Weekly links for April 01,2008
April 1, 2008 by Cosmina Stefanache
Managing clients’ emails
You need to answer your clients’ emails but you also have to work without interruptions. You can do both using your email’s auto responder.
One of the most common phrases we hear from anyone who emails us is, “Wow, I didn’t expect you to reply so quickly!” It puzzles me. Why wouldn’t I reply? My clients are my financial lifeblood. Why would I ignore them if they have a question or a need?
[Via FreelanceFolder]
Finding work
One of the biggest challenges as a freelancer is finding work. Even the most succesful ones face this problem from time to time. Skellie has a list with 23 ways freelancers can find work online.
Once you find your clients through the web, most of the hard work is done. You’ll be well on your way to becoming a web-only freelancer with the ability to work (and be paid) from anywhere in the world.
[Via FreelanceSwitch]
Problems not features
As a web designer, your clients give you suggestions about how their site should look. They may ask you to implement cool features they see on other sites. Instead of that, you should discover what they actually want and then consider adding that feature or using a different solution.
Clients have proposals. They come in all sizes and shapes, from formal RFPs to an idea hastily sketched on a back of a napkin. But there is one thing they all have in common: Requirements.
[Via blueflavor]
Software for start-ups
Software is at the very heart of any modern startup. The business ideas, new utilities for society and the next big thing all boil down to code. If the code is good, the startup has a chance. If the code is bad, no matter how brilliant the business people are the startup is not going to get far.
[Via AdaptiveBlue]
