Infographics – the Long and the Short of It from Social Media Club ATX
Written by: @jmacofearth
I moderated a panel tonight to discuss infographics. You know those little pictograms or things you either love or hate. The USA Today chart that looks like a rain cloud or the really really long image and numbers about how awesome Facebook is. First a thanks to Kat Mandelstein, the chair of #smca for asking me to be a part of this lively discussion. And to Joey McGirr for tagging me in a photo even though I wasn’t in the photo. And thanks to the panel: StatesmanGrafix ekmedia the_infographic Fishco_Studios all worthy folks to follow.
Independent web designer Melissa Ek is flying high with her first international client — Saudi Arabian airline nasAir.
She founded ekMedia in 1999, and works primarily with local businesses, including HomeAway Inc., Convio Inc., DogBoy’s Dog Ranch and Tomlinson’s Pet Supplies.
“As a solopreneur, landing an airline client was a really big deal,” Ek said.
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LinkedIn Company Profile Page
You’ve probably been using LinkedIn for a while as a way to personally connect with other like-minded business people via a personal profile. But did you know that LinkedIn has a Company Profile page that you can use to promote your freelance business as well?
With more than 90 million members (according to LinkedIn’s own About page at the time of publication in 2011), having a company profile page on LinkedIn is a great way to connect with potential clients.
In this post, I’ll explain how to use the LinkedIn Company Profile page to promote your freelancing business.
]]>Have you ever recognized too late that this new client is a disaster to work with, and then kicked yourself for not listening to your initial gut reaction?
I’ve been there plenty of times. So much so that I finally made myself a ‘cheat sheet’ of how to weed out those potentially frustrating projects before signing a contract.
In this post, I’ll share my ‘cheat sheet’ with you and I’ll give you some tips for handling your current difficult clients.
]]>And then it hit me….what made my proposal look professional to him was how everything was thoroughly communicated. The proposal was laid out in specific detail with no room for misinterpretation. And that got me to thinking about how important communication is for a freelancer.
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