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The 8 Best Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Tools For Freelancers

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By on May 22nd, 2012

In a nutshell, CRM software lets you keep a record of information about and your interactions with current and prospective clients. With the right CRM system, freelancers make sure that they follow through on every lead.

BatchBook

The features provided by BatchBook make it an ideal CRM solution for anyone already using web-based applications. You can synchronize contacts between such services as Freshbooks, Mail Chimp, or Shoeboxed as well as standard email services. You can email directly from BatchBook as well as assign tasks related to individual contacts to your team. Read more →

Great Alternatives to a Home Office for Freelancers

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By on May 16th, 2012

If you are a freelancer then one of the best perks of your job is to be able to work from practically anywhere. However, you might not be taking advantage of that perk right now if you are still working from home. Although it may be true that your home office (or couch) is extremely comfortable, working somewhere new may actually spark new ideas in your head that can promote creativity, improve your overall business, and give you more chances to network and socialize. Think about it for a second.

Imagine a modern shared office with a collaborative cafe culture, and you have a co-working space. Over the past few years, co-working facilities have been launching around the world at an increasing rate. These managed community spaces are geared toward developers, writers and independents who want to socialize and find networking benefits. Sometimes co-working spaces are available free of charge, but many have modest usage fees by the day, weekend or month. Read more →

10 Free jQuery Menu Scripts For Web Designing

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By on May 3rd, 2012

If you are designing or developing websites chances are you are going to be use jQuery on many of your projects. Navigation menus is certainly a very important part that can be enhanced by jQuery.

jQuery is a lightweight, cross-browser compliant, incredibly awesome and extremely powerful JavaScript framework (library) that emphasizes and simplifies interaction between JavaScript, CSS and HTML. Sometimes there is a script already available that will help you to accomplish exactly what you need in a fraction of the time it would take to code from scratch.

In this article, you’ll find 15 different jQuery scripts for your inspiration. Read more →

How to Create Laser Like Focus when Freelancing

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By on May 1st, 2012

Distraction is the enemy of successful freelancing, but it’s something that happens to many freelancers. It’s all very well to be able to work in your pajamas, set your own schedule and create great designs and content on the move (not to mention keeping up with social media), but those advantages can also be major distractions. How do you create a laser-like focus and get the job done every time? Here are some tips and tools for being a focused freelancer.

Defining allocated tasks

One of the best techniques is situating specific tasks one at a time. For example, once you wake up and get online you may begin with a typical routine. Check e-mail, social networks, etc. It’s best to keep these types of activities set aside for early morning/later evening and break periods. Read more →

10 Great Resources to Help You Learn More About Photography

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By on Apr 27th, 2012

 

Whether you’re a freelance photographer or just a freelancer who wants to learn more about photography, you’ll find a resource you can use in this great list. There are a huge number of photography resources out there. In this post I’ve tried to pull some of those resources together for you.

Digital Photography School

 Digital Photography School is a website with simple tips to help digital camera owners get the most out of their cameras. It is maintained by Darren Rowse who you probably know from ProBlogger.net. Read more →

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