by Julie Morris | Jan 6, 2017 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
Though it’s fulfilling and fun, freelancing often doesn’t leave much time for relaxation. As a result, many of us are overworked and stressed to the max. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are many easy ways to de-stress that don’t require a complete overhaul...
by Margaret Nicklas | Dec 16, 2016 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
If you ever took a course in psychology, you may remember the famous work of Burrhus Frederic (B.F.) Skinner. Skinner worked with rats and pigeons in the mid 20th century and discovered certain things about how animals respond to specific methods of reinforcement. In...
by Kristen Hicks | Dec 9, 2016 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
Bad clients come in many forms. The longer you work as a freelancer, the more you see the wide variety of clients—good and bad—that exist. Often (although not always), bad clients provide some kind of warning sign early on that there are likely to be problems. The...
by Kristen Hicks | Sep 23, 2016 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
One of the benefits of being a freelancer is having the ability to walk away from a professional relationship that isn’t working. If you’re still new to freelancing, you may find yourself hesitant to end things with a client, but if working with them is causing you...
by LuAnn Glowacz | Aug 4, 2016 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion, Meeting Recaps
“Is this prospect qualified to work with me? Am I qualified to work with them?” These are just two of the questions Nick Weynand prompted freelancers to ask themselves at our July Freelance Austin meeting. Weynand, who is the founder, president and strategy director...
by Emily Morris | Jul 29, 2016 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
As a freelancer, you probably encounter a variety of relationships where the ownership of your work product or another party’s work product may be in a gray area. To make sure that you and the parties you work with are on the same page, it’s best to clearly address...