Tag Archives: time management

I’m no superwoman, nor a superblogger.

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: September 9, 2010

I have been blogging for about 15 months now and I can attest to how difficult it is. It’s difficult to not only find the time but persistently make an effort to just do it. I only post once a week as anything beyond that would be impossible. As if balancing life and work wasn’t [...]

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Before Starting Your Social Media Marketing Campaign

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: April 29, 2010

Social media can be an extremely effective marketing channel for your business. Today, a lot of smaller businesses are feeling more encouraged to enter the social media world to market themselves but many are ill prepared and fail. Many join social networks not because they realize the value behind it or understand how to use [...]

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Regardless of What You’ve Heard Freelancing is a Tough Business

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: March 11, 2010

Like most designers I know, I’m a person who doesn’t thrive in a corporate world. I tried for many years and although I was good at it from the perspective of my employers, I didn’t feel that I belonged. Then again, maybe it’s my personality. I’m a go-getter who likes to take charge and lead [...]

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6 Reasons Why I Don’t Want To Be Your Freelancer

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: January 21, 2010

Recently, I came across a prospective client who painfully reminded me of another prospect I’ve had a pleasure to deal with in my first year of freelancing. Like other freelancers, I’ve head my share of not so great clients but this one I thankfully didn’t get involved with because there were just too many red [...]

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Twitter – What Have You Done For Me Lately?

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: December 15, 2009

Twitter has been a great tool for me personally and a great resource for my freelancing career. I’ve only joined Twitter recently, in the Spring of 2009, but knew instantly that it is the place to be and I embraced this powerful platform. Twitter is a melting pot of great people from all over the [...]

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5 Steps to Successful Freelancing On the Side

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: August 4, 2009

Freelancing is a great way to make a living. From full control over the decision making to flexibility with your time, creativity and clientele, freelancing is a great choice for many designers. It can get a little hectic, however, as being your own boss also means that you have to do everything in order to [...]

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Why Narrowing Your Focus Makes You a Better Freelancer

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: July 1, 2009

When people start freelancing, it’s common that they’ll try to expand their market as wide and as far as possible — all in the hope of catching more clients. I know I’m guilty of that. What started as a web design business, soon turned into offering all sorts of imaginable services small business website owners [...]

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