Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday March 9th 2005
FN-FORUM: London rates v 2 ?
date posted 9th March 2005 23:54
Hi all,
Does anybody can advise me about London's rate ?=20
In France (South), I used to charge my clients 50=A3 / hour (average).
Do you have any ideas or examples or good website to help me ?
I ne...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 23:07
On 9 Mar 2005 15:12:08 -0000, Sam Morgan [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> You neglected (I suspect intentionally) to quote the most relevant part of
> that document, the bit about B2B email (Unless people...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Badger, Badger.
date posted 9th March 2005 22:58
just blown away!
Carrie
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Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 22:54
Another marathon thread.
Thanks to the people who replied before it ran away with itself. Alot of
food for thought and a lot of people making perfect sense. I'll have to
brush up my telephone skillz....
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Badger, Badger.
date posted 9th March 2005 22:22
I've got a version of the badgers done up in england kit for the last
world cup - if you want it I'll send it on.
Andy.
On 9 Mar 2005 15:13:24 -0000, Carrie [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> my son just s...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Badger, Badger.
date posted 9th March 2005 22:08
On 9 Mar 2005 15:58:04 -0000, vav [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> and the definitive lions & tigers in kenya...
>
> http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/29/
This one deserves a mention then:
http://www.weebl...
RE: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ... BNI
date posted 9th March 2005 21:43
> Anyone got any experiences with ecademy.com for finding work, contacts
> and networking?
>
I have had my first contract from someone on ecademy. I first spoke to them
summer last year so it has...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ... BNI
date posted 9th March 2005 21:12
Marc Wilson wrote:
> In freelance.forum, Niels Reynolds [EMAIL REMOVED] (Niels
> Reynolds) wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>
>>I know people have mentioned BNI in the past as a means of networking and
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Badger, Badger.
date posted 9th March 2005 20:50
not as good as these...
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/35/
(make sure you read the map!)
and the definitive lions & tigers in kenya...
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/29/
vav
:)
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FN-FORUM: OT - Badger, Badger.
date posted 9th March 2005 20:05
my son just showed me this
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/badgers.php
wild!
Carrie
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RE: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 20:04
You neglected (I suspect intentionally) to quote the most relevant part =
of
that document, the bit about B2B email (Unless people here are planning =
on
doing a lot of personal "This is my Pet" homep...
Re: FN-FORUM: Access to Access
date posted 9th March 2005 19:37
Support VirtualICT wrote:
>
>
>>I have taken a look at you issue and I wouldn't recommend using Access.
>>Is there any possibility that your client would switch to a true
>>enterprise solution such...
Re: FN-FORUM: Mac OS X users - modifier key problem and solution
date posted 9th March 2005 19:36
On 9 Mar 2005 12:47:47 -0000, Paul Evans
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> This has been driving me nuts for months...
>
> I found that the modifier keys were not working properly. Examples...
>
> * The c...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 19:32
In freelance.forum, Charles Crammond [EMAIL REMOVED] (Charles
Crammond) wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>If I send an email outlining my capabilities and the kind of freelance
>work I am looking for then I...
Re: FN-FORUM: Returning to permie, was: "font??"
date posted 9th March 2005 19:30
Aaron Brailsford wrote:
> winding-up order (or at the very least the threat of one) and see
> where that gets me..
Start with a hint, a reminder of the facts.
--
Sylvia...
RE: FN-FORUM: Access to Access
date posted 9th March 2005 19:27
>
> I have taken a look at you issue and I wouldn't recommend using Access.
> Is there any possibility that your client would switch to a true
> enterprise solution such as MySQL or MS SQL as these p...
Re: FN-FORUM: Returning to permie, was: "font??"
date posted 9th March 2005 19:24
Marc Wilson wrote:
> Given the size of contracts you're talking about, settling a 4K debt to
> prevent winding-up would be a very smart move for them- even if it comes
> out of the boss's own account...
Re: FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 19:18
On 9 Mar 2005 11:30:53 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I asked for that one... met enough crazy spanish recently (just one but
> she made up for the entire population)!!!
>
> Ironi...
FN-FORUM: Access to Access
date posted 9th March 2005 19:09
Earle,
I have taken a look at you issue and I wouldn't recommend useing Access.
Is there any possibility that your client would switch to a true
enterprise solution such as MySQL or MS SQL as these...
FN-FORUM: Access to Access
date posted 9th March 2005 18:53
Hi all,
I have a client on XP Pro using Access 2002 (and some PC's on 2000) who
wants to be able to connect from a local PC to an access.mdb on his web
server. The thing is he wants to open a local ....
