Are you Open for Business?

Are you Open for Business?

If you build it they will come, but how would they know where to go. You have to tell them. When you have a side hustle or running a business full-time you need to tell people that you are open for business. How are your potential customers going to know what services and products you [...]

The importance of building your list with the help of email marketing

The importance of building your list with the help of email marketing

I wish I thought about having a side hustle while in school not just for the extra income but also for the experience, skills and portfolio pieces. More importantly building a clientele, one of the biggest things I was missing when I started freelancing. Throughout all of the learning I did last year I realized [...]

10 Ways to Start your Freelance Web or Graphic Design Business for under $100

ArtDealDotCom 10 ways to start a freelance design business

What are you waiting for? Stop holding yourself back from following your dream. Start today even with a shoestring budget. I think we hold ourselves back from following our dreams out of fear, lack of knowledge and support. The times are changing and I’m seeing more and more of my friends starting to follow their [...]

2 Ways to Market Your Freelance Business Online

It’s the beginning of the new year and online marketing is on the top of everyone minds. More importantly what are the best ways to marketing online with the best return. Someone ask me the other day since they notice I start marketing my services more on twitter, do I get most of my clients [...]

Using Social Media Marketing to Promote Your Brand or Business

Black Enterprise Magazine November 2010 Cover/Article Image This pass weekend I had a large amount of time to kill while waiting to meet up with a friend, so I decided to stop into one my favorite places – Barnes and Noble. I typically head to one or two sections, magazines and computer/design books. While in [...]

Bizx: Business Card Exchange

Once you have your business designed and in your hands, what are the next steps? Do you think about how to it in as many other hands as possible? You can hand them out at networking events, add one to the bowl at restaurants. Or you can do what I did and participate in a [...]