Leo Babauta, of  FreelanceSwitch.com, said that one f the best things of being a freelance is the amount of free time that you can have. When you are having a lot f freedom, if you are nor careful it might become a disaster.
I suggest you to read the 10 Essential Habits for Freelance Workers, in [...]

“It looks different in front of a monitor”
Customers might indicate you a specific Pantone to be applied into their design. The designer will go ahead and use it in the design, but when the customer sees the preview in his/her computer, the customer will get mad and think “you didn’t use the color I [...]

Previously we mention the signs that indicate that you were charging too little. In this occasion Freelance Switch tells us the opposite.
Number 10:
To justify the price on your quotes, you’ve started writing extra words that usually mean the same thing…
eg. Creation of Concept, Concept Development, Concept Refinement, Tweaking to Concept, Amendments to Concept ….
Number 9:
You’re [...]

As you know, you might have a lot of benefits and privileges, for yourself, like:
You can take your break whenever you want
Your lunch is whenever you are hungry, and it can last as long as you would like to
You can personalize your computer, and you don’t have to use it as the IT Manager [...]

FreelanceSwitch.com provides us a list of 10 signs that indicates that you are charging too little to your customers. Off curse, you don’t have to give them a shock because of your prices.
Number 10:
Your client mistakes your daily rate for an hourly one.
Number 9:
You’ve won every job you’ve ever pitched for.
Number 8:
Even though you work [...]

One of the best ways of forming a great relation with your customers, is to be available at any time for them. Maybe by having your phone not busy, or an email that you check more than once a day or something like that will always work on your favor

Cyan, from FreelanceSwitch.com, remind [...]

If you’re a Freelance, check out the 7 habits recommended by AndyBudd.com:
Love what you do
Never stop learning
Specialize
 

Personally speaking, I don’t send more then three. Why? I don’t want to confuse my clients with too many things. I have faith that my designs will be good enough. Normally I let them know why I used certain elements in my designs and their benefits this will bring to their company, etc.
Collis, from FreelanceSwitch.com, [...]

FreelanceSwitch.com just did it again, presenting an amazing list of  potential customers. Like we know, every freelance designer has both the good and bad times, no matter if you’re a top designer or not. This is a site to avoid the “not so good” times.

This is a very tricky question. Because as a professional designer you want to take advantage of any professional opportunity that comes in your way to increase your dossier. Plus you want to help your friends or relatives to have professional success through the elaboration of a good corporate image, fliers, banners, etc. There are [...]