RE: FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 18:37
Aaron,
Thanks for that whatTheFont link, its amazing!
I'm sending that off to my designer as we speak:)
Craig...
Re: FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 17:55
In freelance.forum, derek [EMAIL REMOVED] (derek) wrote in
[EMAIL REMOVED]
>i've noticed more and more over the last few years that i often pay more
>attention to a nice font that the message its t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ... BNI
date posted 9th March 2005 17:53
In freelance.forum, Niels Reynolds [EMAIL REMOVED] (Niels
Reynolds) wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>I know people have mentioned BNI in the past as a means of networking and
>getting new business.
>
>I'...
Re: FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 17:49
In freelance.forum, [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>I need a spanish translator in the Leicester area.
>
>Ideally I am looking for a student (native spanish) I think the...
FN-FORUM: Rates ?
date posted 9th March 2005 17:47
Hi,
=20
I need to know how much I can charge for maintenance ?
I already have template and I have just to resize some pics with Toshop =
and
use Dream to save it + Ftp + test.
It's not a big job at al...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 17:46
In freelance.forum, Dom Latter [EMAIL REMOVED] (Dom Latter) wrote
in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>On Wednesday 09 Mar 2005 8:19 am, Charles Crammond wrote:
>> I think I'll carry on with my targeted, individua...
FN-FORUM: Mac OS X users - modifier key problem and solution
date posted 9th March 2005 17:40
This has been driving me nuts for months...
Across a range of applications including...
* Macromedia Freehand
* Macromedia Dreamweaver
* Adobe Photoshop Elements
* Macromedia Fireworks
and many mor...
Re: FN-FORUM: Political logos needed in hi-res
date posted 9th March 2005 17:26
On 9 Mar 2005, at 12:23, chris greenway wrote:
> http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=party.logo.page
great - i figures it out for labour and lib dems - just downloaded PDF
of their manifestos...
Re: FN-FORUM: Political logos needed in hi-res
date posted 9th March 2005 17:18
lol - that was embarrassingly easy ;-)
cheers dude...
L.
On 9 Mar 2005, at 12:23, chris greenway wrote:
>
>>
>> On 9 Mar 2005, at 11:49, chris greenway wrote:
>>
>>
>> so, no more out there ??
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 17:18
In freelance.forum, Dave Edwards [EMAIL REMOVED] (Dave Edwards) wrote
in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>On 9 Mar 2005 07:23:09 -0000, Dan Norcott [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>>
>> Charles Crammond wrote:
>> > The o...
Re: FN-FORUM: Political logos needed in hi-res
date posted 9th March 2005 17:16
>
> On 9 Mar 2005, at 11:49, chris greenway wrote:
>
>
> so, no more out there ??
http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=party.logo.page
eps at the bottom
hth...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 17:12
In freelance.forum, Charles Crammond [EMAIL REMOVED] (Charles
Crammond) wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>If they didn't have a commercial email address to send to then I
>wouldn't be sending 'commercial em...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 17:06
In freelance.forum, Dan Norcott [EMAIL REMOVED] (Dan Norcott) wrote
in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>Sam Morgan wrote:
>> Guess that depends on how unrealistically paranoid you are?
>
>Surely it's sensible to...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 17:04
In freelance.forum, Gareth Griffiths [EMAIL REMOVED] (Gareth
Griffiths) wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>Hi Sam,
>On the 09 March 2005 06:34, you wrote:
>
>> Uk spam legislation allows unsolicited commer...
Re: FN-FORUM: Political logos needed in hi-res
date posted 9th March 2005 17:01
On 9 Mar 2005, at 11:49, chris greenway wrote:
> others arent on there and the logotypes site seems to be down.
yeah i know... part of reason for my query!
> youre doing the job for a fixed fee o...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 17:01
In freelance.forum, Sam Morgan [EMAIL REMOVED] (Sam Morgan)
wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>Uk spam legislation allows unsolicited commercial email to businesses as
>long as you provide an opt out funct...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 17:00
On Wednesday 09 Mar 2005 12:03 pm, Marc Wilson wrote:
> You may well think that- nevertheless, it's a criminal offence. If the
> recipient complains to the Office of the Information Commissioner, you...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 16:59
In freelance.forum, Chris Green [EMAIL REMOVED]
(Chris Green) wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>As a side issue to the unsolicited email thread...
