Archive for March 2010
What articles do you want to see on the site?
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
One of the main reasons I started this site was to help student freelancers–like myself–become successful in their freelance endeavors. One way to do that is to get feedback from the community here. Thus, I would love to hear what you want to read about most.
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Helpful Links for Student Freelancers: 3-29-10
Monday, March 29th, 2010
We have decided to start something new that we plan to publish about once or twice a month–links for student freelancers. Here we will give you a few links to some articles and resources that we feel may be helpful for the student freelancer.
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Tags: Links
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Featured Student Freelancer: Robert Hurst
Friday, March 26th, 2010
Each week Students That Freelance will take some time to feature a student freelancer who is doing their school and freelance thing and is pretty good at it. This week, we are featuring Robert Hurst, a student freelancer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Tags: interview
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Why it Wouldn’t Hurt to Take a Few Business Classes in School
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
No matter what type of freelancer you are, or what type of freelancing you do, you are essentially running a business. The term “freelancer” basically translates into “independent contractor,” thus you are in the same position as a lot of self-employed entrepreneurs; we just have a different name for what we do. Even though you may be good at what you do, you should still know how to operate your business as well. Such aspects as invoicing, marketing, managing, and taxes, all tie into what we do every day as freelancers. However, as a student, you are in a great position to take advantage of what is offered to you to help you succeed. Today, I will outline a few reasons why it wouldn’t hurt to take some business classes while you are still a student.
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4 Ways in Which a Student Freelancer Can Get Their First Projects
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
When starting out as a student freelancer, where do you get your first project? For student freelancers, it is difficult to get the ball rolling on getting work that will help with your portfolio and could possibly offer pay as well. In this article, I will sum up four different ways in which you can get your first project.
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Featured Student Freelancer: Luke van de Paverd
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Each week Students That Freelance will take some time to feature a student freelancer who is doing their school and freelance thing and is pretty good at it. This week, we are featuring Luke van de Paverd, a student freelancer from Victoria, Australia. He is the brains behind some pretty big things on the internet, including Freelance Total and 6 Figure Freelancing.
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Tags: interview
Posted in Interviews | 6 Comments »
Learning the school/work/life balance
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Being a student requires juggling a lot of your time to work, meet due dates, study for tests, go to class, and still have time to hang out with friends. Add freelancing to the mix, and you will see your life quickly overrun by all of these activities and your spare time flying out the window. What’s a student freelancer to do?
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Tags: balancing life, Time Management
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And here… we… go!
Monday, March 15th, 2010
We are a forgotten breed of freelancers; the student-entrepreneur types. It’s hard to find quality information about freelancing and the challenges we face as students that want to rock at freelancing. We as student freelancers have different stresses, demands, and requirements that need different freelancing advice, tips and tricks than the rest of the freelance population.
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Tags: announcement, launch
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