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Should Freelancers Ever Offer “Friend Discounts”?

by Krissy Teegerstrom | Aug 24, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips

Pricing can be a tough conversation for freelancers in any context, but especially when it comes to working with friends.  After six years of working for myself, here’s what I’ve learned about offering “friend discounts.” I work under the name Featherweight Studio and...

Minimizing Distractions When You Work at Home

by Cloe Matheson | Jul 27, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips

Being able to work at home has changed many people’s lives. However, keeping focused on your work can be difficult when you’re surrounded by so many things that you love and enjoy. Here are our top tips for minimizing distractions when you work at home: Have a...

July Meeting Recap: Is Your Confidence Showing?

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...

Enjoying the Variety of Freelancing with Crystal Zuzek

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...

How To Set Up A Website For Your Personal Brand

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...

June Meeting Recap: Vision Boarding for Business

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...
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