>
>What would you folks think the legitimacy of emailing...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 16:55
In freelance.forum, Charles Crammond [EMAIL REMOVED] (Charles
Crammond) wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>> Or, in the case of email, your wallet. £5K fine now for a single
>> unsolicited commercial ema...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 16:48
In freelance.forum, Sam Morgan [EMAIL REMOVED] (Sam Morgan)
wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>Have to disagree on the email soliciting being a no no, I have a large DB of
>email contacts with names and em...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 16:45
On 9 Mar 2005, at 11:18, Charles Crammond wrote:
> I think this is the last reply I will make to this thread as none of
> the arguments against sending unsolicited email asking for freelance
> work h...
Re: FN-FORUM: Political logos needed in hi-res
date posted 9th March 2005 16:42
> was wondering if anyone knew where i could grab logos of the three main
> parties (cons, lab, lib dems) in vector format?
labour one
http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/search/?query_id=477784&page=3&...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Rude tube map
date posted 9th March 2005 16:41
Dave Edwards wrote:
>where I have
>been propositioned by young women offering their 'company' for a fee.
>
>
You may have found it insulting but it is rather worse to be taken for
one of the 'you...
Re: FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 16:40
derek wrote:
> jsut out of interest (and a little bit of geek respect) how did you all
> know that? is it *just something you know*? or did you all work through
I must admit, I cheated and used wh...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Rude tube map
date posted 9th March 2005 16:30
v. funny, ta karl.
its pretty hard not to try and associate the names with the actual places.
seems im a resident of satans bumgut. lol!
>
> It could have been better if the names were more similar...
RE: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 16:27
Charles,
[Warning: unexpectedly long mail follows.]
From the little I know, it's very hard to get anywhere with any kind of cold
contact unless you have something of genuine interest and benefit to...
Re: FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 16:23
I asked for that one... met enough crazy spanish recently (just one but
she made up for the entire population)!!!
Ironic that I actually need a normal spanish person to do some work...
> [EMAIL R...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Rude tube map
date posted 9th March 2005 16:22
On Wednesday 09 Mar 2005 10:25 am, Dave Edwards wrote:
> And Clapham (North, Common and South) would convert nicely to Crapham.
And what happened to Waterloo?...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 16:22
On Wednesday 09 Mar 2005 10:19 am, Charles Crammond wrote:
> Why didn't you phone me to tell me that?
> Your right in some ways, but 5 or 6 calls where all you get is a
> bitchy gatekeeper tend to...
Re: FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 16:21
>
> jsut out of interest (and a little bit of geek respect) how did you all
> know that? is it *just something you know*? or did you all work through
> what the font ?
knew but typed into flash just...
RE: FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 16:20
im using the font now, funnily enough in PhotoShop - im no geek though :)
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Re: FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 16:15
jsut out of interest (and a little bit of geek respect) how did you all
know that? is it *just something you know*? or did you all work through
what the font ?
i've noticed more and more over the...
Re: FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 16:12
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>If you recall anyone else don't hesitate to let me know
>
>
Crazy people or Spanish speakers?
--
Sylvia...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 16:11
> and you think that clicking the delete button is harder than having a
> gatekeeper screen calls?
>
What value is this contribution to anything?
I think that if all my information about this compa...
RE: FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 16:08
Thanks guys,
Skia it is:)
I knew it'd be one I didn't have:)
Thanks again,
Craig...
Re: FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 16:03
A website :) Not all of it just the key parts but there are some parts
that are bitie... and not sure how it will work as I may need to make file
changes... and then do the translation. There isn't...
Re: FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 16:01
Craig wrote:
> Could someone please take a peek at http://62.244.183.167/ and let me know
> what the font is for the logo?
Looks like http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/apple/skia/regular/ but with the
do...
Re: FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 15:59
its skia
hth
>
> Dear all,
>
> Could someone please take a peek at http://62.244.183.167/ and let me know
> what the font is for the logo?
>
> I thought it was Lucida but apparently not.
>
> TIA
>
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 15:57
I think its Skia :)
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To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: FN-FORUM: Font ID
Dear all,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 15:56
Looks like Skia
On 9 Mar 2005, at 10:59, Craig wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Could someone please take a peek at http://62.244.183.167/ and let me
> know
> what the font is for the logo?
>
> I thought it...
Re: FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 15:54
what do you need translating?...
FN-FORUM: Font ID
date posted 9th March 2005 15:51
Dear all,
Could someone please take a peek at http://62.244.183.167/ and let me know
what the font is for the logo?
I thought it was Lucida but apparently not.
TIA
Craig...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Rude tube map
date posted 9th March 2005 15:39
Are there anything other than dodgy women out there
> Dave Edwards wrote:
>
>> Earls Court ... propositioned by young women offering their 'company'
>> for a fee.
