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How to Start a Design Blog and Get Readers Fast (2024 Edition)
Learning how to start a design blog has gotten dramatically easier over the last decade. In 2009, while I was a college student, I started my first design blog: the one you’re reading right now. And...
19 Remote Writing Jobs Sites that Post New Jobs Daily for Freelance Writers
Remote writing jobs have seriously never been easier to find. Whether you’re a long-time freelance writer looking for more regular clients, or you’re just getting started and looking for freelance...
What’s the Best Subject Line for Sending an Invoice? (5 Options)
Email subjects for invoices aren’t all that different from subject lines in any other scenario. There’s just one hang-up: Sending an invoice can be a little awkward. Which means lots of people h...
How to Start a Lifestyle Blog in 6 Easy Steps (20-min Tutorial)
Learning how to start a lifestyle blog can be exhilarating and exciting process. What’s unfortunate is far too many people who want to learn how to start a lifestyle blog end up giving up before the...
10 Steps to Becoming a Successful Freelance Designer in 2024
Becoming a freelance graphic designer is no easy task—but it’s completely worth the effort. Of course you could just stay at your desk, hating your job forever. Or, you could take my advice below ...
5 Pro Tactics to Get Graphic Design Clients Right Now
Learning how to get graphic design clients can be overwhelming. A simple Google search will reveal thousands of ideas—some untested, others outdated. But after working with thousands of freelancers ...
How to write an invoice (and get paid) in 5 easy steps
If you provide any sort of service or product to a client or customer, then you need to properly learn how to write an invoice. Learning how to write an invoice can be incredibly simple, but there are...
Freelance Invoice Template — Free download + answers to most common invoice questions
Finding or making the right freelance invoice template isn’t always easy. And finding one that simplifies your freelance process instead of making it more difficult further complicates the whole pro...
How to write a One Page Business Plan: templates, ideas, and a step-by-step guide
Writing a one page business plan (instead of a hundred-page, in-depth business plan no one will ever read) has become a popular and efficient way to get your small business moving in the right directi...
6 Photography Invoice Templates – Free Download
You’re a photographer. Which means creating a photography invoice definitely isn’t something you learned in school like your designer or accountant friends. And yet, sending a photography ...
Why “charge what you’re worth” is terrible advice
It’s a pretty common phrase around the freelancing world—“charge what you’re worth.” But I think it’s doing more harm than good. In fact, I think it could be completely killing or holding ...
14 Freelancing mistakes you might be guilty of
This article contains a list of common mistakes that freelancers make. If you enjoy this article you may also want to read “10 Steps to becoming a successful freelancer” and “22 logo...
Artist vs. Entrepreneur: When should you wear each hat?
You know in cartoons or movies when the main character is trying to make a decision and there’s a little angel and devil perched on their shoulder taunting or encouraging them in either direction? T...
What I learned from getting designer bids and being the client
Recently, we redesigned the Millo logo with the help of Dina Rodriquez at Letter Shoppe. (Stay tuned for the final logo reveal + lots of cool swag by subscribing to our email newsletter.) Getting our ...
Am I an entrepreneur?
Am I an entrepreneur? And I don’t mean like how most of the world these days considers themselves to be an entrepreneur. I don’t mean do I include “entrepreneurially-minded” on my resume or do...
My secret to making steady money as a freelance designer
We share tips for making money as a freelancer here at Millo all the time. They include: upselling your design projects, generating passive income, specializing in a particular discipline or skill, a...
3 Critical business tips I would share with ‘7-years-ago’ me if I had a time machine
Between freelancing and running Millo, I’ve been “in business” for over seven years now. I know that’s not much for some people, but for me, I feel pretty blessed to have rea...
55+ Questions to ask when designing a logo
Knowing which questions to ask when designing a logo can be difficult. You don’t want to look stupid by asking the wrong kinds of questions. You don’t want to overwhelm your client by aski...
4 Sales hacks for getting new clients, winning negotiations, and closing the deal every time
I get that it’s possible to make good money without ever dealing with clients. But still, I’m going to go out on a limb and guess: you work with clients on an almost-daily basis. And, let’s be h...
7 Signs you’re approaching business burnout & how to save yourself before it’s too late
So the honeymoon phase is over with your freelance business huh? You’re starting to feel freelance burnout? Me too. I’ve been running my own business for more than five years and a few months ...
8 Ways to build your business fast with $4 per day (the cost of a daily coffee)
If you’ve ever looked into personal finance, you’ve probably heard some sort of advice that sounds something like this: “If you saved $4 every day instead of spending it on your morn...
How to start a successful business when you’re not an expert at anything
It’s a common voice all entrepreneurs hear inside their heads: “Will anyone actually pay me real money for this?” “Why would anyone pay me when there are so many other experts...
Should you bill your freelance clients for meeting time and other misc. work?
We’ve had tons of reader questions rolling in here at Millo and I absolutely love it! Today’s question comes from Colleen who asks: “Should I be charging for client meetings? [What a...
What freelancing is not.
There are a lot of stigmas about what freelancing is like. Blogs like this one tell you about how to start a freelance business, how to find more freelance clients, and how to get paid more as a freel...