From the course: Web Career Clinic
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Q&A: Key business tools
From the course: Web Career Clinic
Q&A: Key business tools
- [Voiceover] Hi, I'm Lauren Bacon, and welcome to this weeks edition of the Web Career Clinic, where I explore how to build a career you love, making good stuff on the web. It's Q&A week, which means I get to answer a question from a member. If you have questions about your web career, hit me up on Twitter at @laurenbacon, using the #ProWebClinic. Here's today member question. I'd rather manage the business side of my practice myself, and kick things lean, but I'm also terrified of doing it all by hand. What modern tools for invoicing, marketing, etc., would you recommend for running a web design business? Okay, I should give the caveat here, that this list is going to reflect a lot of my own personal preferences, because everybody has their own favorite app for scheduling, invoicing, and so on. So, to keep things a little more open ended, I'm going to list out the categories of tools I use, and then share the specific software that I prefer. Let's start with scheduling. I'm going to…
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Q&A: Convince clients to spend money5m 55s
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Q&A: Set yourself apart from the crowd5m 19s
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Q&A: Balancing business and project work6m 36s
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Q&A: Setting Client Expectations5m 33s
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Q&A: Support multiple platforms6m 28s
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Q&A: Key business tools6m 22s
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Q&A: How do I get paid?6m 7s
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Q&A: Competitive pricing6m 41s
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Q&A: Finding balance7m 2s
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Q&A: Making time for learning6m 36s
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Q&A: Downturns and pro bono work4m 53s
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Q&A: Asking for more money3m 53s
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Q&A: Fixed costs and billing for extras4m 35s
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Q&A: Become a WordPress theme developer7m 26s
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