FreelanceFolder
FreelanceFolder is a community for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and web-workers.

Learn how to grow your business, sharpen your skills, or just sit back and enjoy the conversation.
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FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder We all know social media is key when it comes to being successful on the web. How do you manage your time between all the social media channels and your freelancing career?

Yesterday at 2:25pm
Shabbir
Shabbir
Time slots.
Yesterday at 3:43pm
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder Why Your Worst Clients Should Still Get Your Best Service <--- Do you agree or disagree? Share your thoughts

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Recently I have been involved in a few different discussions with other freelance designers in which I have noticed an unsettling trend: at some point in the
Shabbir
Shabbir
Based on experience, I agree. It's the urge to prove them wrong (and collect the check too :))
Yesterday at 9:57am
Carolyn McFann
Carolyn McFann
It depends upon how bad they are. Really bad clients, which are rare, aren't worth the headache to deal with. I put my energy and time into those who aren't obnoxious.
Yesterday at 10:40am
FreelanceFolder
FreelanceFolder
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Shabbir and Carolyn
Yesterday at 11:20am
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder The web certainly has come to a halt today and for good reasons. Seems like many are getting ready for Thanksgiving. We want to thank our fans, friends, readers, visitors and well wishers, thank you! Who we are and what we do wouldn't be possible without you. Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

Wed at 9:54am
Laura Spencer
Laura Spencer
Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Wed at 10:29am
FreelanceFolder
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Can you control what others think of your freelancing business? Do you know how to motivate potential buyers? Have you built customer loyalty? While these
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder Off topic : What are your plans for Thanksgiving? :) No matter how busy or tight the deadline is, make sure to spend some time with the family.

November 24 at 3:44pm
Shabbir
Shabbir
Joint Family of 25 in a mansion. Everyday is Thanksgiving. ;-)
November 24 at 10:17pm
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder There
is so much change and new things happening in the social media space
that at times it's hard to keep up. Here are 25 blogs that should do
the trick when it comes to knowing what's new and how to utilize social
media. Feel free to add more to the list

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Most of us agree that social media is valuable -- but keeping up with the latest trends can be difficult given the speed at which social media is growing and
FreelanceFolder
FreelanceFolder
Thanks Ahmed! We might be good but we wouldn't be anywhere near without readers and well wishers like you. Thank you!
November 24 at 6:39pm
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder The Pros and Cons of Freelancing for Agencies by Amber Weinberg

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One of the reasons I started freelancing was because I hated the work I did for my job. I was forced to do work outside of my specialty of web development. I
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder How was your weekend? You didn't end up working did you? :)

November 23 at 9:04am
Andrea Sullivan
Andrea Sullivan
I did! And the previous weekend as well. Is there a fix for this? lol
November 24 at 6:12am
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder What Can Your Clients Reasonably Expect From You?

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If you get a freelancing gig, how much should the client expect from you? Does hiring you give a company the right to automatically expect that you: Are
Shabbir
Shabbir
They can expect me to ask for an advance deposit and not pretend to be perplexed and amused at my demands because they think they should have a look at the work FIRST.
November 22 at 2:10pm
Laura Spencer
Laura Spencer
Thanks Shabbir! I ask for advanced deposits also. I think that's a good practice.
November 23 at 8:29am
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder Feedback time : How can we make Freelancefolder.com even better? What can we do to help you get more out of it? Please give us some feedback and we will see how we can implement your suggestion. And once again, thank you to all our readers and fans for all the support. We couldn't have done it without you.

November 19 at 9:29pm
FreelanceFolder
FreelanceFolder
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Dave. We appreciate it and we will look into it and try and incorporate your suggestion.
November 20 at 9:22am
FreelanceFolder
FreelanceFolder
Hey Amber, we got the hint ;-)
November 20 at 9:22am
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder Poll : How many hours a day do you work as a freelancer? Please click on the link to vote http://twtpoll.com/be0r16

November 19 at 12:01pm
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder Do you use Dropbox? If not here are 5 ways Dropbox can improve your freelance business

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What would you do if something happened to your computer? Say, it caught fire, was stolen, or got drenched in your latte? If you were using a good backup
FreelanceFolder
FreelanceFolder
We think so too Julieta :)
November 19 at 12:50pm
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder What do you guys think of using "discussion" on Facebook to ask question and answers to each other. Sort of like forum on Facebook to help each other out . Share your thoughts.

November 18 at 10:43am
FreelanceFolder
FreelanceFolder
Thanks Ahmed!
November 19 at 8:53am
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder New post on FreelanceFolder : 10 Signs You Need To Refuse That Project (feel free to add more to the list)

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You've worked hard looking for a freelance project. Finally, it looks like all of your hard work is about to pay off. Someone offers you a freelancing gig. Now
FreelanceFolder
FreelanceFolder
Thanks Julieta!
November 19 at 9:10am
FreelanceFolder

FreelanceFolder FreelanceFolder.com hits 20,000 subscribers! In order to celebrate this milestone we're giving 50% off The Unlimited Freelancer book for the next 7 days to all our readers. Please click on the link for more detail

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It makes me very happy to announce that FreelanceFolder has just hit the 20,000 subscriber mark! It might not seem like much compared to some other blogs out
Heather
Heather
Ended up going about 20 mins after that anyway :P
November 18 at 3:16am