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Business Planning Advice for Freelancers



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I’ve been reading through a lot of articles from our archive this weekend, and I managed to get some inspiration, great tips, resources and so much more from doing it. I decided to share a few of the best articles I dug up within one single post. So whether you want to learn about how you should handle work that infringes on your own, or want to learn about social proof – I recommend these articles for everything from useful tips to an all-around great reading.

It’s a Ripoff: How to Handle Work that Infringes on Your Own by Thursday Bram. I strongly recommend this piece. It contains some really valuable tips for us freelancers out there. So if you’re eager to learn about when or IF you should contact a lawyer make sure to read and bookmark this article. I can almost guarantee that you will learn something valuable from it.

Social Proof, and How You Can Get Some by James Chartrand. What is social proof? Well, just as James mention in the article, it’s a whole psychological explanation behind it. So why don’t I just let James explain what it is, how, and where you can find it. I enjoyed every minute of this really great read – I even got to learn about social proof, and learning, I just love it.

Creating Business Structures with the Future in Mind by Joel Falconer. Quite old piece, but still, it’s one of the best articles I’ve read in ages! Joel really nails some great points on why you should create your business structure with the future in mind. So even if you’re new to freelancing – or been in the game for a while – I strongly recommend this article. It helped me realize that I should plan ahead more than I already do.

12 Tricks for Optimizing Your Freelance Career by Tommy Marshall. Containing some really useful and essential tips straight through. Whether you need a tip on how you should prepare for a normal work day or on how you should keep your spirits high, this is a must read.

Optimizing Your Freelance Business by Kristen Fischer. You want to live the lifestyle you always dreamed about? Then this article is for you, Kristen presents some really valuable tips and personal opinions on the book, The Wealthy Freelancer as well as giving us all something to think about. I for one, will definitely take some time to read this book – I bought it some time ago after all. Just haven’t got around to read it yet.

Have you taken the time and read through our archive? If you have, did you find a great article you would like to share?

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I´m Patrik, freelance designer, blogger and expert reviewer. I´ve been lucky enough to work for Envato for over a year now, and still counting. My core aim when writing a post is to make it as user friendly as possible, keeping it simple and easy to understand. I think people like me because I´m always friendly and quick when responding to emails and comments alike, details are something I highly value.



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  1. PG Pawel - Self Employed Cafe
    June 29th

    A great collection. I am in a time where I need to create a new approach for my business and thus a new plan so all this advice will come really handy.

    Thanks!

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  2. PG CSS Templates
    June 29th

    Some amazing tips, thanks.

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  3. PG Keith Hanson
    June 29th

    Awesome list of articles, Patrik! I plan on going through and reading them all, but holy Comma Splices, Batman! It was incredibly painful to read through your article with so many incorrectly placed commas.

    Take a look here for a great example of how *not* to use them:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_splice

    Sorry for being a Grammar Nazi, but it just ends up hurting your great piece.

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    1. PG Patrik Larsson
      June 29th

      Sorry about that, still working on them :P

      Thanks for the comment anyways and thanks for the tip. Really appreciate it :)

  4. PG Daniel R
    June 30th

    Excellent article! Enjoyed it so much Patrik!

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  5. PG Stephanie
    June 30th

    Among all of the posts you listed, I liked the last two very much. I totally need new ideas on how to improve the way I freelance right now and these have given me a lot to think about and try.

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  6. PG M. Smith
    June 30th

    Thanks for the tips! I especially likes the last article regarding optimizing your freelance business.

    Actually, here’s a sort of supplementary article to this feature: https://www.freelancesupermarket.com/news/2010/6/30/freelancers-being-paid-even-later.aspx

    Although the recession has ended, the trend for late payments to freelancers and small businesses hasn’t. In fact nearly 20% of firms say the problem has got worse, according to the latest Economy Watch survey from the FPB.

    I’m a freelancer in the UK and I thought this would be a helpful resource to others as well.

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  7. PG Allen
    July 2nd

    Can never go wrong with business planning. A must in any business venture. Always changing and improving your future plans is great because it helps with motivation.

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