>>
>>
> Even more dodgy women...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Rude tube map
date posted 9th March 2005 15:28
Dave Edwards wrote:
> Earls Court ... propositioned by young women offering their 'company' for a fee.
>
>
Even more dodgy women!
--
Sylvia...
Re: FN-FORUM: Recently Launched site www.golf-fun-prints.com
date posted 9th March 2005 15:28
On Wednesday 09 Mar 2005 5:26 am, Anthony Rome wrote:
> I have recently launched a new website www.golf-fun-prints.com - it see=
ms
>...
> getting a few clicks a day. Am I right in sitting back and w...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 15:26
At 10:19 on Wednesday, 09 Mar 2005, Charles Crammond wrote:
>
> Why didn't you phone me to tell me that?
> Your right in some ways, but 5 or 6 calls where all you get is a
> bitchy gatekeeper tend to...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 15:24
>
>
>>Why not *phone them*?
>>
>>
Why are people so bothered about email spam? It is evil, I grant you,
but it's nothing like as evil as endless recorded phone messages which
you have to answer...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT - Rude tube map
date posted 9th March 2005 15:24
> And Clapham (North, Common and South) would convert nicely to Crapham.
> I could go on ... but then I'd be firing up PhotoShop and
> doing my own much more witty, (or witless) version!
>
> Dave ;-...
Re: FN-FORUM: Political logos needed in hi-res
date posted 9th March 2005 15:20
On 9 Mar 2005 10:12:28 -0000, Luke Perman [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> funny to think how lazy i'm getting in my old age... there was a time
> when i would have scanned a logo in and spent all afterno...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Rude tube map
date posted 9th March 2005 15:18
It could have been better if the names were more similar instead it is
just pathetic.... even if my sense of humour hadn't taken leave it would
still not be funny
> I'm juvenile, so I found this...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Rude tube map
date posted 9th March 2005 15:17
On 9 Mar 2005 09:26:30 -0000, Karl Bunyan [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I'm juvenile, so I found this funny:
> http://www.geofftech.co.uk/tube/sillymaps/rude_map.jpg
>
My inner pedant takes issue with...
Re: FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 15:15
yep, the postcard has been prepared and will be on their board tomorrow :)
> Why not just call either of the 2 universities?
>
>
> On 9 Mar 2005 09:12:18 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] w...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 15:11
Why didn't you phone me to tell me that?
Your right in some ways, but 5 or 6 calls where all you get is a
bitchy gatekeeper tend to get you down.
Sorry but I just hate the phone, its too easy to lie a...
FN-FORUM: Political logos needed in hi-res
date posted 9th March 2005 15:05
hi all,
was wondering if anyone knew where i could grab logos of the three main
parties (cons, lab, lib dems) in vector format?
funny to think how lazy i'm getting in my old age... there was a tim...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 14:59
On Wednesday 09 Mar 2005 8:19 am, Charles Crammond wrote:
> I think I'll carry on with my targeted, individually researched and
> written unsolicited emails to specific people that I would like to
Wh...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Rude tube map
date posted 9th March 2005 14:48
Im off to "Shaven Bush" for a get together, who wants to tag along?
--
Rachel Graves, http://www.netbeans.co.uk
Security, Consultancy, Maintenance, Support, Development...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT - Rude tube map
date posted 9th March 2005 14:30
I did something similar for a valentines day do.
Jilted Junction, Spinster Street, Sureditched, Bachelors Dock, Tuffluck
Park, Chastised Cross
Convene at Tottycourt Road
:)
Deborah...
Re: FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 14:28
Why not just call either of the 2 universities?
On 9 Mar 2005 09:12:18 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> You are a sweetie Sylvia, thank you.
>
> If you recall anyone else don't he...
FN-FORUM: OT - Rude tube map
date posted 9th March 2005 14:19
I'm juvenile, so I found this funny:
http://www.geofftech.co.uk/tube/sillymaps/rude_map.jpg
Karl...
Re: FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 14:04
You are a sweetie Sylvia, thank you.
If you recall anyone else don't hesitate to let me know
Andrew
> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>>I need a spanish translator in the Leicester area.
>>
>>
> I know a...
Re: FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 13:56
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>I need a spanish translator in the Leicester area.
>
>
I know a native Spanish speaker in Leicester, but since she is getting
on a bit and seems to be going rather noisily...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 13:52
I did the cold calling a while back.
