Sometimes the distinction between small business and freelancer gets blurred quite a bit, and as someone who hasn't been a full-time freelancer for all that long I'm curious how others operate the "business" side. Interpret this any way you like, but in particular I've been reading a lot about the following freelance/small business aspects lately...
- business cards? do or don't?
- your own freelancer website/e-porfolio
- what about contact methods like voicemail, email, etc -- what do you consider professional demeanor and/or interface? do you just use your regular line and personal gmail account?
You can kind of see where I'm going. Maybe not all of these apply to all freelancers, but the kind of work I do as my day job sometimes requires me to act as an interface between my clients and my clients' clients, etc. So the need to stay professional crossed several layers.
- business cards? do or don't?
- your own freelancer website/e-porfolio
- what about contact methods like voicemail, email, etc -- what do you consider professional demeanor and/or interface? do you just use your regular line and personal gmail account?
You can kind of see where I'm going. Maybe not all of these apply to all freelancers, but the kind of work I do as my day job sometimes requires me to act as an interface between my clients and my clients' clients, etc. So the need to stay professional crossed several layers.