Freelancing Resources and Tools

It seems that freelancing is one hot topic at the moment and everyone seems to be putting their lists of top freelancing websites and tools online. Not wanting to be left out I have put together the following list, but rather than link to specific articles I have compiled a list of websites that are worth coming back to time and again. These websites should form a bulk of your reading when it comes to starting or developing a career as a freelance web designer or developer.

Freelancing Articles and Websites

Freelance Switch
One of the best on the web for web designers and developers. It’s a great looking site that has quality content to match.

Wake Up Later
Great little blog with some decent articles about how to make it as a freelancer and generate passive income.

Freelance Folder
A popular blog on the topic of freelancing that has some excellent tips, interviews and resources.

Freelance Invoicing Tools

The Invoice Machine
This is the simplest of the online invoicing services available but is a great tool for generating a quick invoice. It’s simplicity and ease of use is its strongest asset.

Fresh Books
Fresh Books is a well established online invoicing service that has many great features such as full invoice management, time tracking, the ability to accept payments with PayPal, Authorize.Net etc. It even has a snail mail service although this is only really an option for customers based in the US. It’s a paid for service but the time you will save more than makes tup for it. It’s also free for up to 3 clients.

Blinksale
Blinksale is another online invoicing service that is similar in price to Fresh Books. It’s free to send up to 3 invoices a month but you can have unlimited clients setup. It has good support for Basecamp and allows you to send snail mail invoices as well.

Other Freelance articles

Bulletproof Web Design Contracts

Getting Paid

Large collection of articles about freelancing and working with clients