Freelance Conference Blog
Where our team and external contributing writers pool our freelancing experience as well as document conference and industry updates.
How to squash scope creep
It’s important to remember that most clients don’t intentionally try to scam more work or more hours. Many clients have something come up they genuinely didn’t foresee and decide to add it in during the project.
#FBW Welcome: An Interview with Corpus Christi Coordinators
FBW Corpus Christi runs from May 6 to May 10, 2019, presenting 5-days of creative sessions made up of workshops, fireside chats, talks, and panel discussions focused on the local freelance business community. All programs are designed to build freelance business, celebrate accomplishments and bust through whatever roadblocks you are facing.
5 tips for a high-converting freelance portfolio
If your portfolio is outdated, in disrepair, “under construction,” or completely non-existent, it’s time to fix it. And even if you have a decent portfolio, there’s still a lot you can get out of today’s post, by ensuring your site is optimized for conversions (turning site visitors into paying clients).
How to get your clients to pay their invoices in full & on time
When you’re finally finished with a project, you’re ready to collect the final payment. But some clients never want to pay their invoices on time. While that may not be a big deal for someone working at a giant company with an accounts receivable department, as a...
Calming the Chaos: 4 Proven Strategies to Banish Overwhelm Once and For All
Chaos can keep you and your freelance business in a constant state of turmoil, burnout and complete overwhelm. At least that's been my experience with it. You see, I'm one of those people who likes to take on EVERYTHING. Every project, every client, every meeting......
#FREECON Launches FREELANCE BUSINESS WEEK!
The Freelance Conference, aka #FREECON, is launching a local version of the event into multiple cities this year starting with Miami, Austin and Corpus Christi, Texas (with Los Angeles set for spring of 2020). These events will be called FREELANCE BUSINESS WEEK (#FBW)...