A huge thank you to everyone who entered our Best of the Best competition, and everyone who helped rate the entries. The winners have been chosen! To find out if you won the “freelance earner pack” worth over 00 - or congratulation the person who did - head over to this GraphicRiver forum thread.

GraphicRiver has just had its first birthday, and to celebrate we’re running our biggest competition ever: the “Best of the Best” competition. We’re looking for the top collections showcasing the best files that GraphicRiver has to offer. And the prize is a huge “freelance earner pack” worth over 00! Eligible collections must be submitted between February 17th and 26th, and the winners will be announced a week later. So get started. Don’t miss out! For more details about the competition ...

Most designers don't particularly enjoy the financial side of running a business, but handling it properly is a necessary part of being a freelancer or running a design agency. The financial side of the business includes invoicing clients, and in this article we'll look at some tips and best practices for invoicing. 1. Decide on an Invoicing App or Software There are plenty of online invoicing apps available that have been created with designers and freelancers in mind. Additionally, there ...

Going into business for the wrong reasons can bring ruin into both your financial and professional life. While freelancing comes

Alex Lataille is a freelance photography manipulator, who resides in Connecticut, United States. He has been working on manipulations for over two and a half years, and at the age of 20, he is proving to be quite an impressive artist. Alex is part of various art collectives including slashTHREE and Intrinsic Nature. He attends Bryant University, a business school in Rhode Island; art is his passionate hobby. Alex strives to consistently improve with every new piece, as well as ...

Jon Phillips is a freelance web designer and is a well known figure in the online community as the guy behind top design related sites Spyre Studios, Freelance Folder and Design Newz. I've had the pleasure of working with Jon on a couple of his personal and client related projects in the past, so I [...]

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tweetmeme_source = 'FreelanceFolder'; One of the main reasons I became a full-time freelancer was the freedom I thought it would give me in creating my own hours and working at home. It’s the dream, right? Sleep late, work in your pajamas, shave far less often, and decide when you are [...]

tweetmeme_source = 'FreelanceFolder'; If you freelance from home, you struggle with distractions all the time. It's easy to give in to the lure of the TV, the seduction of the refrigerator and the enticement of your favorite videogame or book when you're at home. This is a problem, because a freelancer's [...]

tweetmeme_source = 'FreelanceFolder'; The challenges of freelancing don’t lie in the daily commute or finding the right outfit to wear to work. Instead we have to continually think of ways to market ourselves and drum up business. This isn’t always easy. Not only do we have to stay on top [...]