Looking to expand on optimising your social media games? Business approach? Passive Income Streams? Methods of client acquisitions? Check out our latest book picks and articles for creative freelancers for the summer of 2021!
Books:
The Design Method, A Philosophy and Process for Functional Visual Communication
by Eric Karjaluoto
In this book by Eric, you’ll learn how you can always aspire to create a quality design on a regular basis that consistently makes your clients happy and constantly coming back to you. The Design Method will teach you in many ways including ways to conduct research and gain insight into your clients’ situations.
Articles:
How to get back your creative spark after suffering months of ‘lockdown brain fog’
By Tom May
A Guide to Pension for Creative Freelancers
By Hubert Trinkunas
A Guide to Pension for Creative Freelancers
By Hubert Trinkunas
A Guide To Insurance For Creative Freelancers
By Wishu x Superscript
by Eric Karjaluoto
This Year Will Be Different: The Insightful Guide To Becoming a Freelancer
by Monika Kanokova
Written for creative entrepreneurial women, the book is a practical guide for carving your creative career in the industry. Full of tips, tricks and stories from incredible female creators working in the creative industry.
Brand Yourself: A no-nonsense brand toolkit for small businesses
by Lucy Werner
Brand Yourself book walks you through everything you need to know about creating a business brand (a creative business), from brand strategy to picking out fonts, building your personal brand and affordable creative tips to make an impact with your business.
The 1-Page Marketing Plan: Get New Customers, Make More Money, And Stand out From The Crowd
by Allan Dib
To build a successful creative freelance business, you need to stop doing random acts of marketing and start following a reliable plan for rapid business growth. Traditionally, creating a marketing plan has been a difficult and time-consuming process, which is why it often doesn’t get done.
