IN THIS ISSUE OF AF NEWSLETTER:
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1. Know Thy Audience - Market Research for the Independent Graphic Designer
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2. Ten "ITS" for Writing Fast and Writing Well
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3. 5 Steps for Succeeding as a Freelance Public Relations Consultant
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4. How to Write a Winning Proposal
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5. That Final Polish - Can a Script Coach Help?
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6. How to Use Leverage to Negotiate
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7. Freelancer Resources & Our Sister Sites
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<<<AD: Finally.....a home-based business so simple even Homer Simpson could be a success!Click here>>>
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8. <<<AD: WORK FROM HOME JOBS WITH IHA (at the end of this newsletter>>>>
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9. <<<AD: Earn a graphics or web degree with ART INSTITUTE ONLINE or take graphics / web courses at SESSIONS (find out more at the end of this newsletter>>>>
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10. FREELANCE AWARD WINNERS - SUBMIT YOUR SITE AND VOTE FOR A WINNER

1. Market Researh for the Independent Graphic Designer- by Neil Tortorella of tortorelladesign

Being able to provide your clients with great work and the research to back it up will give your design more authority and maybe put a few more zeros at the end of your bank balance

For many, writing well in a compressed period of time seems impossible. But you can write quickly and write well. Here are ten "its" that can help.

As a freelance public relations consultant you could use your creativity and communication skills on a variety of interesting projects.

One of the most important questions aspiring screenwriters should ask themselves is this: How do I make my sample script as professional as possible?

Learning how to negotiate can help you to win projects and to get the rates that you are qualified for.

ALLFREELANCE NETWORK SITES:
ALL4TRAFFIC - Triple the traffic to your site
ALLFREECRUIT - Post your jobs to 100s of jobboards for FREE, get a free jobboard, or search for jobs
GRAPHIC RESOURCES - Biggest directory of graphics resources on the net
ALLFREELANCE - Directory of other Freelance resources on the net...we aren't the only ones out there.
PARTNER SITES:
Contracted Work - Internet Freelance Market
CreativePublic - Quality Contracs and Pricing Guides
Visible Impact - Freelance Discussion Boards
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Work from home employment database opens its doors to the public for a test drive: see the sites and get acquainted with the thousands of homebased routes it has to offer. With more than 6,500 individual job listings in 30 categories, there's plenty to see!

As a visitor, you have access to all job titles, the location of the job, and its full description in the demo. As a member, you gain access to all contact information regarding any job.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO IHA

ART INSTITUTE ONLINE -

Whether you are just starting out in design or want to further your design career, you can earn an Associate's or Bachelor's degree from the Art Institute Online, a division of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. These programs are specially designed for busy professionals who are trying to balance work and an education

SESSIONS.EDU -

Sessions.edu offers online web design courses and graphic design courses, as well as multimedia education. Study at an accredited graphic and web design school, get a design job and improve your design skills. All online courses at this art school are instructor-led.

Thank you everyone for submitting your sites for the AFWork award. We received 100s of submissions already and we look forward to receiving more. The following are the sites we chose as excellent sites. Next Please vote Yes for the freelancer or freelance resource you feel is the best.

NEXT WEEK IS THE NEXT AWARD ROUND.

Jo Ann Pinkney Wilcox - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Solomon Adjei - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Neeraj Kumar - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Scott William Long - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Fabian Geyrhalter - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

(in the lead) Erin Starks - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Matthew S. Witek - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Sarah Cummings - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Bob Clark - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Megan E. Bluhm - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Patterson Visual - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Steve Rowlands - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Nina Jonson - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Sophie Voillot - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Brian Dering - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Diego Romero - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Your Ads Mean Business - Visit their site -- Vote Yes