by Meredith Hunt | Oct 20, 2021 | advice, career, Confidence, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion, Meeting Recaps
Christina Glickman – a Chicago mom of four and self-described “Type A hustler” – has a stock reply when her kids complain they cannot do something. “Tell me what you CAN do, not what you can’t.” It is this philosophy that helped Christina – after 15 years in...
by Meredith Hunt | Aug 20, 2021 | advice, Austin, career, Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion, Pricing, Resources
As temperatures soared in August, Freelance Austin members met virtually to share their coolest tips for thriving during challenging times, the resources they find most helpful, and what they’d like to change about their freelance lives. Three breakout groups featured...
by Meredith Hunt | Apr 27, 2021 | advice, career, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion, Meeting Recaps, Resources, technology
As freelancers, we often turn to experts for answers about taxes, marketing, and technology, but when the topic is freelancing, we don’t have to go very far to get the wisdom we seek. During an unconventional monthly meeting on April 14, Kara Myers, VP of Freelance...
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 | 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...