Petrula Vrontikis – Running a Design Business: Freelancing

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• Running a Design Business: FreelancingBy: Petrula VrontikisLevel: BeginnerDuration: 1h 23mReleased: Mar 29,2013Description:By choice or by circumstance, most designers will be freelancing one or more times during their career.

• In this course, Petrula Vrontikis provides an overview of the financial and creative advantages and disadvantages of being self-employed, along with methods, tools, and insights for starting out.

• The course helps you customize a strategy for your unique situation, from setting up accounts and tracking business expenses, to entering into contracts and invoicing for your work.

• The last chapter contains Petrula’s advice on maintaining good business relationships and tactics for staying motivated and inspired.Topics include:* What is a freelancer?* Tracking expenses* Paying taxes* Understanding business licenses* Creating contracts and invoices* Preparing, transferring, and storing files* Tracking billing and payments* Managing your work-life balanceContents:Introduction 2m 30sWelcome 1m 11s Disclaimer 40s Exercise files 39s1.

• 8m 55sDefinition of a freelancer 2m 5s Ongoing models of freelancing 2m 31s Temporary models of freelancing 2m 25s Why agencies and clients hire freelancers 1m 54s2.