Illustrator CS4: How to Draw Ketupat Background
September 14, 2009 – 15:17 | 3 Comments

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is drawing close and I’m sure most of you Malaysian graphic designers (and other Asian designers) are working on the celebration campaign for your clients. Here’s a short tutorial on how to achieve a ketupat background in just 2 minutes!

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Freelancer: How to Generate New Client Leads
February 28, 2010 – 03:42 | 2 Comments

There are many things you can do to generate new client leads and most of the time, these steps do not cost you a single cent.

Freelancer: Choosing The Right Projects
February 24, 2010 – 02:59 | One Comment

Choosing the right projects for yourself is a personal process. I’m sure you have a set of criterias that you based on when you choose a project. Here are some of mine.

I Don’t Work, I Play
February 20, 2010 – 10:17 | No Comment

When you make your passion your work and your skills your tools, the word HARD WORK barely exists in your dictionary of life anymore.

Freelance: Getting Ready For The Big Leap
February 10, 2010 – 13:45 | No Comment

So you are considering quitting your job and taking the big giant leap into fulltime freelancing… here are some of the things you need to consider and prepare before you take the big leap.

It’s Not A Sin To Fire Your Client
January 25, 2010 – 04:53 | 6 Comments

Have you gotten so upset about a client that you don’t know how to manage the situation anymore? Well, just so you know, they don’t own you. It’s not a sin to fire your client.

Motivations Behind Fulltime Freelancing
January 23, 2010 – 03:54 | 5 Comments

If you are considering fulltime freelancing, here are some of the RIGHT motivations that should drive you towards making that decision.

Educate Your Client
January 15, 2010 – 16:46 | 3 Comments

Clients hire us, but that doesn’t make them our boss. In fact, sometimes we need to educate our clients about our industry and the processes. With such knowledge, they will be able to cooperate with us better to achieve greater results.

Registering Your Business in Malaysia
December 29, 2009 – 07:38 | 4 Comments

As freelancers, sometimes we have to register our business so that we can tap into the corporate network of clients. More big corporations do not pay to personal names, rather they only write cheques out to registered companies.