Freelancing – What to Do When Times Get Hard
Living a freelance lifestyle is no cake walk. Anyone who tells you otherwise isn't being honest. There are plenty of perks to wanting to go rogue and be your own boss. But there are plenty of pitfalls and uncertainties along
Good Storytelling is Good Marketing
Storytelling is something people everywhere appreciate and love. It's a form of entertainment, as well as a medium to teach life lessons to everyone. It imparts cultural ideas and expectations, and spurs progressive action and critique of culture. Stories are
Why Outsourcing Animation Overseas is a Bad Idea
Big animation companies do it, large and small game studios do it, and it's something that has always baffled me with long term business planning for companies. Outsourcing is still a large issue in the animation industry, companies outsource for
Lessons on Starting a Career in Animation
Today I thought I'd write about how I got started as an animator and what some of the things are I've learned about breaking into the industry as an artist, as well as some lessons I wish I had known
Freelancing: Networking Isn’t Scary! Really!
I've always been a big fan of people, but when I was younger I was also a lot more shy then I am now. I was one of those quiet, gentle nerds in high school who was intimidated by boys,
Freelancers – You’re providing a service!
I've been reading and thinking about this topic a lot lately. The economy that was devastated in 2008 is recovering, but a lot of people have been shifted to doing service work for others. But when I say "service work"
Freelancing: Cash Flow is King
I thought I'd talk a little bit about the ins and outs of making freelancing easier and less stressful by structuring your invoices and finances in a way to make your life better. Cash flow as a freelancer is usually a
Freelancing: 5 Hacks to make life easier
This week I thought I'd write about my experience with trying to make my job easier as a freelancer. This includes a number of little tips and tricks that have worked for me to stay on track, get things done
Marketing and Sales for Indies
Let's talk about marketing for Indie Developers of all stripes. I'm going to tell you a secret a lot of fledgling entrepreneurs don't think about enough; Everything begins and ends with sales.This is the same whether you are a coffee
Freelancing: Tips for Surviving the Ebb and Flow
Freelancing is a roller coaster, anyone who's done it for long enough will tell you this. Your bank account balance will fluctuate wildly, and in order to weather the inevitable downtimes, you need to develop some coping skills and do