The engine in a NASCAR racecar produces, on average, more than 750 horsepower. That’s more than twice the horsepower of most production engines on the street. You...

There’s a conspiracy against you, and everyone is in on it. Your friends, your roommates, your significant other, your co-workers (if you’re only freelancing...

Dear Aunty Entity, I’m convinced my client hates me I took over an account from someone who had been with the client for 3 years and they were disgruntled about them...

If freelancers could invent our own clichés, one might be: no two jobs are the same. Each gig we take on brings with it new personalities, new challenges and new...

Sometimes starting a freelance business means building it from the ground up. Which has worked superbly for Calvin Lee, the Principal and Creative Director of Mayhem...

Ahoy all ye tanned inhabitants of Australia or its surrounding areas: Freelance Switch sister-site FlashDEN is giving away one free ticket to WebDU, the biggest web...

The fourteenth episode of Freelance Radio, the official FreelanceSwitch podcast, is now available! This episode, we bring on Prescott Perez-Fox (official site at...

I had a client meeting this morning. This means I tossed on my best khakis, grabbed my portfolio and darted out the door feeling the rush of new business possibilities....

As a freelancer you are obviously offering a service to clients, whether it be designing, programming, writing, photography, etc., but what else are you selling? You...

Have something to say about freelancing? After three months of being closed, Skellie has asked me to open up contributions for FreelanceSwitch once more to bring in some...

Could you be in Switzerland on the 16th of May? If so, you might want to check out Going Solo, a conference for freelance internet professionals. More information after...

I’m a big fan of playing tricks on my own mind to get things done. For example, I’m the type of person who sets all my clocks to run fast by a few minutes...

Many freelancers struggle with seeing the true value of their own time and respecting it for what it is worth. In order to have a truly successful career we all need to...

Freelancing can be a rewarding career, with many benefits over being a salaried employee. But success in freelancing means there are a lot of things you shouldn’t...

Part of your success as a freelancer depends on how pushy you can be. No, really—it does. What I mean by that is you may get clients who are mum on what they want out...

It would be an understatement to say that I have agonized over this post. All for a good cause, though — it’s time to announce the winners of our three...

A note before we get Will’s post started: winners of our birthday bash competition will be announced tomorrow! Now, for our regular programming… —...

So you’re sick of the cubicle, middle management and 9-5 hours. You dream of quitting and freelancing full time but there’s one thing holding you back: the...

Last month, I spoke at my alma mater about freelance writing. The request letter from the high school was helpful and precise: I was to inform the students about a...

Hard to believe fifty Freelance Freedom comics have come and gone. Seems like I just started the comic last month and I’m still tweaking how I want it to look, but...