Don't miss the Creative Freelancer Webcast Series: Controlling the Money Conversation with Clients.

Thisseries of four hour-long webinars will help you maintain financialcontrol throughout the entire process, from targeting specific clientsthrough closing the sale.

Get the overall picture—and adiscounted rate of just $125—when you sign up for the four-webcastpackage, or target the specific information you need most and sign upfor each webcast individually. Click

here to register for the entire series, or click the links below to sign up individually.

September 23
Finding and Reaching the Right Prospects
7:00 pm Eastern / 4:00 pm Pacific
1 hour webcast for just $49
Ifyou want to make big bucks, you must specialize in a target market (ortwo) and maybe you've even chosen a couple on which to focus. But howdo you find the actual people you want to reach out to? You'll learnhow to locate your prospects, get their contact information withoutspending a lot of money, effectively reach out to them and more. Thiswebcast is tomorrow, so there's no time to wait!
Register today.

October 7
Determining Your Client's Budget Before You Start
7:00 pm Eastern / 4:00 pm Pacific
1 hour webcast for just $49
Ifyou don't want your clients to fall off their chairs from stickershock, you must find out what numbers are in their heads before youspend a single minute writing a proposal. There is no "right" way to dothis, but there are many methods you can try. This webcast will exploreall the different ways to ask for (and get) a number from potentialclients, so you can find the ones that fit your comfort level andpreferred approach.
Register now.
 
November 4
Presenting Killer Proposals
7:00 pm Eastern / 4:00 pm Pacific
1 hour webcast for just $49
Aproposal isn't what you think it is. It's not a document that sells orpersuades or does the dirty work of presenting your work. In thiswebcast, you'll find out exactly what a proposal is and how you can usethe document, as well as the proposal process, to give your prospectsthe information they need to make the right decision: to hire you!
Register now.
 
December 2
Confidently Closing the Sale (and learning to say no)
7:00 pm Eastern / 4:00 pm Pacific
1 hour webcast for just $49
Manyfreelancers drop the ball when it comes to closing the sale. But you'llstay on track if you know what to say—and how to say it—at that crucialmoment when a client is ready to make a decision. You'll also find outwhen it's best to say no to a project and get real-world techniques forsaying no without losing the client forever.
Register now.

Ilise Benun from Marketing Mentor and the Creative Freelancer Conference
Ilise Benun is a national speaker and the author of several books including the The Designer's Guide to Marketing and Pricing (HOW Books 2008), The Art of Self Promotion (MarketingMentor Press) and more. She is the founder of Marketing Mentor, throughwhich she works closely with designers, teaching them how to bestdevelop their business through creativity, sell their services andtalents, and implement efficient systems and procedures to run thebusiness smoothly. Her work has been featured in national newspapersand magazines such as The New York Times, The Washington Post and many more.