Spotlight: Freelance

2013-09-28 00:00:00 2013-09-29 00:00:00 America/Toronto Spotlight: Freelance Anyone can become a freelancer, but not everyone can run a successful freelance business. FITC Spotlight: Freelance It takes more than just being a killer programmer or someone who is creative with their designs. You also need to know how to get the clients you… Toronto FITC Toronto

Presentations

Adding Value: Creative Approaches to Pricing and Positioning
Pricing your work can be one of the toughest things you do as a freelancer. Understanding and accounting for the value you add to your clients’ businesses—and pricing accordingly—is both… Read more…
Business
Finance for Freelancers
Let’s face it, the reason we go in to business for ourselves is because we love all the paperwork and accounting that comes with it right? Love it or hate… Read more…
Business
Mark MacLeod
Getting Along With Clients
Love ’em, hate ’em or love to hate ’em, clients are the reason we all get to go to work. Surprisingly, when tough customers act like irrational, flip-flopping, bad idea… Read more…
Business
Kurt Krumme
OneMethod
Legal Basics for Freelance Designers/ Developers
Topics covered include: overview of standard contractual provisions, advice on negotiation strategies, copyright and trademark basics. Read more…
Business
Julie MacDonell
Networking, Selling and Pitching
In this session Kevin Airgid will use real world examples of how to improve your networking, selling and pitching skills to increase your sales numbers. Topics will include: – Networking… Read more…
Business
Kevin Airgid
Airgid Media Inc.
Panel: The Ins and outs of working with Agencies
If there’s one truism in the creative industry, it’s that agencies need freelancers, just as freelancers need agencies. That’s especially true in a post-recession era when agency headcounts have been… Read more…
Business