Had some nice colourful A4 leaflets printed and used the soft sell approach=
(hello, brief introduction, gave them leaflet, bu**ered off, etc) and=
picked up a...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Mystery shopping
date posted 9th March 2005 13:47
Dave Edwards wrote:
>On 8 Mar 2005 19:30:22 -0000, Richard Bennett [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>
>>>I guess I could pretend to sell this rented flat! ... Hmm ... better
>>>not go there!
>>>
>>>...
Re: FN-FORUM: referred for comment]
date posted 9th March 2005 13:44
Dave Edwards wrote:
>Well, it looks to me like start again from a blank page ... I guess
>you'd get paid in veggies?
>
>
1. She likes it
2. Bit too far away
Wouldn't want to be back in that area...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cheap/free disk clone tool
date posted 9th March 2005 13:43
I've recently purchased Acronis True Image 8 (www.acronis.com) . Cost $58=
(inc. tax).
This is very good, easy to use. You can burn to cd / multiple cd's etc. or=
save to a partition. Does incremen...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 13:18
On 9 Mar 2005 08:13:52 -0000, Paul J White [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Dave Edwards wrote:
>
> >>- Website
> >
> >
> > Yeah, well ... but I have some ideas on that too. Just have to implement them.
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 13:13
On 9 Mar 2005 07:23:09 -0000, Dan Norcott [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Charles Crammond wrote:
> > The odds of someone giving me a job would appear to my mind to
> > be astronomically higher than someo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 13:11
Sitting about hoping an art director is going to randomly find my work
on the net isn't going to help either.
How are they supposed to know about me? One of the millions of 'post
your work here and it...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 13:06
Dave Edwards wrote:
>>- Website
>
>
> Yeah, well ... but I have some ideas on that too. Just have to implement them.
Come on Dave, how long have you had that 123reg holding page up?
Paul ;-)...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 12:59
On 9 Mar 2005 01:23:58 -0000, Lindsay Baugh [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> < Does anybody here use agencies? Cold calling? Email soliciting? etc. etc.>
>
> We don't use agencies, but I expect that they...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ... BNI
date posted 9th March 2005 12:57
I know people have mentioned BNI in the past as a means of networking and
getting new business.
I've just been invited to join the local BNI 'chapter' and will be going
along to a trial meeting next...
Re: FN-FORUM: Credit Card Logos
date posted 9th March 2005 12:39
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Tony Crockford wrote:
>
> At 07:31 on Wednesday, 09 Mar 2005, Paul J White wrote:
>
>>
>> Charles E.Gatenby wrote:
>>> Hi Ya,
>>> Any one got hi-res credit card logos? VISA, MAst...
RE: FN-FORUM: Credit Card Logos
date posted 9th March 2005 12:35
Wiki-ed!
Thanks
Chaz.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Crockford [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: 09 March 2005 07:36
> To: Charles E. Gatenby
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Credit Card Logos
>
>
> A...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 12:29
On 9 Mar 2005 06:28:13 -0000, Chris Green
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> As a side issue to the unsolicited email thread...
>
> What would you folks think the legitimacy of emailing old clients?
>
> Th...
Re: FN-FORUM: Credit Card Logos
date posted 9th March 2005 12:28
At 07:31 on Wednesday, 09 Mar 2005, Paul J White wrote:
>
> Charles E.Gatenby wrote:
>> Hi Ya,
>> Any one got hi-res credit card logos? VISA, MAsterCrud Switch/ Meastro
>> etc?
>
> Have you tried th...
Re: FN-FORUM: Credit Card Logos
date posted 9th March 2005 12:23
Charles E.Gatenby wrote:
> Hi Ya,
>
> Any one got hi-res credit card logos? VISA, MAsterCrud Switch/ Meastro
> etc?
Have you tried the WIKI - this one seems to crop up regularly, and I'm
sure someo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 12:22
I am currently dammed but I am hoping sending unsolicited commercial
email will open the floodgates.
;-)
Charles
ps. sorry to all about sending 3 times, webmail you know.
On 9 Mar 2005 07:18:48 -...
FN-FORUM: Credit Card Logos
date posted 9th March 2005 12:18
Hi Ya,
Any one got hi-res credit card logos? VISA, MAsterCrud Switch/ Meastro
etc?
TIA
Chaz....
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 12:18
At 07:08 on Wednesday, 09 Mar 2005, Charles Crammond wrote:
The odds of someone giving me a job would appear to my mind to
> be astronomically higher than someone deciding to try to fine me, but
> m...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 12:15
Charles Crammond wrote:
> The odds of someone giving me a job would appear to my mind to
> be astronomically higher than someone deciding to try to fine me, but
> maybe thats just my faith in humanity...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 12:11
i would agree with that, i would say that in my industry (photography)
photographers are always in need of a pool of available (and usually
cheap) labour that they can call on in a pinch
Charles -...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 12:00
> Is it worth the risk though!
