Freelance Fridays is a roundup of the best articles for freelancers for the week.

Clients

• 7 steps for troubleshooting troublesome clients
• How to collaborate effectively
• Client communication during the holiday rush
• When and how to draw the line when everything is an emergency

Freelance Writing

• Freelance writing – the early years
• How to write a press release – part 4: the followup
• 5 solutions to prevent fear from hindering your success
• Top 10 freelance writing posts in 2009
• 3 ways to reduce freelance writing taxes and help yourself
• 5 things to do before you query

General Freelance

• Has your freelancing career been affected by discrimination?
• Snap a picture, share your office
• A freelancer’s ultimate Christmas wishlist
• Perfect gifts for freelancers
• Resume utopia
• Essential habit of an effective professional freelancer
• 5 questions to ask before setting next years goals
• A year in review
• 21 fun distractions for freelancers
• Staying productive during the holiday break

Marketing

• 15 guerrilla marketing tips for freelancers

Money Matters

• Categorizing money helps freelancers deal with money – part 2
• How to maintain a steady income freelancing

Motivation

• How passion and focus will rock your career

Tools

• 35 most useful tools and resources for freelancers

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Freelance Fridays is a roundup of the best articles for freelancers for the week.

Blogging

• 5 ways for freelancers to engage blog readers

Business

• Seven questions to ask yourself before outsourcing

Clients

• What to do when a client doesn’t pay in a timely manner
• Educated clients equal more clients
• Warning: avoid these clients
• Client communication and turning bad situations around

Freelance Designing

• The best books for freelance graphic designers
• Tips for dealing with competition as a designer

Freelance Writing

• Top 20 freelance writing jobs posts of 2009
• Introducing yourself as a freelance writer without sounding like a salesman
• Don’t wait to plan your freelance writing strategy for 2010
• What does your freelance lifestyle say about your freelance writing business
• 6 tips for finding new freelance writing markets
• Business planning for writers

General Freelance

• 100+ resources for freelance jobs, blogs, forums, and more
• 4 ways freelance writing is like Christmas shopping
• 5 things freelancers can learn from Will Smith
• 5 tips for making a good first impression
• 10 ways to answer the question what do you do
• Recreate your resume
• 50 useful Mac applications for freelancers and professional designers
• Is your education useless?

Money Matters

• 9 tips for tracking project expenses
• How much should freelancers charge?
• How do I negotiate a great rate?
• Tax tips for freelance writers – when to hire a CPA
• Budgeting for freelancers
• Making a living without a job
• Tracking money helps freelancers deal with money

Motivation

• Getting it done
• Dealing with insecurity
• 7 tips for dealing with distractions

Social Media

• What is the favorite social media platform of freelancers?
• 5 misuses of social media that could kill your freelance business

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The following are 100+ links to an amazing wealth of resources for freelancers within any field for freelance jobs, freelance news, freelances podcasts, freelance forums, and more. Whether you are considering freelancing, just starting out, or have carved a successful path for yourself in freelancing, you should find something beneficial within the following lists.

Keep Up With Freelance Information All In One Place

Whenever you see the RSS icon (), you can add the subscription feed for that resource to your preferred RSS reader of your choice. My personal recommendation is Google Reader – it connects with your Google account (such as Gmail), and allows you to sort your news feeds into folders for easy browsing. This way you can keep up with everything, including the latest freelance tips, forum postings, and recent job postings – all in one place.

If you want to subscribe to a collection of resources simultaneously, you can also import groups of feeds by using the OPML file when you see the OPML icon (). In Google Reader, you can do this by going to your Settings > Import/Export and upload the OPML file of your choice.

Freelance Blogs

Freelance blogs contain a wealth of information for freelancers at every stage. Aside from learning useful information about the world of freelancing, you can get a little bit of traffic to your website by joining in the discussion and making valuable comments on posts.

For blogs that cover multiple topics, I have pointed the links specifically to their freelance categories. The feeds will subscribe you to all blog categories.

Freelance Folder
FreelanceSwitch
oDesk Freelancing Tips
Freelance Advisor
Colorburned Freelance Articles
Creativeoverflow Freelance Articles
Design Informer Freelance Articles
DesignM.ag Freelance Category
Freelance Writing Jobs Network
Guerrilla Freelancing
Smashing Magazine Workflow
Design Cubicle Freelancing and Marketing
Webdesigner Depot Freelancing Articles
Word Count
Freelance on Alltop

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Freelance Fridays is a roundup of the best articles for freelancers for the week.

• Where do you work?
• Long term investing for freelancers
• 10 hints for transitioning from freelance writing job to business
• Easy to forget income tax deductions
• 5 reasons not to have a cookie cutter elevator pitch
• 50 free resources for freelance writers, bloggers, and freelancers
• How to monitor your brand on social media
• 3 ways freelancers can benefit from the big brand backlash
• Making the transition to high dollar jobs
• Keeping up your marketing momentum
• Is it better to market yourself as a company or an individual?
• Freelance naughty or nice list
• The freelance work life balance
• Proposals – read this before your next bid
• How to explain to clients they are wrong
• 10 ways to become a more successful freelancer
• A guide to marketing for freelancers
• 7 super creative portfolio designs
• 6 strategies for beating your competitors
• How to start a freelance company
• How to deal with feature creep

Stay tuned for more Freelance Fridays for the latest articles and freelancing news.

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Freelance Fridays is a roundup of the best articles for freelancers for the week.

• 10 tips to survive working from home
• 10 easy ways to save money in your business
• Freelance overload – how to deal with too much work
• Do you need to specialize to succeed?
• 10 things that can keep you from getting your dream gig
• 10 things freelance writers need to stop doing
• 5 things to consider when discussing rates with other freelance writers
• Freelnace writing clients are cool, but don’t forget about your own stuff
• 10 ways Twitter helps me to become a better freelance writer
• 5 suggestions for moving away from easy gigs to lucrative freelance opportunities
• What disaster school taught me about freelancing
• Doubling your rate – a thought experiment
• Freelancing and volunteering – a good combination
• 10 useful tasks for slow times
• Is freelancing the life for you?
• Critical mistakes freelancers make
• How to maintain a steady income – addressing the top freelancing concern
• Are you struggling to peacefully work from home?

Stay tuned for more Freelance Fridays for the latest articles and freelancing news.

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