Habits of Effective Freelancers

    This workshop aims to help freelancers tackle those sticky problems inherent in freelancing. Jason Tennenhouse of 10 IN HOUSE and Mikel Berger with DelMar Software Development and Little Engine Ventures will talk with us about some of the following topics. Let us know in the comments what you'd be interested in covering! Insurance (and why you need it) Getting work - word of mouth, advertising, the impact of branding on this Writing Easy proposals Dealing with scope creep (or why boundaries are good for both sides) Dealing with difficult clients (or how to fire a client) Personal time-management Working with sub-contractors (or co-collaborators) Dealing with unpaid invoices (or show me the money!) Handling customer concentration (or when a client offers you a full time job why you should tell them no) How to convince your spouse/parent/friend you really aren’t unemployed (LOL) How to know when to go from side hustle to full time freelancer (or take this job shove it, big boss man, but would you be my first client?) Handling feast or famine modes (or worrying simultaneously about being swamped with work right now but having no client what you’ll be doing in 6 months) ownership of IP How to go beyond just billing for your time (or dealing with the limits of either work more hours or charge more per hour) when to not be a freelancer (or knowing when it’s time to hire someone and start a firm)

    MatchBOX Coworking Studio
    17 S 6th St (Map)

    This workshop aims to help freelancers tackle those sticky problems inherent in freelancing. Jason Tennenhouse of 10 IN HOUSE and Mikel Berger with DelMar Software Development and Little Engine Ventures will talk with us about some of the following topics. Let us know in the comments what you'd be interested in covering!

    • Insurance (and why you need it)
    • Getting work - word of mouth, advertising, the impact of branding on this
    • Writing Easy proposals
    • Dealing with scope creep (or why boundaries are good for both sides)
    • Dealing with difficult clients (or how to fire a client)
    • Personal time-management
    • Working with sub-contractors (or co-collaborators)
    • Dealing with unpaid invoices (or show me the money!)
    • Handling customer concentration (or when a client offers you a full time job why you should tell them no)
    • How to convince your spouse/parent/friend you really aren’t unemployed (LOL)
    • How to know when to go from side hustle to full time freelancer (or take this job shove it, big boss man, but would you be my first client?)
    • Handling feast or famine modes (or worrying simultaneously about being swamped with work right now but having no client what you’ll be doing in 6 months)
    • ownership of IP
    • How to go beyond just billing for your time (or dealing with the limits of either work more hours or charge more per hour)
    • when to not be a freelancer (or knowing when it’s time to hire someone and start a firm)