Yes it is worth the risk.
I am sending email to carefully chosen people to whom I have hand
written letters.
I have taken time and effort and expressed an interest in p...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 11:58
> Is it worth the risk though!
Yes it is worth the risk.
I am sending email to carefully chosen people to whom I have hand
written letters.
I have taken time and effort and expressed an interest in p...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 11:54
Sam Morgan wrote:
> Guess that depends on how unrealistically paranoid you are?
Surely it's sensible to balance the "it's not illegal" thing (if indeed
it isn't) with the knowledge that to most peop...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cheap/free disk clone tool
date posted 9th March 2005 11:53
On 9 Mar 2005 06:28:17 -0000, Paul J White [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> I seriously need to get a bigger primary HD - even with backing up as
> much stuff as poss to my spare 80G drive, the main boot...
RE: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 11:49
Guess that depends on how unrealistically paranoid you are?
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of
[EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 09 March 2005 07:40
To: FN-FORUM / [EMA...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cheap/free disk clone tool
date posted 9th March 2005 11:47
>Indeed ;) I would never touch NAV or any of the other Norton/Symantec
>products with the proverbial bargepole, I've had too many problems
>with them.
>
>
>
Sophos for AV all the way :)
>However,...
RE: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 11:46
Hi Sam,
On the 09 March 2005 06:34, you wrote:
> Uk spam legislation allows unsolicited commercial email to businesses
> as long as you provide an opt out function.
I'm pretty sure that this is only...
RE: FN-FORUM: Clasic ASP, send mail
date posted 9th March 2005 11:43
CDONTS
But it has been so long I couldn't remember what it was called
Thanks
Damon...
RE: FN-FORUM: Cheap/free disk clone tool
date posted 9th March 2005 11:42
Hi Rachel,
On the 09 March 2005 06:42, you wrote:
> You mean the evil Symantec company? *thinks of AV, ACT6 etc and
> shudders*=20
Indeed ;) I would never touch NAV or any of the other Norton/Symant...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cheap/free disk clone tool
date posted 9th March 2005 11:33
>I couldn't tell you how expensive it is, but Norton Ghost has always done
>me proud. Probably the only Norton product I would recommend based on
>previous experiences ;)
>
>You may also want to chec...
RE: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 11:31
Is it worth the risk though!
> Uk spam legislation allows unsolicited commercial email to businesses as
> long as you provide an opt out function. =20
>
> Regards=20
> =20
> Sam Morgan=20
> =20
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: Cheap/free disk clone tool
date posted 9th March 2005 11:30
Hi Paul,
On the 09 March 2005 06:29, you wrote:
> So, recommendations please for free/cheap disk cloning software - not
> trial versions, of which Google has turned up many, where you can
> clone the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cheap/free disk clone tool
date posted 9th March 2005 11:27
http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/
Hope this helps :)
--
Rachel Graves, http://www.netbeans.co.uk
Security, Consultancy, Maintenance, Support, Development...
RE: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 11:26
Uk spam legislation allows unsolicited commercial email to businesses as
long as you provide an opt out function. =20
Regards=20
=20
Sam Morgan=20
=20
WIREDEYES
Internet Consultancy=20
=20
Tel (UK):...
FN-FORUM: Cheap/free disk clone tool
date posted 9th March 2005 11:20
I should have mentioned (Doh!) that it is a W2K system, so no
proprietary XP gubbins ;-)
Cheers, Paul....
FN-FORUM: Cheap/free disk clone tool
date posted 9th March 2005 11:20
I seriously need to get a bigger primary HD - even with backing up as
much stuff as poss to my spare 80G drive, the main boot drive is
creaking. Now I know some will say a clean install onto a new d...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 11:20
As a side issue to the unsolicited email thread...
What would you folks think the legitimacy of emailing old clients?
The reason I am thinking of this is that until late last year I got most
of my...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 11:05
Charles Crammond wrote:
> If I send an email outlining my capabilities and the kind of freelance
> work I am looking for then I don't see how that can be construed as an
> 'unsolicited commercial ema...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 11:01
unsolicited *is* against the law, you can and probably will be fined.
Charles Crammond wrote:
> I would say sending the right people unsolicited email is about the
> best way of getting yourself and...
RE: FN-FORUM: Access 2003 lockdown question
date posted 9th March 2005 10:58
You can open the db via a shortcut with the /runtime switch, but that is
probably not really what you want.
