I believe that it’s important for every single person who does freelance work to be intelligent. Specifically, it is important for freelancers to develop their knowledge in all areas of business and marketing. Those people who are good at a creative craft like (writing or graphic design) but who don’t develop their smarts in business aren’t going to make it long in their freelance careers. But those who do develop both their creativity and their business sense can have long-lasting creative careers that are fulfilling both emotionally and financially.

One of the things that freelancers have to figure out in terms of their business is how to set the rates for their work. Some of this is depended by the market but a lot of it really depends upon your own ability as a freelancer to do some research, set some goals and work towards making the kind of income that you want to make while doing what you love. You can learn more about my recent thoughts on this from my post on Figuring Out Your Writing Rates which includes links to some other smart blogs on the same topic.

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