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Q&A With Danny Outlaw Pt1 (VIDEO)

Posted on 11. Mar, 2009 by admin.

Last week I asked you guys to send in some questions for me to answer in a video post. This post is has those answers! There is a rough transcript of the video included as well.

Book Review - The Unlimited Freelancer

Posted on 26. Jan, 2009 by Danny Outlaw.

The bloggers behind the popular freelancing blog, Freelance Folder, have finally put together an impressive e-book about freelancing. The book is titled,

60+ Ways to Improve Your Productivity as a Designer

Posted on 17. Dec, 2008 by Danny Outlaw.

I want to start out by saying that this article is 100% percent inspired by that of a post written by Steven Snell for Freelance Switch. Many of the ideas on this list were inspired from Stevens article. While his article is nothing short of outstanding, I wanted to not only add upon [...]

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Staying In Touch with Clients

Posted on 26. Aug, 2008 by Danny Outlaw.

A person cannot be successful in a freelance career without clients; that is a simple fact. However, maintaining communication with a client without causing undue disturbance, thereby driving business away, can be a difficult process. Learning how, when, and how often to contact clients is a task that must be learned and perfected by anyone [...]

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Why Clients Need Goals

Posted on 25. Jul, 2008 by Danny Outlaw.

Clients come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some of them are great, but others make you want to stab your self in the eye with a dull Lisa Frank pencil. You know the ones Im talking about. They are the ones who can’t trust the designer, never really know what [...]

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The Secret to Increasing Referrals

Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 by Danny Outlaw.

The best kind of advertising any freelancer can do is to build up a reputation via word of mouth. This type of advertising in great, not only because it is free, but it usually comes with referral from a past customer. Combine a personal referral and a killer portfolio and you can [...]