Sounds like you really need to implement custom menu bars and secure the =
db.
David Nye
h...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 10:48
> Or, in the case of email, your wallet. =A35K fine now for a single
> unsolicited commercial email. Just don't do it.
Hi,=20
If I send an email outlining my capabilities and the kind of freelance...
Re: FN-FORUM: Recently Launched site www.golf-fun-prints.com
date posted 9th March 2005 10:38
Get some reciprocal links sorted. I've a client who makes powered golf
trolleys (www.kaddieboy.co.uk), for example, and I'm sure there would
be benefits in promoting each other. Give him a call......
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 10:37
Hi Paddy,
Just picked up your enquiry regarding lead generation
for small business. Am new subscriber to freelancers
but not business development!
Give me call and we can talk.
Regards,
Zeb S Fr...
Re: FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 10:32
Hi Andrew. Do you need a Spanish interpreter or translator?
If you need a translator I can help.
Please call me on 01483 546264 as I will not check my mail for the next 12
hours.
Kind regards
Maria G...
RE: FN-FORUM: Recently Launched site www.golf-fun-prints.com
date posted 9th March 2005 10:25
Not strictly the advice you were looking for, but I thought I'd point out
the footer at the bottom of the page appears in the middle of the content
when viewed in firefox, and the white background doe...
FN-FORUM: Recently Launched site www.golf-fun-prints.com
date posted 9th March 2005 10:18
Hi All,
I have recently launched a new website www.golf-fun-prints.com - it seems to
be getting somewhere around 30 or 40 hits a day in the last week. The
product it sells is funny, humorous, cartoo...
FN-FORUM: Way OT - Easter Draw...
date posted 9th March 2005 10:10
Hi all,
Thought id see if anyone was interested...
To match the final release date of my online store (finally) I am having =
an
Easter prize draw...
Consisting of the following...
1st : Massive E...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelancers Shared Calendar
date posted 9th March 2005 10:07
Dave Edwards wrote:
> OK - following on with the discussion in the 'St Georges Day in
> Newcastle' thread, I have set up a shared Freelancer calendar using a
> 'free' WebDAV server setup by some Mac g...
RE: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 09:59
On 9 Mar 2005 01:24:07 -0000, "Lindsay Baugh" said:
> < Does anybody here use agencies? Cold calling? Email soliciting? etc.
> etc.>
>
> We don't use agencies, but I expect that they can be useful fo...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - long shot - door handle
date posted 9th March 2005 09:59
Hi Tony,
> http://tinyurl.com/4fczq
It looks like the sort of think you would have on kitchen cabinets -
have you considered going down that route?
--
Cheers,
Julian Voelcker,
Cheltenham, Glos....
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 09:57
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> the site doesn't really say what you actually do? Plus the navigation is
> not very easy to read
I managed to download an mp3 with out even trying or knowing what I was
doi...
FN-FORUM: Website copies - interesting article
date posted 9th March 2005 09:56
The article refers to a client of an associate of mine...
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=3D=
61803
5
David Nye
http://dnye.co.uk=20
Business Systems, Database...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 09:54
In freelance.forum, Lindsay Baugh [EMAIL REMOVED] (Lindsay
Baugh) wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>< Does anybody here use agencies? Cold calling? Email soliciting? etc. etc.>
>
>We don't use agencies, b...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - long shot - door handle
date posted 9th March 2005 09:53
I just received an email from someone letting me know there are girls out
there that can suck the chrome right of your hammer is this what you need
Tony?
> Hi
>
> got the decorators in and they fou...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 09:52
the site doesn't really say what you actually do? Plus the navigation is
not very easy to read
>
> Just checked out your web site to see what line you're in - some great
> stuff
> there Paddy. Not...
RE: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 09:48
Have to disagree on the email soliciting being a no no, I have a large DB of
email contacts with names and emails of people who I know have asked for
info from my site or requested freelancers for spe...
Re: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 09:18
Just checked out your web site to see what line you're in - some great stuff
there Paddy. Not my area, but seems to me you just need to get the right
people to look at your site. ..
I'm rubbish at s...
FN-FORUM: OT - long shot - door handle
date posted 9th March 2005 09:13
Hi
got the decorators in and they found that one of my door handles is
broken. (!?!)
amazingly found one just like it on Ebay:
http://tinyurl.com/4fczq
but it has brass fixings - mine are chrome...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wednesday funny
date posted 9th March 2005 09:07
> I wish I'd got this yesterday.
> I feel so stupid and cheap.
>
Photos :D ;)
--
Rachel Graves, Netbeans
http://www.netbeans.co.uk...
