Comments on: The Art of Branding Yourself and Your Freelancing Business http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-art-of-branding-yourself-and-your-freelancing-business/ Web Design Resources and Tutorials Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: John McDuffiehttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-art-of-branding-yourself-and-your-freelancing-business/#comment-656315 John McDuffie Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:41:51 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=12597#comment-656315 Great article! I read it twice )making sure I didn't miss anything(I love it when people refer to an "elevator pitch" - it reminds me of the good old days when we designed things on paper and used tape and glue for layouts and mockups.Thanks! Great article! I read it twice )making sure I didn’t miss anything(

I love it when people refer to an “elevator pitch” – it reminds me of the good old days when we designed things on paper and used tape and glue for layouts and mockups.

Thanks!

]]> By: joehttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-art-of-branding-yourself-and-your-freelancing-business/#comment-644360 joe Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:41:42 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=12597#comment-644360 One key thing that I think should have been in this article is to always be yourself. Too often freelancers pretend to be something that they're not. Personally I don't care if you over sell yourself and get burned for it... serves you right. But being honest about who you are and what you can do for your clients is key. Upfront in every new client meeting, I set the tone of how your relationship will be. Casual, approachable, real. One key thing that I think should have been in this article is to always be yourself. Too often freelancers pretend to be something that they’re not. Personally I don’t care if you over sell yourself and get burned for it… serves you right. But being honest about who you are and what you can do for your clients is key. Upfront in every new client meeting, I set the tone of how your relationship will be. Casual, approachable, real.

]]> By: shahramhttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-art-of-branding-yourself-and-your-freelancing-business/#comment-630492 shahram Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:26:40 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=12597#comment-630492 very well thought out. htp://Brandstack.com would be a great resource for picking out a name and finding the right look and feel. very well thought out. htp://Brandstack.com would be a great resource for picking out a name and finding the right look and feel.

]]> By: Self Employed Raguhttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-art-of-branding-yourself-and-your-freelancing-business/#comment-615604 Self Employed Ragu Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:47:54 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=12597#comment-615604 Great Article...Branding is vital for a freelancer .But we have to make sustained efforts to brand ourselves. Great Article…Branding is vital for a freelancer .But we have to make sustained efforts to brand ourselves.

]]> By: Rachel Howehttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-art-of-branding-yourself-and-your-freelancing-business/#comment-609038 Rachel Howe Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:13:24 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=12597#comment-609038 Great information here, Love it! I am interested in social media strategy and development and was just making some plans to own my own business in the near future. This has helped me realize that there is a lot to think about that I was prob missing, and the logo design is more important than I thought.Thanks again.-Rachel Great information here, Love it! I am interested in social media strategy and development and was just making some plans to own my own business in the near future. This has helped me realize that there is a lot to think about that I was prob missing, and the logo design is more important than I thought.

Thanks again.

-Rachel

]]> By: Donnahttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-art-of-branding-yourself-and-your-freelancing-business/#comment-596343 Donna Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:46:05 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=12597#comment-596343 Wonderful article - lots of very informative info - thanks for taking the time to share Wonderful article – lots of very informative info – thanks for taking the time to share

]]> By: decorating ideasahttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-art-of-branding-yourself-and-your-freelancing-business/#comment-596315 decorating ideasa Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:39:10 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=12597#comment-596315 This is a great post we work with a lot of freelancers (as 2 freelancers turned into a company) and many people forget that as a freelancer yoiu pretty much have to do everything a business does including market yourselves, sales and admin this is a must read for anyone starting out on their own! This is a great post we work with a lot of freelancers (as 2 freelancers turned into a company) and many people forget that as a freelancer yoiu pretty much have to do everything a business does including market yourselves, sales and admin this is a must read for anyone starting out on their own!

]]> By: Jason Grahamhttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-art-of-branding-yourself-and-your-freelancing-business/#comment-590409 Jason Graham Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:26:51 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=12597#comment-590409 I love the information about the elevator pitch, so simple yet so important. Great info! I love the information about the elevator pitch, so simple yet so important. Great info!

]]> By: Keith G.http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-art-of-branding-yourself-and-your-freelancing-business/#comment-589909 Keith G. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:22:54 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=12597#comment-589909 I am having problems with my elevator pitch :) Am a shy guy and it's really difficult for me to speak in public, but this is for another post :) But sometimes I wish there was a way to just open a portfolio in front of a potential client and run away and hope they call you. But anyway, thanks for these tips. I agree that you would have to constantly update your brand -- which is you :). You can't change for the worse, only get better in time! I am having problems with my elevator pitch :) Am a shy guy and it’s really difficult for me to speak in public, but this is for another post :) But sometimes I wish there was a way to just open a portfolio in front of a potential client and run away and hope they call you. But anyway, thanks for these tips. I agree that you would have to constantly update your brand — which is you :) . You can’t change for the worse, only get better in time!

]]> By: Mohummad Omar Masoodhttp://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-art-of-branding-yourself-and-your-freelancing-business/#comment-584638 Mohummad Omar Masood Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:57:52 +0000 http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/?p=12597#comment-584638 At the moment i recieved yours news letter topic is baranding your's self i have a suggestion regarding to it and that is : as for example : my contract to my employer is ending after 2 - weeks and now i am forcasting keeping in view the cut throat bussiness environment - i have to take every step in a very calculated order regarding to my evry move as freelanceer - as a design consultant - as communication strategist what should be the marketing strategy. Hence : as a test case if i share with you all companions an inventry in terms the blue print of my current positionning regarding to the market trends and on going practices- and request you all to craft my branding in accordance with yours valuable joint group discussion . could it become a research case study - and the concerned group communicate through e -mails or online direct messaging - ultimately a diversity will emerged due to the multi cultural associations of all companions based on varied I.Q level of their belongings and threading to their norms and beliefs and business practices - the bottom line vision is how to craft a path among the galaxy of multinational advertising companies and heavy weight publishing houses. not confronting them but taking advantage to their business strategies. in favour of yours own branding - that the client will not underestimate you just because of yours weightage - the client will not sieze your's last amount which you have described at the sign of agreement - or he will not over rule any bindings which you have done with your conttract. client should always in a feeling that he is getting gold in silver price. so these are my thought provoking ideas for you all to think and move. At the moment i recieved yours news letter topic is baranding your’s self i have a suggestion regarding to it and that is : as for example : my contract to my employer is ending after 2 – weeks and now i am forcasting keeping in view the cut throat bussiness environment – i have to take every step in a very calculated order regarding to my evry move as freelanceer – as a design consultant – as communication strategist what should be the marketing strategy. Hence : as a test case if i share with you all companions an inventry in terms the blue print of my current positionning regarding to the market trends and on going practices- and request you all to craft my branding in accordance with yours valuable joint group discussion . could it become a research case study – and the concerned group communicate through e -mails or online direct messaging – ultimately a diversity will emerged due to the multi cultural associations of all companions based on varied I.Q level of their belongings and threading to their norms and beliefs and business practices – the bottom line vision is how to craft a path among the galaxy of multinational advertising companies and heavy weight publishing houses. not confronting them but taking advantage to their business strategies. in favour of yours own branding –
that the client will not underestimate you just because of yours weightage – the client will not sieze your’s last amount which you have described at the sign of agreement – or he will not over rule any bindings which you have done with your conttract.
client should always in a feeling that he is getting gold in silver price.
so these are my thought provoking ideas for you all to think and move.

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