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Increase In-House Collections
When you provide a consumer service or product, you have the legal and moral right to be paid within contractual terms. Consumer accounts not paid within your payment terms can restrict your cash flow, business growth and in some situations, the ability to continue operating your business.The following consumer collections report outlines 11 guidelines you can follow to increase the amount of in-house consumer collections your business collects.1] Have a Defined Credit and Consumer Collections PolicyOne of the major causes of overdue receivables is that a business has not defined to its consumer customers and staff when accounts are to be paid. If consumer customers are not educated that accounts are to be pa

ow to do, you will have better a chance to get clients: logo design, web design, graphic design, comics, illustrations… anything. Besides, if you offer all this, more than one client that came for a logo will also order a website.

4. Create a Website

It’s useless to have a great portfolio if nobody can see it… if you are not in the Internet you don’t exist.

You have to design a website, it doesn’t have to be anything very advanced at first, a site in html with a gallery of your work and your email is enough. While you grow you should make it better.

5. Register a domain name

Now we need a domain name (

Computer Use At The Point of Medical Care
When I started a solo practice in Internal Medicine a year ago, I made the decision to have a fully implemented EMR and Practice Management System. I utilize a tablet PC linked wirelessly to an on-location server, and I had found the following measures to be very helpful in enhancing my efficiency during a typical work day.Have A Central Documents LocationAfter firing up the tablet PC and starting the EMR program, I also open the internet browser. I have created folders on the server containing documents pertinent to patient encounters. This makes it easy to access these documents without having to leave the exam room.For instance, I have a folder for my most commonly used Patient Education materials.There

In this article we are going to talk about what you need to start your freelance designer job without dying in the process. Of course your designs must have a good quality, and you must want to do this job perfectly… but what else do you need?

As you can see, this is a guide; i will explain more deeply every point, specially the ones about the domain name choice and the hosting company, and online promotion.

1. Learn fluent English

This is essential, 99.9% of my clients speak english, they are generally from United States, England or Australia. You will also get to Germany and France.

2. Create a Paypal account

I would never start designing without some payment in advance, so we need a quick payment method, otherwise you can loose clients that need something quick, the majority.

Paypal is indispensable if you don’t want people to cheat you; you can receive instant payments through email, besides it’s free and easy to use. If your client doesn’t have an account, it’s easy to register and pay with a credit card, fees aren’t high and transfers to your bank take about 3-4 days; if you use a personal account you save all the fees but you have limits at the time of using the money, it’s better to use a business or premier account. This way, when you ask for the payment in advance there wont be any excuses. The problem with Paypal is that it’s not available in every country, specially South american ones.

You can also use Epassporte, it’s similar but less people use it and it’s worst for Europe (it costs 50US$ to transfer your payments to your bank).

Another alternative is Western Union; the client deposits to your name and gives you a code, after that you can request your money in any Western Union office. This system is pretty fast, but it can take a couple of days.

The rest of the alternatives (check, money order, bank transfer…) are a lot slower, so we will have the same time problem.

3. Create a 5 stars portfolio

If you don’t have any samples of your job, you can’t show how good you are.

Nobody will pay you a fortune without a good portfolio, try to pick works where you can show off; your priority now shouldn’t be the money, but building a quality portfolio. If you work hard, in a couple of years you will have a great portfolio and you will be able to choose more profitable clients… if what you need is quick money, i’m sorry pal, you are in the wrong business.

I started charging 15US$ per design, now i don’t charge less than 250US$ per logo or mascot design.

At first you must be very versatile, the more things you know how to do, you will have better a chance to get clients: logo design, web design, graphic design, comics, illustrations… anything. Besides, if you offer all this, more than one client that came for a logo will also order a website.

4. Create a Website

It’s useless to have a great portfolio if nobody can see it… if you are not in the Internet you don’t exist.

You have to design a website, it doesn’t have to be anything very advanced at first, a site in html with a gallery of your work and your email is enough. While you grow you should make it better.

5. Register a domain name

Now we need a domain name (f

PR: Room at the Bottom?
When special events and communications tactics rule the PR roost instead of a workable plan designed to manage external audience behaviors that impact your organization the most, that’s where public relations results can wind up.You know, bad results like key target audiences showing little confidence in your organization, or seldom taking actions that help you succeed and, in the end, failing to help you achieve your unit objectives.If that sounds all too familiar, you’ve got to change a few things. So let’s start with what your public relations should be about, perhaps something like this: People act on their own perception of the facts before them, which leads to predictable behaviors about which something can be

I would never start designing without some payment in advance, so we need a quick payment method, otherwise you can loose clients that need something quick, the majority.

You can also use Epassporte, it’s similar but less people use it and it’s worst for Europe (it costs 50US$ to transfer your payments to your bank).

The rest of the alternatives (check, money order, bank transfer…) are a lot slower, so we will have the same time problem.

3. Create a 5 stars portfolio

If you don’t have any samples of your job, you can’t show how good you are.

I started charging 15US$ per design, now i don’t charge less than 250US$ per logo or mascot design.

4. Create a Website

It’s useless to have a great portfolio if nobody can see it… if you are not in the Internet you don’t exist.

