Lance Jensen, Chief Creative Officer at Hill Holliday in Boston, seems like a guy I would get along with and enjoy working for. But his comments below about freelancing lead me to question both my present path and the validity of his argument. Jensen says a creative needs to have “skin in the game.” That [...]
Bill On Value, Hold Your Head High And Create Intellectual Property
May 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
How many of you consider yourselves to be consultants? I’m guessing almost all of you are consultants. Sure, your business card says Creative Director or Account Executive or Media Buyer, but in the broadest sense of the term, all of those jobs are consulting roles. With that in mind, let’s consider some interesting points made [...]
You’re Creative, Yes, But You Also Have A Business To Run
January 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Robert Bowen of Dead Wings Designs challenges freelancers to get out of their right brain in order to focus on non-creative, but essential, business tasks. In his Smashing Magazine article, “Creatively Handling the Admin Side of Freelancing,” Bowen outlines five key areas of concern: Scheduling, Accounting, Correspondence, Client Relations, and Backups and Updates. Here’s some [...]
Freelance Job Boards Versus Your Contact List
March 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
More than 14.8 million people were self-employed last year, accounting for about 12 percent of the private, nonfarm work force, according to Steve Hipple, an economist with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many of them appear to be registered with elance.com, an online marketplace for freelance talent in several categories–sales and marketing being one. According [...]
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