"I run the freelance company Originalspirit Design which offers individuals, start-up companies and corporate companies the opportunity to develop or expand their brands. My freelance company also does overflow work for ad and design agencies. I have 3 years experience between full time and freelance work. I offer graphic and web design and will develop your brand from your corporate identity through to your website . I also offer rebranding from logo through to instore and outdoor design."
03.11 We're hiring: General Assistant | Are you super-organised, very efficient, excellent with clients and have an eagle eye for detail? Freelancentral needs your skills and ideas to make our business shipshape!
03.11 We're hiring: Placements Manager | We're looking for a star with 5+ years' experience in account management, recruitment or similar to join Freelancentral and manage our Placements division from January 2009.
30.10 PLACEMENT: Sports sub-editor (JHB, to mid Dec) | Do you have experience sub-editing sports stories, and an impeccably eye for detail? This sports publication needs a freelance sub-editor to work with them in their JHB office until mid-December.
30.10 PLACEMENT: Middleweight proofreader (1-2 months, CT) | Are you fast and accurate? Are you strongly bilingual in English and Afrikaans? Available to work in-house, starting Monday 3 November? Then please
ASAP!
30.10 Four reasons to activate your portfolio now | The busy season is approaching! Click below to find out why YOU should ensure your listing is visible between now and the end of January.
30.10 What creative freelancers can learn from suits | Part 1: Put it in writing. This is the first in a series on the lessons that creatives can learn from account handlers (aka those in 'client service' - or 'suits'). Creative freelancers often come from protected studio environments and it can be quite a shock having to face clients, take criticism and do boring stuff like admin and chasing payments. We hope you'll find these articles useful and practical in helping you freelance more professionally.
29.10 Christine Online: Internet marketing: Web 2.0 style | Facebook, Twitter, blogs... there's a lot of pressure on marketers to integrate 'web 2.0' technologies into traditional and 'old school' online media. But for many, the importance of web 2.0 and social media is still unclear. Christine explains...
27.10 Pike: On thin ice | So Wall Street looks a bit jittery lately. Never mind the Nikkei, Hang Seng, FTSE and the good old JSE. Even people who don't know finance are slinging around terms like "deficit" and "tipping point" over their Ricoffy (Nescafe? Sorry, I'm budgeting; you know). It all brings to mind a very useful survival tactic, whether we're talking investment or creative freelance: diversification.
24.10 PLACEMENT: IT journalists (permanent, all levels, Rivonia) | A high profile IT news site is looking for a full-time, permanent IT news reporters, with at least two years' journalism experience. Business, IT and new media knowledge advantageous. They require junior, mid-level and senior reporters. Salary neg., depending on experience.
by 10 November.
16.10 PLACEMENT: Senior packaging designer (2-4 weeks, CT) | A top Cape Town agency needs an experienced packaging designer to work in house for 2-4 weeks, starting ASAP. You will need to know InDesign, PhotoShop and Freehand. Will pay good rates. Please send your CV and a link to your online portfolio to Jo as soon as possible. Thanks.
14.10 HOW do you fire a client? | The article we featured last week about when to resign a client prompted a few enquiries at Freelancentral HQ about HOW to go about getting rid of one, once you’ve identified you don’t want to work for them anymore. Here are some suggestions...
06.10 When do you fire a client? | Sounds like a strange thing for a freelancer to do, but sometimes it's necessary. Freelancentral identifies several situations in which you may need to show a client the door.
20.09 10 considerations for freelancers | Mohammed Jogie, Adobe's Design Evangelist and all-round design guru, spoke today at Flying Solo's Unconference in Johannesburg and suggested that freelancers should consider 10 things when strategising their businesses.
19.09 Flying Solo unconference - JHB | Have you confirmed your space at the Flying Solo 'unconference' at the Magalies Mountain Lodge on 20 September? Click here to find out how to register and sign up today. It's going to be a great day and we're expecting 40-50 people to come and share their knowledge, hits and tips and challenges. Be there, bring business cards!
15.09 PIKE: Meeting new people | I’ve just started one of those stints that freelancers’ bank accounts love: a one-month contract, on-site in an ad agency. It’s always great because you know it’s not permanent and so you feel totally unencumbered by the politics and stresses that go with full-time graft and can actually relax, get creative and chat to new acquaintances called Erin and Josh and Tumi.
