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Regardless of What You’ve Heard Freelancing is a Tough Business

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: March 11, 2010
Like most designers I know, I’m a person who doesn’t thrive in a corporate world. I tried for many years and although I was good at it from the perspective of my employers, I didn’t feel that I belonged. Then again, maybe it’s my personality. I’m a go-getter who likes to take charge and lead [...]
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6 Reasons Why I Don’t Want To Be Your Freelancer

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: January 21, 2010
Recently, I came across a prospective client who painfully reminded me of another prospect I’ve had a pleasure to deal with in my first year of freelancing. Like other freelancers, I’ve head my share of not so great clients but this one I thankfully didn’t get involved with because there were just too many red [...]
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New Site Launch: BOCO Creative

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: November 20, 2009
BOCO Creative is a web design & strategy studio where we not only build effective websites but we concentrate on building successful online strategies for you to help you grow your online presence. I’ve been preoccupied with creating BOCO for the past month but I’ve finally been able to put it all together, the idea, [...]
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