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Do you know what you should focus on at each stage of your freelancing career? Ask yourself these questions to set yourself up for freelance success.

Once you start working with freelancers, you’ll want an effective Freelance Management System. The right FMS will be the difference between muddling through and making it work seamlessly.

No one likes conflict. But handling it with your clients doesn’t have to be a major source of stress to your freelance business. A few proactive steps and some simple guidelines can keep most conflict at bay.

Working well with external talent requires intentional systems. We’ve put together a Freelance Team Starter Toolkit to help you with onboarding, the creative brief, and your feedback process.

No matter where you are along the freelancing continuum, fears will inevitably creep up. The challenge is to acknowledge them, reframe them, and work with them.

Adaptive staffing – or Open Talent – is not a new concept, but the need for companies to be proactive and incorporate flexible talent into their long-term staffing plan is at an all-time high. Learn more about OnDeck and how it can help mitigate challenges associated with building an adaptive staff.

Figuring out how to take a vacation – or any break – as a freelancer is challenging. We’re sharing tried-and-true tips on how to confidently step away from work.

Jumping from full-time employment into the freelance world can be scary. Animator Austin Pinckney shares how he did it and why he’s so happy he did.

When you pay attention to the details that shape your day-to-day life, you’ll gain the power to make shifts in attitude, priorities, and behavior, allowing yourself to design your ideal day. Then, you can live the life you want to live.

Ed Foric describes himself as a visual storyteller who is passionate about strategic creative concepts and compelling design and identity. Read more about how Ed shifted his focus to his freelancing career and why he feels like he’s currently living his ideal day.