Freelancing the Net

This week’s question come from Brooke: Hi Joe. I have a somewhat unique situation in that my husband is a pilot in the Air Force which limits where I can find work. Working remotely is great, but it isn’t easy to find that type of work. I’...

The final piece in the Backpack for Freelancers Series is on collaboration. After talking about managing your projects and managing your clients, it’s not too far fetched to think you might want to share your notes, screens, to do lists, with a client you’re working with. As...

Last week, I talk about the project management aspect of Backpack, which I feel is the most obvious use for Backpack. However, a big portion of what I use Backpack for is management my clients- their projects, follow-ups lists, notes, and reminders to call or meet with them...

What seems like ages ago, I posted the first in a series of posts I’m doing called Backpack for Freelancers. The series will cover the merits of using Backpack for managing your freelance (and possibly personal) life, and will be broken down into three parts. ...

The tool I use most to keep organized is Backpack, an online organizational tool by 37signals. I posted it earlier this year as a resource, but since I’ve been busier, have found myself relying on it more and more. ...

I was having a discussion with my friend the other day about my process and the use of Photoshop Mock ups (PSDs) before actually coding a site up. As I mentioned in my post, I do not- I sketch and then go right to coding. My friend does use photoshop first. I wanted to take the discussion here...

I came across this story in the September 2009 issue of .net magazine on pricing, in an article titled, Be the boss: deciding how much to charge by Mark Boulton: Legend has it that the artist Pablo Picasso was once sketching in a park when a woman approached him and asked him to draw her portrait...

I wrote a post on my personal blog titled, “What Developers can Learn from Home Improvement” (the TV show). It was a fun little post that I thought about while watching the show, and how programmers and web developers can learn a few valuable lessons from the show. Check it out! ...

Smashing Magazine has a nice little list of how freelancers can increase their productivity. While all of the tips are very good, I find Making a Plan really helps, and I need to limit the amount of time surfing the web. Seriously, I do that entirely too much...

Photo by L. Marie As a software developer, we focused on process a lot in school, learning about serveral different types of processes from more traditional to agile. No matter what your profession is, it’s likely that you have your own process for a project. ...

Hey everyone. I’m considering writing a book called, “The Student Freelancer” and wanted to get an idea of how many people are: A- student freelancers and B- interested in buying a book about it. The poll is below. Thanks! Vie...

Based on the the popularity of my comp work post, I thought it might be helpful to put together a post or 2 of comp work stories. So let me know your comp work horror story and I’ll post it up with your name and a link. Just use the contact form. ...

As a freelancer, chances are you spend most of your days working from home. This makes a comfortable home office crucial...

Hey Joe- I was wondering if you’d be able to give us a sample design so we can see what kind of work you do. It will help us make a decision on which designer we should go with. This is not an uncommon email, especially in the world of web and graphic design. ...