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How to Price Your Work

Learn how to charge your clients what you're truly worth. Strategic pricing will not only make you more successful financially, it will make clients more satisfied.

How to Use QR Codes

"QR Codes for Publishing and Marketing" is a 36-page eBook from the Seybold Report. It's now on sale at a lower-than-normal introductory price.

Like Etsy for the Digital Set

The team behind Colourlovers is introducing Creative Market, a new site for selling your digital patterns, brushes, fonts, and other digital creations.

Sharpen Your Photo Business Skills

A free five-part class from stock agency PhotoShelter aims to give you the know-how to run your own photography business, from crafting a portfolio that lands you jobs to creating repeat customers.

Find Logo Thieves with Google's Image Search

Whether they're unscrupulous or simply ignorant, other people may be using your designs as their own. Track down the crooks with Google's Image Search.

Webinar Series Tackles Business Concerns of Creative Pros

Would you like business advice from Von Glitschka, Daniel Schutzsmith, and other experts for free? Then check out this webinar series from The Graphic Artists Guild.

Print Reseller Certification Series

This seven-stage course is free and online. Complete it and you'll be a certified print reseller with $250 in print credit at PrintingForLess.com.

Download Free Facebook Security Guide

Learn how to protect your Facebook account, and make yourself more valuable to your clients by advising them, too. This free guide will help you stay secure.

Stock Photo Site Helps You Stop Image Theft

If your photos are sold on Dreamstime, you can now easily report copyright infringement when you see it.

Design Salary Survey Reflects Steady Volume But Narrow Margins

The AIGA and Aquent asked 7,000+ people across the United States who identify themselves as "design professionals" about their compensation in the past year. See how your hourly and daily rates and annual salaries stack up against your peers.

How to Build Your Business on Facebook

Social-media marketers, whether new or experienced, will find useful information in this free guide.

Practical Business Tips for Creative Pros

This free excerpt from the Graphic Artists Guild Handbook will help you set rates, draw up estimates, bid on jobs, market your services, and more.

Free Tutorials for Wedding Photographers

B&H has put together 21 articles and videos that are helpful for photographers shooting weddings. While much of the information is gear-related, there are also tips and tricks related to everything from creating a shot list to coaxing reluctant participants.

Money Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

"Five Big Mistakes Creative People Make with Money" is a free 35-page ebook that shows you how a few common behaviors can add up to financial problems over time. The companion audio seminar gives you tips on reaching financial success while maintaining your creative credibility.

Learn the Ins and Outs of a Professional Photoshoot

You can attend the three-day seminar "Anatomy of a Photoshoot with Mark Wallace" for free. Really.

How to Increase Your Photography Sales

"The Photographer's Guide to Selling Like a Pro” is a free 16-page e-book from PhotoShelter with sales guidance photographers can benefit from.

New Digital Enterprise Platform from Adobe

Do the phrases "agile development," "external channels," and "correspondence management" mean something to you? How about "LDAP" and "RDBMS"? If they strike a chord, you may be a likely customer for Adobe's new Digital Enterprise Platform.

Creative Hiring May Grow in Third Quarter of 2011

According to a survey conducted by The Creative Group, hiring potential is better in the July-September period. However, current job seekers may need to brush up on their skills to qualify for the positions.

Help for Pricing Questions

Many creative pros are better at the "creative" part than the "pro" part. For example, business aspects like deciding how to price your work are tricky. The outstanding Marketing Mentor is offering a Pricing 101 course that can help.

Marketing Help for Graphic Designers

A free white paper from Zyzzyva is aimed at designers who want to increase their business without resorting to spec work.