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Ready, Set, Go! (Protecting Yourself)
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The Client Whisperer (Respecting the Client While Still Respecting Yourself)
5 Lessons-
StartHow To Get Inside Your Client’s Head So That You Start Off Well.
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StartSample Questionnaire For the Client You Can Use (Resource)
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StartUse This Trick to Make Better Work and Get Happier Clients
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StartThe Joys and Sorrows of Presenting Work In Progress
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StartPresenting the "Final" Work, Making Final Tweaks, and Finding the Right Balance
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Freelance Success For Artists: Quick & Easy Guide
Learn the most essential freelancing tips you need to know in just 1 hour.
Course Summary
Are you a designer, filmmaker, illustrator, or multimedia artist looking for simple yet effective ways to earn money and build your reputation doing what you love?
I'll show you tried and true best practices for finding and keeping happy, repeat clients, and how you can best build your portfolio, reputation, experience, and income the quick and easy way.
This course will help you create a successful and sustainable freelance business built on a simple but powerful mantra, "Respect Yourself. Respect Your Client."
STOP being exploited and start earning money doing what you love. Build your confidence and be on the right path as a freelancer in just ONE hour.
By the end of this course you'll confidently be able to:
- Know and develop the characteristics and personality traits that all successful freelancers share.
- Hone in on exactly which services you should offer and which you should NOT.
- Set your prices and know once and for all what to charge.
- Protect yourself by using easy-to-manage yet professional contracts and invoices.
- Protect your business by painlessly planning for the tax man.
- Become a client-whisperer who listens to and communicates well to deliver the projects clients want, need, and love.
- Know the most effective ways to find new clients and turn them into happy repeat customers.
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What Students Are Saying:
"Very nice thoughtful course especially for anyone considering freelancing. Kristen covers many aspects of doing business online relevant to current practices. She talks from experiences about her successes and what she learned from her mistakes. If you’re thinking about freelancing many of Kristen’s suggestions are vital to protecting yourself from bad or downright awful experiences."
-Jerry Montgomery
"This course is a fantastic resource for learning to better deal with your customers as a freelancer. As usual, Ms. Palana provides excellent guidance based on real world examples and solid experience as a professional designer. Her precious advice can apply to all kinds of jobs, not only to graphic design. It's very well structured, easy to follow, even for a non native English speaker like me."
-Chabrio François
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Since 2000 I've been teaching students all over the world using my tried and true custom approach (turning complex information into something simple, memorable, easy-to-understand in as short amount of time as possible) to ensure that you get the most important, relevant, and useful information that can be applied immediately.
New bonus lectures and resources will continue to be added and timely advice will be provided in the discussion forum. I love to help and always respond to inquiries and discussions ASAP.
Please Note: All students who enroll in this course also will receive periodic free and discounted access to my other top-rated current and upcoming courses.
You have a 30-day, 100% money-back guarantee with no questions asked so you have nothing to lose. I make myself available so you will have access to me if you have questions or need specific feedback along the way.
Empower yourself now by enrolling in this freelance masterclass for artists, filmmakers, animators, and designers and join our growing learning community!
Let's get started building your powerful new freelancing skills today.
Course Curriculum
Kristen Palana
My goal is to empower ordinary people to do extraordinary things.
Since 2000 I have been teaching graduate and undergraduate university students and adult learners in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. I live and work in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) and am an Associate Professor of Digital Media at American University of Myanmar.
I also lead dynamic workshops and master classes locally and internationally. Recent clients include The UN's World Food Programme (Myanmar), Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), Mango Group (Myanmar), and The American University of Rome (Italy).
I'm an American/Portuguese multimedia artist and educator and a former tenured Associate Professor of Digital Media (2006-2016) at The American University of Rome where I also co-founded and directed its Film and Digital Media Program.
Besides teaching tens of thousands of online students since 2014, I'm also a Course Facilitator for the UN-mandated University for Peace (Costa Rica) through their Centre For Executive Education.
My work is exhibited internationally and online and has received a number of awards. I received my MFA from Pratt Institute in Computer Graphics and Interactive Media and also hold a BFA in Painting from Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
I love taking complex topics and making them simple.
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