Posted in Featured, Ilise Benun on Mar 4th, 2013
So many designers I talk to are working for a company while freelancing on the side when projects come along. But for more and more of you, the goal is to build a freelance business and transition to full time freelance, whether you jump or are pushed first. So in a recent podcast interview (http://marketingmentor.libsyn.com/how-to-make-strong-connections-interview-with-dana-manciagli-2) I asked Dana Manciagli, one of the speakers at CFC 2013 ...MORE
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Posted in Featured, Ilise Benun on Jun 4th, 2012
by Ilise Benun Shane Pearlman started freelancing out of necessity during the dot bomb of 2001. There were no blogs on freelancing and nothing like the Creative Freelancer Conference. But he did find a mentor who helped him avoid the worst mistakes during his first year. And he’ll be sharing what he learned at this year’s ...MORE
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by Ilise Benun If you've been freelancing on the side and trying to decide when is the right time to make the leap, you're not alone. Here are two freelancers who blog for the Creative Freelancer Blog with their perspectives on the topic: Alisa Bonsignore, writer: If your finances are in order; if your business is booming, so ...MORE
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by Ilise Benun . . . In a recent post on the Creative Freelancer Blog, Steve Gordon, Jr, founder of RDQLUS Creative, wrote about being “creative” 24/7. Here’s an excerpt: . . . Creativity is not—nor has it ever been—about art. Creativity is about the basics of life, the forces that drive us and the ...MORE
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Too Old To Be A Designer? . Recently on the Creative Freelancer Blog, designer, Laurel Black, wrote a post, Too Old To Be A Designer? in which she worried aloud whether, at 61, she could continue to get work as a designer. She pointed to a youth bias in the design and marketing professions and wondered ...MORE
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by Ilise Benun I enjoyed the recent post where Donna Farrugia of The Creative Group wrote about Recovering from Workplace Blunders. But what about situations that aren’t so clear cut. Your colleague or boss is behaving strangely, which makes you nervous, thinking maybe it has something to do with you. Here’s an excerpt from my ...MORE
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Networking is Give-Give-Giving by Ilise Benun Last week, Jackie Schaffer, Vice President and General Manager of Cella, and upcoming speaker at The inHOWse Conference, talked about why in-house designers, now more than ever, need to take responsibility for their own career paths. She even said, “Creative team members need to recognize that sometimes the best career ...MORE
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Dream of working for yourself? by Ilise Benun . . I speak to a lot of in house designers with dreams of becoming self employed – one day. If that’s you, check out the Creative Freelancer Blog, where there is a series of posts on making the transition from F/T to F/T freelancer. It covered ...MORE
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He’s shy … so what? by Ilise Benun I heard recently that Eric Page, the co-founder and now CEO of Google, is extremely shy. And there’s talk about whether or not the shyness will prevent him from being the leader Google needs to stay competitive. On an NPR piece, Laura Sydell quoted Ken Aulatta (the ...MORE
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Not a “numbers person”? by Ilise Benun In my last post, I proposed that any trouble creative professionals have dealing with money – and especially talking about it, whether you are negotiating a promotion or a new job – are related to a lack of self confidence. Today, I propose that this lack of confidence ...MORE
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