Women Entrepreneurs, Example Not Exception, Video
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This week we look at Women Entrepreneurs, Example Not Exception by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. In this inspiring video she gives examples of women entrepreneurs across the world. She argues that women running all types of firms– from home businesses (such as freelancing) to major factories– are the overlooked key to economic development. Continue Reading
Rob Forbes on Ways of Seeing, Video
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This week we look at Ways of Seeing by Rob Forbes. This weekend we’re sharing an interesting talk by, Rob Forbes, who shares a gallery of snapshots that inform his way of seeing the world. Charming juxtapositions, found art, urban patterns. Continue Reading
Philippe Starck Thinks Deep on Design, Video
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This week we look at Philippe Starck Thinks Deep on Design by Philippe Starck. In this video Philippe Starck, With no pretty slides to show — Stark spends 18 minutes reaching for the very roots of the question “Why design?” Listen carefully for one perfect mantra for all of us, genius or not. Continue Reading
Dealing with Clients Who Want Discounts, Video
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This week we look at Dealing with Clients Who Want Discounts by leifalable. In this humorous video see how a freelancer handles a customer looking for low pricing. It’s funny to see a conversation take place that in for most freelancers happens via email. Continue Reading
Video, Insight Design Conference-Quite Strong Talk
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This week we look at Insight Design Conference-Quite Strong by Design Collective Quite Strong. In this video two members from the group, Jennifer Sisson and Jana Kinsman, share tips and and ideas on self promotion in the design industry.
Ian Ritchie: The Day I Turned Down Tim Berners-Lee, Video
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This week we look at The day I turned down Tim Berners-Lee by Ian Ritchie. In this video he goes over one of his biggest fails, not buying into Tim Berners-Lee idea that his World Wide Web would take off. This is a short story about information, connectivity and learning from our mistakes.
The Benefits of Creating Talking Head Videos for Your Blog
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This week we look at The Benefits of Creating Talking Head Videos for Your Blog by Darren Rowse. In this video he discusses the benefits of creating simple videos on your blog. “Talking head” videos are easy to make, a great way to deliver information, while showcasing your personality.
Graham Hill: Less Stuff, More Happiness, Video
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This week we look at Less Stuff, More Happiness by Graham Hill. In this video he makes the case for taking up less space, and showcases compact living spaces, while demonstrating cost savings and lifestyle living alternatives.
How Speaking and Attending Conferences Can Boost Your Profile, Video
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This week we look at How Speaking and Attending Conferences Can Boost Your Profile w/ Jake Goldman by FreelanceJam.
In this video Jake Goldman, frequent speaker at WordCamps and founder of get10up.com, a WordPress development shop, joins Dave and Brian to talk about how speaking engagements can boost your profile as a freelance web professional. They cover meetups, conferences, attending, speaking, networking, and everything in between.
Promote Your Freelance Service with A Buzz Piece, Video
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This week we look at Promote Your Freelance Service with A Buzz Piece by Lexi Rodrigo. In this video she shares with us the effectiveness of creating a free, soft pitch, promotional item to give away to clients. This could be in the form of a white paper, eBook, etc.
Freelancers: How to Find Your Best Prospects, Video
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This week we look at Freelancers: How to Find Your Best Prospects by Ed Gandia. In this video he shows us how to find high quality prospects through triggering events.
TED Video: What We Learned from 5 Million Books
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This week we look at What we learned from 5 million books by Jean-Baptiste Michel and Erez Lieberman Aiden. Have you played with Google Labs’ NGram Viewer? It’s an addicting tool that lets you search for words and ideas in a database of 5 million books from across centuries. In this video they show us how it works.