You have to design a website, it doesn’t have to be anything very advanced at first, a site in html with a gallery of your work and your email is enough. While you grow you should make it better.

5. Register a domain name

Now we need a domain name (

Customer Communication by Email
Among the smaller businesses that I work with, I often come across people who have little idea how to contact their customers by email and some are even aware that they need help to learn the skills properly: I love email - it is quick, low-cost, tangible, asynchronous and generates a record. I also hate email if it is spam, pointless or poorly presented.Be legal and delightfulThe law is the first aspect that I impress on my clients: The UK Data Protection Act became law in December 2003. A similar USA anti-spam law became law January 2004. These and other laws aim to stop people from sending out emails that are unwanted, distasteful or dish

ment in advance there wont be any excuses. The problem with Paypal is that it’s not available in every country, specially South american ones.

You can also use Epassporte, it’s similar but less people use it and it’s worst for Europe (it costs 50US$ to transfer your payments to your bank).

The rest of the alternatives (check, money order, bank transfer…) are a lot slower, so we will have the same time problem.

3. Create a 5 stars portfolio

If you don’t have any samples of your job, you can’t show how good you are.

I started charging 15US$ per design, now i don’t charge less than 250US$ per logo or mascot design.

4. Create a Website

It’s useless to have a great portfolio if nobody can see it… if you are not in the Internet you don’t exist.

You have to design a website, it doesn’t have to be anything very advanced at first, a site in html with a gallery of your work and your email is enough. While you grow you should make it better.

5. Register a domain name

Now we need a domain name (

Hot Job Listings for 2006!
Millions will be looking for job listings in 2006. It’s a big help to know where the most openings occur.Why?Well, if you’re new to the job market . . . or this is your first job . . . of it’s time for you to get serious about making a change . . . then understanding where your are likely to find job openings can help you focus.Even if you have no direct expertise in these careers, there are opportunities for transferable skills. These are your work-related capabilities and assets that have application no matter where you work. These would include managing, accounting, factory work, warehousing, consulting, finances, sales, etc.According to recent reports here are the six areas where you can expect

e a 5 stars portfolio

If you don’t have any samples of your job, you can’t show how good you are.

I started charging 15US$ per design, now i don’t charge less than 250US$ per logo or mascot design.

4. Create a Website

It’s useless to have a great portfolio if nobody can see it… if you are not in the Internet you don’t exist.

You have to design a website, it doesn’t have to be anything very advanced at first, a site in html with a gallery of your work and your email is enough. While you grow you should make it better.

5. Register a domain name

Now we need a domain name (

Social Networking - The New Way To Find Digital Jobs
Finding a job in the digital industry may appear difficult. Whether you've been working in the e-marketing sector for a while or you're a bright, young IT graduate hoping to enter the digital industry, the overwhelming number of people applying for digital jobs can be a daunting factor. However, if the thought of wading through dozens of job listings - on the web or offline - is enough to put you off your search for a digital job, rest assured there are a variety of inherently more social ways to seek out your ideal job in the digital industry: all you require is a little proficiency in the techniques of online social media.In today's increasingly crowded job market, social networking and its related forms of communication

4. Create a Website

It’s useless to have a great portfolio if nobody can see it… if you are not in the Internet you don’t exist.

You have to design a website, it doesn’t have to be anything very advanced at first, a site in html with a gallery of your work and your email is enough. While you grow you should make it better.

5. Register a domain name

Now we need a domain name (for example: www.sosfactory.com); do not register it through hosting companies, many of them offer it free but sometimes that’s a cheat because they don’t give you a total freedom to use it, specially if you want to change to a different hosting company.

It’s better to spend from 8 to 20US$ and register it yourself with godaddy or eurodns or any other that you know that let’s you manage it completely. It’s also important to register a .com, because they are better valued.

Of course you have to think of a good name, now it’s a good time for it… don’t choose long names or difficult to write, or that sound bad in english.

6. Hire hosting services

Hosting is the space where you host your website to let everybody visit it.

I have all my sites hosted in Downtownhost, they are a young business, not overcrowded and with an excellent technical service, now that you are staring if there is anything you need, is help with your doubts and problems… forget about unlimited bandwidth or terabytes of hard drive.

I have been with very bad hosting companies and overcrowded that give you a free domain but they hide in clauses that nobody knows where they are (not even their own employees); this way they don’t let you go when you discover the horrible service they offer.

7. Promote yourself

Well, after you have everything we said above, only the more difficult part is left :), promotion.

It’s better if a lot of people see your website, you never know who can visit it, prote yourself in art communities, forums, blogs… my biggest client until now, Funrise Toy Corp, came through an art community named Deviantart… so go there.

As you can see, the more visits, the better, but it’s also important that your traffic is directed to possible clients. Go to designers forums, blogs and art communitties where you can offer your work.

It’s good to learn something about Search engine optimization (google, yahoo, msn…). It basically consists in getting quality links to your website, this way you will gain relevance for certain search terms and your site will appear in the first google results.

Conclusion

Being a freelance designer is not easy, you need quality, to be versatile, quickness, and intelligence to be seen where the possible clients are.

To be able to live from this, i mean to have stable clients that appreciate you, i think you will need a minimum of 2 years… you know… you want Fame?.

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