a freelancer’s “nice to have” to a necessity. Traci Synatschk, the speaker at Freelance Austin’s September meeting – Does your website reflect your brand? – explained, “You have to...
by Meredith Hunt | Sep 1, 2020 | Austin, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Resources, technology
Running a freelance business comes with the rewards of being your own boss, setting your own hours, and being in control of your income. However, with control comes being responsible for the systems your business uses to produce revenue, namely your computer and...
by Meredith Hunt | Aug 25, 2020 | Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion, Meeting Recaps, Resources
Good branding starts with a logo, right? Not according to Gail Gonzales, the speaker at Freelance Austin’s August meeting. Gail, owner of Evolve Your Brand, suggests exploring your values to determine your “why” before concentrating on design elements to reinforce...
by Catherine Jewell | Dec 10, 2019 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
One of the most common business analogies is to think outside the box. I was lucky early in my business life to have a great coach, Mark LeBlanc, who said, “Out-of-the-box thinking is great. But most entrepreneurs fail because they don’t build a box. They don’t define...
by Jeanie Garrett | Nov 11, 2019 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
I remember visiting a house a few years ago for an end-of-the-year 5th grade graduation party for my oldest daughter. It was beautiful; tastefully decorated and filled with old paintings from an Inn in Maine the child’s grandparents used to own. “Wow, I wonder what...
