Filed under Business, collaboration, community, freelancing, networking, Talented People, team, Team Relationship Management by Brian Casel
Web design is a multidisciplinary craft. So why do so many of us try and do everything ourselves? Maybe it’s because we can. Our nature as web designers tells us to build things. We have the capability to handle just about every role in a web design project. If we don’t already have the expertise [...]
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Isn’t it about time you got a raise?
As freelancers, it can be difficult to make that happen. Sure, we might be making a comfortable living today, but what about tomorrow? If you’re supporting a growi…
Filed under collaboration, Inspiration, Videos by FreelanceSwitch.com
View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, and high quality freelance advice via video here on FreelanceSwitch.
This week we look at Build a tower, build a team by Tom Wujec. In this video he presents some surprisingly dee…
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View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, and high quality freelance advice via video here on FreelanceSwitch.
This week we look at Clay Shirky on institutions vs. collaboration by Clay Shirky. In this prescient 2005 talk…
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“Should I work alone, or find a partner?”
There are some compelling reasons to find a partner: a complimentary skill-set, and an extra pair of eyes and hands, not to mention that it isn’t nearly as much fu…
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Recently here on Freelance Switch, Thursday Bram discussed whether freelancers should be making use of the trend towards global outsourcing, to free up their writing and project management time by employing virtual…
Filed under approvals, Clients, collaboration, productivity, Project Management, proofs, Software, team by Cameron
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored review for Approval Manager Any time you’re working in a team environment, it’s likely you’ll need a series of permissions and approvals for various stages of your project. Managing all these approvals, making sure that they’re done on time, and making sure that the right versions of everything are getting [...]
Continue Reading "Better proof approval and management"Filed under Apple, Clients, collaboration, keynote, Web Design, wireframing by AndrewOwl
Some people collect stamps, others spot trains; I have become obsessed with wireframing software. I have tried and fallen in love with countless applications, from Balsamiq to Mockingbird to FlairBuilder. Although each has felt like true love, over time my gaze has wandered, and I find myself flirting with another tool. They all look so [...]
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Who Am I? I’m Allan, a designer who went from freelancer who was grinding out a meager living to co-founding a highly profitable web shop, now we build our own apps, we host conferences and worksho…
Filed under collaboration, How to, joint projects, working with other freelancers by Laura Spencer
In today’s competitive freelancing market, collaboration between freelancers is becoming increasingly common.
Collaboration has some clear benefits for a freelancer:…