28.08 August newsletter | Our newsletter for this month has just been published - if you missed it, click here.
28.08 NEW Placement briefs | Digital project manager (Cape Town, 3 month+ contract); mid-snr designer (JHB, 30-60 day contract); m/w web designer (3 month+ contract, JHB); PA for conference (1 week, CT). More info coming soon; in the meantime,
(specify which placement you are interested in please).
27.08 Is you're English creating the right impression? | Did you spot the typo in the title? There are several common mistakes that people make regularly in English. Are you sure you know where the apostrophe goes? Why is it wrong ‘to boldly go’ somewhere? Did you know that your accent might be tripping up your writing? And worse, that there’s a group on Facebook called “I judge you when you use poor grammar”? Yes, clients will be judging you if your English is sloppy. Check out our fun copy test and see how you do.
27.08 Enter the blogosphere | There has been a flurry of debate in recent weeks on the South African blogosphere about, perversely, blogs. Who are the country’s top bloggers? How do we rate a blog? Who are the biggest influencers? And do they use this influence as effectively as they could? Undoubtedly, there are plenty of movers and shakers who stand out from the crowd – but what makes a blog a blog? And more importantly, what elements make a good blog?
26.08 Don't fiddle while Rome burns | Hullo, procrastinating surfer of the post-digital revolution era, Pike here. I bet this is the eight or ninth web page you’ve been on during the last hour. At least this is a useful one... but those 32 minutes you spent on the website with the hedgehogs singing Nirvana songs? Tut, tut. That’s why, mouse marathoner, we’re going to talk about time management today.
18.08 Placement brief: Senior AM/AD (freelance to poss. perm, Cape Town, R20-25K/month) | This digital-centric agency is looking for an organised, bright and proactive account handler to look after two major sports accounts, plus a handful of smaller, through-the-line clients.
14.08 How Freelancentral is helping SA freelancers | Have you read what some of our members and clients have to say on our Testimonials page? This site is really helping match companies who need to outsource with reliable and professional creative freelancers.
11.08 To Um and Er is Human | Pike's wearing his heart on his sleeve this week and baring his soul. Yes, even he has made mistakes that he regrets.
01.08 How many mistakes can you spot? | Think your business writing is up to scratch? Test yourself on this sample copy by seeing if you can pick up all the errors. If you're making mistakes in your written communications (and we're not just talking to copywriters here), you won't be creating a professional impression with your clients.
31.07 BEST PRACTICE: Turning scarcity into abundance | Concerned about how you're going to survive in tough economic times? Freelance graphic designer and life coach, Carol Hampshire, shared her seven secrets to abundance at Flying Solo on Saturday.
30.07 Video coverage of Flying Solo | Couldn't be at the event last Saturday? Catch up on what happened by viewing these videos, made for us by Spielberg-in-the-making, Jamaal.
29.07Tips for facing your finance fears | Very few freelancers enjoy handling the finance side of their business. For Vanessa Clark , freelance PR and new media consultant and writer, these were the top tips from Sarah Rossouw’s talk at Flying Solo CT about facing your financials.
28.07 UPDATED 31.07: Flying Solo Cape Town photos | Jamaal has loaded photos from Saturday's unconference onto the internet - click here and here to see if you can spot yourself!
28.07 Flying Solo CT rocked! | What an awesome day! Around 60 inspiring, inspired, independent, feisty, dynamic and very chatty soloists met at the Wild Fig on Saturday for SA's first (but definitely not last) Flying Solo Unconference. Click here for more info about what happened plus links to photos, presentations, blogs and more. (Photo credit www.jayz.co.za )
BEST PRACTICE: Taking a client brief | Most problems between clients and freelancers arise because the brief wasn't specific enough at the beginning. Don't rely on the client to provide a thorough brief - take responsibility for it yourself. Here is Freelancentral's guide to taking a great client brief.
BEST PRACTICE: Getting paid without hassles| Implementing the advice in this article could mean you never again have trouble getting payment from a client. Anything to add to it? Please
and we'll publish them here.
26.07PLACEMENT BRIEF: Calling Adobe CS3 super-users | Do you know your Adobe CS3 programmes inside out? Could you teach others to use them? We have a client who is looking for senior, full time freelancers who are interested in regular income from becoming part-time, freelance Adobe trainers. Read on for more...
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