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		<title>Billings Touch: Handle Your Invoices on Your Phone</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damien Komala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marketcircle recently released Billings Touch for the iPhone to accompany their popular invoicing software Billings. When you first open up Billings Touch, you have two options. If you have Billings already set up on your computer, you can connect your iPhone to that account. By using that information, you can check up on your invoices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pingdom.com &#8211; Uptime Monitor and Freelance Saviour</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damien Komala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s nothing worse than a client contacting you letting you know their site is down. Honestly it happens from time to time, some servers are better than others but the problem is, for the most part, unavoidable. I recently discovered Pingdom.com, an up-time monitoring service that pings your site a various intervals and if there&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelancing and the Power of Partnering (WD)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damien Komala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great article from those guys over at Web Designers Depot: When a business decides to outsource, it is looking for a solution. It has a pressing project but lacks the internal resources to do it itself. Chances are, some poor marketing director has walked out of a boardroom meeting, faced with a recurring problem: the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways to Save Money on Freelancers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damien Komala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New from Freelance Switch&#8217;s Client Week: Many people turn to freelancers to complete project-based work, but some contractors can be on the pricey side. In addition to providing their services, freelancers have to factor in other costs associated with self-employment. Still, there are numerous advantages to seeking a solo worker, and ways to optimize costs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tricks That Make You More Attractive to Clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damien Komala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been talked about over and over again — if you want to run a successful freelance business you have to find and win good clients. In this article, I want to focus on the ‘winning good clients’ part. Specifically, I want to share a few tips that will make you more attractive to potential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things Every Web Designer Just Starting Out Should Know (via Six Revisions)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damien Komala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many aspects of creating a website design. Web designers often have to play multiple roles and be very knowledgeable about building effective and usable site layouts. Most of the lessons you’ll learn in web design comes from work experience; learning is an iterative process and there is no better way to gain knowledge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project And Billing Practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damien Komala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When taking on new projects there are often the same set of questions that come up. Do you bill by the project or hourly? Do you require a contract? How much will it cost? There are no right or wrong answers to the above questions but here is how I normally work. After sitting down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Signs of a Great Client</title>
		<link>http://www.mynameisdamien.com/2009/05/8-signs-of-a-great-client/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damien Komala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Client work can be fun and rewarding, or it can be frustrating and discouraging. Freelancers deal with clients on an every day basis, so there are bound to be some good and bad experiences in the mix. Recognizing and appreciating a good client can sometimes lead to more of the same as you may be [...]]]></description>
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