Is Freelancing Right For You?: Does freelancing sound like a good option but you can’t make up your mind as to whether it would be the best move for you? Here’s a Harvard Business blog entry that discusses the various factors you need to consider before making such a large career change.

20 Tools For The Freelance Designer On A Shoestring Budget: Recently I set up a new iMac at Envato’s head office and found I was missing a lot of the software I’d acquired over the years at home. Though I ended up using the first item in this list, an article like this would’ve been handy a few months ago!

How To Get Featured By The Press (Repeatedly) Even If Your Blog is New: This article geared towards bloggers is still very useful to freelancers who want to generate some buzz. Learn how to use your blog (assuming you have one as part of your freelance business website) to attract media attention.

15 Benefits to Working as a Full Time Freelancer: If the first article in this Linkswitch still left you a little unsure as to whether freelancing is worth it, this article might help you see if your goals line up with the advantages you’ll gain as a freelancer.

Devising Your Own Freelance Contract: Here’s an article on creating your own contracts for clients, with a strong bias towards photography work.

The (Nearly) Ultimate Resource: 176 Tips for Writers: If you want to improve your writing skills or just get rid of your writer’s block, here’s a list of tips that may help.

A Case Study On FreelanceSwitch: Back in 2007 Skellie reviewed FreelanceSwitch and broke down the elements that made it a success (I believe this was before she became the editor, so the article presents an unbiased view). If you’re looking to make some income from your blog to supplement your freelancing, this is a good piece to read.

15 Tools For Testing Your Website: Cross-browser testing for web designers can be hell. Make the process easier with these fifteen tools.

A Simple Way To Stop Clients From Rejecting Your Proposals: Pricing can be a sensitive subject, and a tactless quote can lead to a lost client if they feel—however misguided—that you’re charging too much. Find out how to reduce your proposal rejection rate.

The Complete Guide: Troubleshooting Mozilla Firefox Problems: Firefox is miles better than its main competitor, which shall rename nameless, but it has its share of quirks and problems. Check out this guide to troubleshooting them.

Social Media Starter Moves For Freelancers: Learn how to effectively make use of social media to promote your freelance business and gain clients. Sometimes I feel social media is an overused buzzword, but the truth is I built a substantial income as a freelance writer almost entirely using it, and you can too.

How To Create a Simple Portfolio Running On Surreal CMS: If you need to get a portfolio up and running, this guide will take you through the process using Surreal CMS.

The Get-Started-Now Guide To Self-Employment: Many of our readers are those wanting to make the transition into freelancing. It’s a scary and daunting one, which is why so many people hesitate to stop reading and take action. As the title suggests, taking action is what this guide is about.

10 Must Have Blackberry Apps For Web Workers: I’m sure many of our Blackberry-toting readers groan at the almost-monopolizing amount of iPhone-centric articles around the web, and maybe even here. If you’re in search of apps that are useful for freelancers and others working from home via the web, this article is sure to help.

Freelancing and The Power of Partnering: Many of the pitfalls of freelancing — the difficulty of taking a holiday, the isolation, and so on — can be solved by getting a partner involved. If this is something you’re interested in doing, learn more with this article.

Don’t Do These 12 Things When Writing Headlines: The blog is part of many a freelancer’s marketing plan these days, and in my experience as a web writer and editor I’ve found the headline is just as important as the content it represents. Brush up on your headlining skills at Copyblogger (which is, by the way, the best headlining resource on the web).

Journalism School Introduces New Degrees Focused On Future: I never thought I’d see the day, but you can now get a journalism or photography degree that’s specifically tailored for freelancers.

How to Use Job Boards to Land Clients: A piece on using job boards effectively. In case you didn’t know, FreelanceSwitch has one.

Javascript For Designers: Getting on Your Feet Fast: As old as JavaScript is, fancy features made possible with client-side scripting are becoming more and more common. If you’re a designer who hasn’t learned the language yet, use this guide to get up to speed.