Re: FN-FORUM: Speechless..
date posted 9th March 2005 09:06
Aaron Brailsford wrote:
>
> Carrie wrote:
>
> I would if I could justify the extra expense :)
>
what about the expense in terms of your health - let alone theirs?
I don't believe that you can get a...
FN-FORUM: spanish translation
date posted 9th March 2005 09:00
I need a spanish translator in the Leicester area.
Ideally I am looking for a student (native spanish) I think the chances of
a spanish student being on the forum are pretty slim indeed. So if anyon...
FN-FORUM: Wednesday funny
date posted 9th March 2005 08:44
Hoax warnings don't usually scare me, but this one is important.
Please send this to everyone on your email list.
If someone comes to your front door and says they
are conducting a survey and asks...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any DNS/routing gurus here?
date posted 9th March 2005 08:42
Morning Kathy,
I have now managed to resolve this problem.
Basically any request for unqualified domain names were getting the
tvw.net dns suffix added due to the 'catch all' setup that I have
dir...
RE: FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 06:16
< Does anybody here use agencies? Cold calling? Email soliciting? etc. etc.>
We don't use agencies, but I expect that they can be useful for some folk.
Cold calling and email soliciting - definitely...
FN-FORUM: Getting contracts ...
date posted 9th March 2005 02:27
I was just curious to know how many of you smaller setups go about finding
your contracts? I'm not much of a salesman myself and so far have been able
to rely on word of mouth but I can't see my luck...
Re: FN-FORUM: Returning to permie, was: "font??"
date posted 9th March 2005 01:38
In freelance.forum, Aaron Brailsford [EMAIL REMOVED] (Aaron
Brailsford) wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>They *should* however be able to secure continued funding from their
>bank, since I also know they'...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelancers Shared Calendar
date posted 9th March 2005 01:36
One more link on this subject:
http://www.webdav.org/other/faq.html
Should answer pretty well any question you might have regarding WebDAV.
--
http://www.m4mac.co.uk
Help, Troubleshooting, Coachin...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any DNS/routing gurus here?
date posted 9th March 2005 01:00
Kathy,
Many thanks for the help so far.
I am currently following up a lead that is pointing to the catch all
address causing the problem and a possible way around it.
I'll let you know how I get o...
Re: FN-FORUM: Returning to permie, was: "font??"
date posted 9th March 2005 00:52
Marc Wilson wrote:
> How dire? £4K is enough for you to bankrupt them. Go to your county
Quite dire by the sounds of it - I have insider info (as my father works
for them!) which suggests it's ve...
Re: FN-FORUM: Speechless..
date posted 9th March 2005 00:44
Carrie wrote:
> go organic, not completely the way you might imagine, but lots better
> than that.
I would if I could justify the extra expense :)
> mac donalds healthy option chicken burger any...
Re: FN-FORUM: Font Management software
date posted 9th March 2005 00:43
Darren Seamark wrote:
> any recommendations? Preferably for PC.
http://wiki.workalone.co.uk/index.php?page=Fonts
I've tried The Font Thing and Font Frenzy, keep coming back to Font Frenzy.
Aaron...
Re: FN-FORUM: Font Management software
date posted 9th March 2005 00:36
Bitstream Font Navigator was the last good one I used, it installed as
part of the Corel Graphics suite and remained working when the rest of
the suites month trial timed out, which was nice, this was...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Mystery shopping
date posted 9th March 2005 00:35
On 8 Mar 2005 19:30:22 -0000, Richard Bennett [EMAIL REMOVED] w=
rote:
> >
> > I guess I could pretend to sell this rented flat! ... Hmm ... better
> > not go there!
> Or you could sell favourable rep...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Mystery shopping
date posted 9th March 2005 00:23
On Tuesday 08 March 2005 20:20, Dave Edwards wrote:
> > Can I add my name to the list too
> >
> > Surbiton, Surrey, full of Estate Agents so plenty to check out and at
> > =A325 a time, that pays the...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Mystery shopping
date posted 9th March 2005 00:13
On 8 Mar 2005 16:03:11 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote=
:
>=20
> Can I add my name to the list too
>=20
> Surbiton, Surrey, full of Estate Agents so plenty to check out and at
> =A325 a t...
Re: FN-FORUM: referred for comment]
date posted 9th March 2005 00:10
On 8 Mar 2005 11:17:08 -0000, sylvia [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Dave Edwards wrote:
>
> >Yeah, this is a truly amateur effort
> >
> That isn't the problem, it's for a purpose and ok etc.
>
> But sh...
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