Tips on Hiring Freelancers and Inexpensivie Marketing
Highlights from an excellent series of posts about building a web design startup in the UK from the BD4D blog:
"If you´re a Briton who wants to launch a web startup (or any kind of small business)...Be bold. Forget about what people say about you and what you should be doing with your life. If you´ve got a good idea, go for it....
Hiring Freelancers
1. If possible, hire someone you already know and trust...
2. The first thing to talk about: Money....
3. The second thing to talk about: Expectations...
4. If you don´t know them, get at least three references...
5. Allow yourself a LOT of time...
6. Find someone local...
7. Have an "escape route´...
10 Ways to Promote Yourself for Free
1. Start a Blog...
2. Promote a Cause...
3. Speak at an Event...
4. Attend Events...
5. Create Your Own Gallery...
6. Network...
7. Don´t forget your Signature...
8. Start a Community Web Site...
9. Have a Memorable Business Card...
10. Be Nice
5 Things Not to Do!
1. Don´t be Abrasive...
2. Don´t Let Your Web Site Get Out of Date...
3. Don´t be Idle...
4. Don´t Make it Hard to Be Contacted...
5. Don´t Stalk People..."
