270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

March 2, 2009 No comments yet

Article by Cameron Chapman
Source : Mashable
Accounting, Billing, Invoicing, Estimating & Contracts

LiteAccounting – Invoice and track payment from your customers without a bunch of extra, useless features.
Invoice Journal – Free invoicing program.
endeve – Issue invoices, manage clients and check revenues all in one place.
ContractPal – Take your contracts and forms paperless and have them completed, validated, [...]

7 Secrets to Getting Your Next Job Using Social Media

March 2, 2009 No comments yet

Article by Dan Schawbel
Source : Mashable

Between current economic conditions and the technological evolution of the Internet, the traditional approach most job seekers have taken in the past is no longer viable.
The approach — developing a resume and cover letter, locating jobs on and submitting your resume to corporate sites and job banks, and crossing your [...]

70+ Tools For Job Hunting 2.0

March 1, 2009 No comments yet

Article by Sean P.Aune
Source : Mashable
Job search has evolved over recent years, with hundreds of companies piling in to the space. We’ve picked out ore than 70 that should help job seekers get ahead.
37signals.com – Programming, design, an executive jobs board.Alumwire.com – Focusing on job searches for college graduates and young alumni.
Amiko – [...]

Types of Job Interviews

March 1, 2009 No comments yet

Article by Adrienne Thibodeau
Source : Designer Today

We have already looked at a few types of interviews; the informational interview, and the phone interview. In this article I am going to discuss some other types of interviews that you might encounter in your job search.
Screening interview. The screening interview is common in cases involving a [...]

DOs and DON’Ts of Recession Marketing

March 1, 2009 No comments yet

Article by Michael Masterson and MaryEllen Tribby
Source : Designer Today
It’s one of the cruel ironies of business. When the economy is bad, you need to pull out all the stops to reel in new customers and extract more sales from current ones. Unfortunately, just at the time your rational brain is telling you to rev [...]

Interview TIPS for graphic & web designers…do’s and don’ts!

March 1, 2009 No comments yet

Article by Todd Bertsch – President of E-volve Creative Group – Web Solutions
Before Interview

BRAND yourself! What is YOUR identity?
Remember your interviewing for a “Creative job”, not some boring Repetitive Job!
There are a million other designers just as good…or better. What separates YOU from the pack? Again…Brand yourself.
Cover letter – make it brief and specific to [...]

Official Letter Formats : Great Collection

February 28, 2009 No comments yet

Hi there,
Just came across a great collection of Business/Official letters that we use in our daily routine.
I am sharing you the documents of the complete collection of above 100 letters.
Hope you will like the post.
Download link :
letter-formats
Comments plzz…

Three Easy Ways To Keep Your Clients For A Lifetime

February 28, 2009 No comments yet

Article by Dave Navarro
You’ve worked hard to get the clients you have, and the last thing you want to do is risk any of them having second thoughts about looking for another freelancer down the road. But in the real world, competition is fierce and you can’t guarantee your clients won’t develop a wandering eye. [...]

70 NEW amazing business cards

February 28, 2009 No comments yet

Source : Francesco Mugnai

25 Stunning Web Apps yet to be discovered

February 28, 2009 No comments yet

Source : Kumait H.T’s Blog
Storage
FileQube – store up to 2gb and it has a really good interface.
Drop.io – Simply set up a private space to drop any files by phone, email, web, widget or fax and then share them with whoever you want via a variety of outputs.
Money Management
Money2Manage – is a simple and friendly [...]

How to Spot a Dud Client and Get Out While You Can

February 28, 2009 No comments yet

Article by Joel Falconer

I know how to spot a dud client. I spent far longer (read: years) working with one of them than I should’ve, before I wised up and realized that any money you receive from them is not worth it and likely to incur a loss — since that money will likely end [...]

How to Respond to Job Postings Faster than the Competition (Without Canned Responses)

February 28, 2009 No comments yet

Article by Joel Falconer
Ever wanted to know how some freelancers jump on those job postings before everyone else, and still manage to get the gig? It’s not with canned responses, I can assure you. These don’t go over well when it comes to pitching for a job. But there are techniques one can use to [...]