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Tips for 48 hour film competitions

20th Feb 2012 ⁄ I’ve taken part in a couple of competitions now and here are some thoughts and tips I’ve picked up or learned. Some of these thoughts might seem obvious to you, but it is the seemingly obvious stuff that so easily gets forgotten...

How to be a profitable creative freelancer

16th Feb 2012 ⁄ Time is always money in the world of creative freelancing. Every bit of your working day should be spent on paid jobs for clients if you want to become profitable and enjoy a healthy bank balance. But with so many potential distractions, issues or things that could go wrong...

The 20 biggest mistakes freelancers make and how t...

15th Feb 2012 ⁄ When you freelance, it's easy to make mistakes that can really compromise your work and client relationships. With no one else to rely on, you could mess up entire projects, damage your reputation or even rock the boat with other people...

How to fall back in love with freelancing

14th Feb 2012 ⁄ You've been running your own business for a long time and you've had plenty of ups and downs. Sometimes, it feels as though there's more hard times than good and just lately, you're feeling a bit fed up with it all. No one ever said freelancing was easy...

When and how to say 'no' when freelancin...

13th Feb 2012 ⁄ When you run your own business, your time is money. Every hour of every working day should be an opportunity to make a profit. But often, our time is abused by people, clients, family or friends who want us to help out for free...

How to get the most out of creative freelancers

10th Feb 2012 ⁄ When you run an agency, you will inevitably need to hire outside support to better service your clients. You might need anything from photography and web design to copywriting, graphic design and digital marketing. Whatever you outsource...

Common mistakes with press releases and how to avo...

6th Feb 2012 ⁄ Press releases are a presentation of facts, written especially for journalists in the hope of publication or broadcast. They are an opportunity for brands, businesses and organisations to reach their target audience through the medium of the media...

How to bounce back when you've lost all your ...

25th Jan 2012 ⁄ When you freelance, there is nothing more disconcerting than suddenly finding yourself with absolutely no clients whatsoever. No clients obviously means no income, so it's natural to panic and feel like the world is collapsing around you. So what do you do when work dries up...

How to prevent things from going wrong on any proj...

1st Dec 2011 ⁄ When you freelance and work for yourself, you'll be working on many projects for lots of different clients. Most will run smoothly but others will teach you some valuable lessons about how to prevent things from going wrong next time...

Top tips to avoid plagiarism and infringement

9th Nov 2011 ⁄ ‘Borrowing’ the work of others has become much easier as a result of advances in technology, in particular, the internet. Plagiarism has become rife over the internet but that is not to say that it is fine to copy the work of others...

Top tips for working from home

8th Nov 2011 ⁄ If you're a freelancer and you work from home, you'll know only too well the challenge of separating work from personal life and finding ways to stay productive during working hours. There'll also be times when you suffer from cabin fever and you'll...

Defamation: Be Careful What You Say!

7th Nov 2011 ⁄ There is a fine line between the right to express ourselves freely and the law of defamation. Finding yourself on the wrong side of that line can land you in hot water if you are not careful...