Comments on: Plan Ahead to Make Sure You are Busy Freelancing during the Holidays

By: Try Something New to Revitalize Your Freelance Business during the Holidays | Freelance Parent

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:25:09 +0000

[...] as it draws to a close. We’ve also talked about how you can give clients a discount for booking in advance and thereby ensuring that you have projects on your calendar in [...]

By: Lorna Doone Brewer

Lorna Doone Brewer — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:14:28 +0000

Don’t worry, Allena. We’re covering that tomorrow!

By: Allena Tapia

Allena Tapia — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:27:14 +0000

I don’t get you girls. You’re going to burn out!

When you worked in a cube, your company likely shut down pretty much, or you took a couple days off, that, combined with holidays made a nice break, or, if you DID work over the holidays, it was a lot more laid back and empty. Either way, everyone got some kind of a break, enjoyed their families and came back refreshed.

Here’s my plan: sleep in. Go skiing. Sleep in again. Drink hot cocktails. You should join me.

By: Marvyn

Marvyn — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:52:58 +0000

I've found that the best way to stay afloat is to align yourself with agencies that outsource a lot of their work. As long as they are in business, you are in business. This has been sort of my mantra as early in my freelancing career, I use to do a lot of work for the end client. And I found that because these types of projects tend to be one and done deals, I was always switching gears from designer to salesperson throughout the year. Marvyns last blog post..Sophie Giraffe Toy