October 2006 Archives

Getting Exposure on the search engines


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Part 2 of "Utilizing your website to promote your freelance design services"

You’ve set up your online portfolio. Now you can direct potential clients to your website when you contact them.

But wouldn’t it be great if new clients contacted you?

In the following article I’ll show you how to conquer the search engines so prospective clients can find you online. We’ll look at four core areas: Choosing your keywords, Making the content of your website Googlable, Fulfilling the needs of browsers, and Getting other sites to link to you.

How to Write Your Website


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[ Part 1 of "Utilizing Your Website to Sell your Freelance Design Services" ]

Your website is quite obviously your online portfolio. But the copy and structure of your website can also help you to drum up new business. When a potential client types your URL into their browser, they are not just looking to take a gallery tour of your past work, they want to know what you can offer them.

In this article I reveal 5 tips to make your website work a little harder for you. Take this advice and you should find more hits to your site resulting in new graphic design assignments.

How To Start a Freelance Graphic Design Business


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Looking for graphic design freelancing job opportunities? Work-from-home career opportunities in the web design field? Don’t waste time searching for freelance graphic design job postings. You can find more work if you present yourself as a business and contact companies direct.

In the world of freelance, you don’t need to be the greatest artist who ever lived. You just need to know how to reach new clients. In the following article I’ll show you how to get highly-paid business by freelancing in the marketing communications sector.

So if you are currently working or studying as a designer and you want to go your own way, simply follow the tips below. You’ll find a step-by-step plan of action from targeting clients, to self-marketing, to getting ahead of the freelance competition.