by Kristen Hicks | Jul 20, 2018 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Meeting Recaps
When Darlene Templeton was young, going through a divorce, and unemployed, she figured IBM was a big company that must need secretaries. So she waltzed into the IBM offices in jeans and t-shirt to ask for an application. It was only after she was in the building that...
by Kristen Hicks | Jul 13, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
Faces of Freelance Austin is a regular feature to get to know one of our many members just a little bit better. For this installment, we check in with Crystal Zuzek, VP of Freelance Programming for WCA. Want to nominate a member to be interviewed for this feature? Let...
by Kayleigh Alexandra | Jun 29, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion
When you decide to work as a freelancer, you start building a special kind of one-person brand — one that will blur the lines between your professional image and your personal one. In doing so, you have the opportunity to represent your unique self in a way that draws...
by Kristen Hicks | Jun 22, 2018 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Meeting Recaps
Freelancing can feel chaotic. Especially for someone new to working for themselves, freelance work can seem like something that keeps happening to you rather than something you have control over. At Freelance Austin’s June meeting, Candace Gerdes of Mamaste led...
by Kristen Hicks | May 3, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Working with Freelancers
Before you can start working with a freelancer, you have to find the right one for the job. When you’ve identified a freelancer (or a few) you think may be a fit for the project you have in mind, scheduling a call or meeting to get a feel for who they are and how they...
by Sam Brown | Apr 20, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
Freelancers now make up over 35% of the U.S workforce and the stats show no sign of stopping. According to recent stats, 51.6% of businesses in the United States are run out of the home. Usually starting life in someone’s basement, bedroom or any available corner...
