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10 things you can do to get more freelance work

In these depressed times we're all looking for more work. Here are 10 ways to help you get more freelance assignments from The Collective...

1. Say hello

Come by The Collective. There's no substitute for meeting you to keep you top of mind. Bring chocolates or flowers or both. Or just email us regularly if it’s too far to come.

2. Collective drinks

We are having drinks in the shop on Thursday 28th May. Show your face, meet other freelancers and stay in the loop.

3. Availability

Tell us when you get a big job and you're unavailable. Then tell us you've just finished, did a great job and are now available again.

4. Update your profile

Is your profile on The Collective website amazing? If it's not as good as it could be you're selling yourself short. Even if it’s already great, it still needs to be refreshed periodically

5. Answer your phone

Most jobs need to be done at short notice and most freelancers still don't answer their phones straight away. Some people have lost work because of this.

6. Promote yourself

If you have time on your hands, send us your promotional ideas. We're helping Erik and Raoul contact some clients directly because they came to us with a proposal.

7. Promote The Collective

The more work we get the more work you get. We had the idea to send a postcard to all agencies in the summer saying that we're available when they're on holiday. If you come up with another good idea then you'll be the first person we recommend to get work that comes from it.

8. Blog it

Did you win a award? An important pitch? If you’ve done something amazing in the advertising world, we can write about you on our blog and in our newsletter.

9. Show your portfolio

If there’s an agency you want to show your portfolio to, let us know and we'll arrange a meeting for you.

10. Surprise us

You're the creative, think of something that we haven't.

AND IN OTHER NEWS....

House of Orange, the photography agency, will organize a print sale next week Wednesday (20th May) of all their photographers, with small prices as low as € 20,-

17.00 – 21.00

WHY NOT

Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 28-30

1012 RZ Amsterdam

QUARTERLY DRINKS

Our next “borrel” will take place at the good old Collective pad on the Vijzelstraat 67. Not in the office but downstairs in the shop. Please join us May 28th from 17.00 till 19.00. See you then!

Partying the recession away

On Friday 26th of February, The Collective hosted
a Recession Party on the top floor of the Duintjer CS
building in Amsterdam.

We chose the top floor so that anybody who wanted
to end it all as a consequence of economic armageddon
could do so in spectacular manner.

But there was no danger of that as, due to the cheap
drinks spiked with the finest drugs known to Casper,
everyone was soon behaving as though it was 2007
all over again.

Even better, The Collective got to know many of the
creative people who have office space in the Duintjer.

And the evening was such a success that the Duintjer
has asked The Collective to host another party as soon
as possible.

So keep checking out thecollective.net for party details!

Recession Party Invitation

RECESSION PARTY

Are you reeling from the recession? Cracking
under the credit crunch? Depressed by the
depression?

Cheer up. It will probably get worse before
it gets better.


Come and moan about your misery and reminisce
about the good times with friends and strangers.

On Thursday February 26th 2009 we are having a
‘recession party’.

It’s free entry. There will be cheap beer.
Cheap wine. Cheap music. Cheap thrills.

Where: Vijzelstraat 72, 7th floor
When: Thursday February 26th 2009
What time: 5pm until 7pm
Who: The Collective and friends

For more info email Wilma@thecollective.net
Or call 020 3205319 www.thecollective.net

Shop space available for ideas, projects and products

As you know, we have a shop underneath our office and we are looking to put it to more uses. We are open to suggestions, ideas and co-ventures for part of it. Maybe you have something we can sell in the shop, hang it in, launch in it or just exhibit. If so, please get in touch.