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		<title>Facebook Page Design &amp; The Freelance Designer &#8211; Worth It?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a freelancer for 14 years (or thereabouts) and there have been a lot of changes in that time. One of the biggest (obviously) is the whole social media thing. It&#8217;s been a game changer in a lot of ways. It&#8217;s a great way to connect with other freelancers, it&#8217;s good for promotion, it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bye bye, Elance&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well &#8211; I&#8217;ve finally cut ties with Elance. I got kind of tired of paying monthly for something that was an afterthought and really not bringing in any sincere income. It&#8217;s not that it isn&#8217;t a good service, and there is certainly a place for it &#8211; but at this point in my career, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelance 101: Going Green</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being stuck behind my monitors, I can often forget that there is a whole big, green, nice world out there. Leaves and grass and bugs and all that kind of stuff. I live in a beautiful part of the USA, and spring has sprung. And that started me thinking about going green. No &#8211; I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pleasing Your Freelance Clients is Not #1</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/pleasing-your-freelance-clients-is-not-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first started as a freelance designer, I really thought that I should be able to please everyone. I would work extra, unbilled time on projects and put in far more hours than I should have. My number one aim was pleasing the client &#8211; and I&#8217;ve found out that I was wrong. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Free Freelance Designer Promotion</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/some-tips-for-freelance-designer-promotion-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are so many ways to promote yourself as a freelance designer. Advertising, both online and in analog, is great &#8211; but it can get expensive. A simple newspaper ad can run you $1200. That&#8217;s a lot of logo work. Link exchanges, are &#8211; at best a crap shoot. You never really know how effective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips on Getting Started as a Freelance Designer</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/tips-on-getting-started-as-a-freelance-designer/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/tips-on-getting-started-as-a-freelance-designer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had plenty of folks ask me what it takes to start a freelance design business &#8211; and I&#8217;ve seen all sorts of tips and pages and responses about that question. &#8220;Get 2 years of salary in the bank before you start.&#8221; Yeah. That&#8217;s easy to do, right? &#8220;Build your client base before you leave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging for Freelancers&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/blogging-for-freelancers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in the process of setting up a free blogging community built specifically for freelance designers. It&#8217;ll be a simple WordPress-style setup, and it&#8217;ll be fully searchable and tied into a HUGE community of artists. Free blogs and websites (set up as subdomains) and a lot of great features that will help us all have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Contract for Freelance Designers</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/free-contract-for-freelance-designers/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/free-contract-for-freelance-designers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;m finally getting around to putting up some free downloads for designers. Joy! First up is a general contract. If you&#8217;re not using an online service that offers built-in contract protection(Guru, Elance, etc,) you MUST have a contract before you start any work. It not only protects you, but it gives your clients peace [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Painting Software</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/free-painting-software/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software is expensive, and as a freelance graphic designer, the latest version of the big name software might be a little out of reach at times. So, I present you with a real &#8211; and FREE &#8211; alternative to some of the really expensive stuff. ArtRage 2.5 is a really cool program. Very natural, nice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Work Online&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/finding-work-online/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/finding-work-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of great services for freelance graphic designers out there &#8211; and a lot of junk. I&#8217;ve worked with some of the best, and I&#8217;ve even dipped my toe into the pool of piranhas. Be careful of the services you align with, as you can spend a lot of dough on something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Other 90%</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/the-other-90/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/the-other-90/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am, by admission, a little hard-hearted. Generally, I don&#8217;t see much outside my world and my client list. But, I was doing some research on Wolfgang Weingart, and I ran across this site &#8211; and it got me to thinking&#8230; Check out &#8220;Design for the Other 90%.&#8221; Food for thought. “The majority of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes, You Have to Laugh</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/sometimes-you-have-to-laugh/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/sometimes-you-have-to-laugh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fonts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve found that the freelance life requires me to laugh. A LOT. I think I&#8217;ll create a list (lists are a good way to keep track of things &#8211; there, that&#8217;ll serve as my info for today) to keep track of the things I should do when stresses set in. Cable Modem Dead: Read an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Zen of Freelance Design&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/zen-of-freelance-design/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/zen-of-freelance-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve come to realize that making it as a freelance graphic designer is more about being calm than it is about being a good businessman and having a lot of work. You need both &#8211; but really, you need to be at peace more than anything. After all, worrying is counter-productive. There have been times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Records</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/keeping-records/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/keeping-records/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This might be a little base for some of you, but bear with me. This is important. KEEP RECORDS OF EVERYTHING. There. That&#8217;s all I have to say. Well, not really&#8230; When you start a job, start a folder and place your work order (you really need to start this habit,) the job contract (again [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiration and Challenges</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/inspiration-and-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/inspiration-and-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of great logo designers out there, and putting your work up for public scrutiny (especially for other designers to see,) can be a little scary. But &#8211; it&#8217;s also a great way to judge where you are in the grand scheme of things. LogoPond.com lets you post your logo and get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facing Negativity</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/facing-negativity/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/facing-negativity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a somewhat negative connotation to being a freelance designer. I&#8217;ve worked hard to gain credibility as a designer, and I&#8217;ve had corporate gigs &#8211; but I&#8217;ve never had the creativity and lust for my work life that I have now as an independent. A common misconception is that being a freelancer means that you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogs and Business</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/blogs-and-business/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/blogs-and-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I start this blog, I have a few things in mind. Bear with me as I run down my list. 1. Have Fun: I wanted to have a place to rant and rave and be stupid. 2. Get Info Out There: There&#8217;s a lot of great stuff out there &#8211; and I wanted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ELVIS! DESIGN! ELVIS!!!</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/elvis/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/elvis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honestly &#8211; this guy had to be the greatest performer ever. When you have millions of people imitating you, you&#8217;ve obviously done something right. I&#8217;d love to be imitated. Seems like a lot of designers and design ideology runs on parallel tracks, but I want to be imitated. Ah &#8211; but check out Design Is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelance Design for Fun, Profit and Chicks</title>
		<link>http://allaboutfreelance.com/hello-world-2/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutfreelance.com/hello-world-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mister Freelance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome! With this site, I hope to impart some wisdom gained (and lost) as a freelance graphic and web designer. I&#8217;ll offer tips, tricks and resources geared exclusively for freelancers. Here, you&#8217;ll find forms that I&#8217;ve used for billing and time tracking, general contracts, links to sites that offer real resources for all your freelance [...]]]></description>
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