Anyhow, in this episode of Answers for Freelancers we talk about a bunch of things beside Chris’ new pink office.

Chris is scheduled to attend Podcamp Boston 2 on October 26-28, 2007 at the Boston Expo Center. For more information on the event, including who’s attending, what discussions are going to be had and how you can participate, go to http://podcampboston.org Also, Chris (and Bob if he can make it) are going to be chairing a couple of sessions. The first is a recap of how to decide what you need to charge and the second is a panel of freelancers that will just answer audience questions about what its like to freelance. If you want these discussions to happen, write to the organizers and tell them to make sure that we’re scheduled.

Bob puts out the official call for the A4F Intern Search. We should put up a page for that, shouldn’t we? This is for actual college internship credit. And its not limited to artists, either. If you feel that you can contribute to the show in a meaningful way, either as on the show or behind the scenes, try out!

We have a new JibJab movie. Enjoy!

Bob and Chris both give out their favorite tips for using iPhoto to deliver preliminary artwork to clients.

Bob puts up our new merchandising line on http://www.zazzle.com/answers4freelancers.

Also, we touch on what to do when you face burnout on a project (hint: don’t go careening down the side of a tree-covered mountain on a bike).

Finally, we talk a bit about Twitter, how to use it, and why to sign up. Twitter’s home page is at http://twitter.com/ and a list of software, both for the Mac and PC, can be found at http://twitter.com/downloads. To follow Bob and Chris on Twitter, just swing by the website and look for our twitter tags. From there you can just click on the “follow” links and you’ll be all set (if you have a twitter account).

So, is that enough for one show? We sure hope so. Maybe next time we can find a topic and stick to it! By the way, I truly know what “in the can” meant. I was just trying to give Bob a hard time.

Show Notes:

Introduction and Promo: John Cost from the Mac Tips Daily podcast.

Bob’s ArtGeek Moment:
Bob Ostrom’s new and improved website. You know, the one that Wichita Rutherford has been telling everyone on Satellite Radio about. And, oh yeah, here’s Wichita’s site again, just for good measure. You can check out Bob’s larger-than-life rendering of Wichita in the new logo.

FTP Clients: Bob uses Fetch. Chris uses Transmit.

Here’s a direct link to Apple’s support site. Also, almost anything you might need to know about your Mac itself can be found by clicking you desktop, then clicking the “help” link at the top of your screen and choosing “Mac Help”.

iPhoto as a Content Management tool:
iPhoto is a part of iLife, which comes with any new Mac. Upgrades can be purchased from Apple.

Here’s a direct link to iPhotoBuddy. For all sorts of other tools for you Mac, including others to help you manage multiple iPhoto libraries, visit Apple’s Made 4 Mac products guide.

I think that’s about it! Hope you enjoyed the show. As always, if you have a question or want to send us feedback, or want us to start fighting internally by telling us which of our podcasters is your favorite, send your email to: answersforfreelancers@gmail.com

Show Notes:

Round Table Pt. 1 -
Ken’s Online Portfolio – www.kenperkinsillustrator.com
Bob’s Online Portfolio – www.bobostromstudio.com
Chris’ Online Portfolio – www.aithene.net

Arnold Shortzarebiggr: free online space
www.Flickr.com
www.MySpace.com
www.BlogSpot.com

Round Table Pt. 2 -
www.MarketingTool.com – Sign up for a free listing under a number of relevant categories: Illustrators – Photographers – Writers – Flash Designers – and more.
www.CareerBuilder.com – Online Job Board. Post your resume and set up job search agents. If you set your preferences to Contractor and Part Time, and set one of your Job Categories to Consultant, it effectively returns jobs where people are looking for Freelancers.

Guest Musician: Van Heffer – Ozzy Osbourne in Blue Grass, the way it was meant to be. Find more about Wichita Rutherford and Van Heffer at www.5minutesWithWichita.com

Introducing Bobo the Gorilla and Spalding Breedwell. They will be hosting our Gorilla Marketing section.

The Melman from the Mailroom Show: send in comments, ideas, rants and random thoughts to: answersforfreelancers@gmail.com with ‘mailroom’ in the subject line.

Show Notes:
Intro by Rob Walch of Podcast411.com – inside the podcaster’s studio.

Freelance News: send in your Freelance stories and news to Lance Panstrom: answersforfreelancer@gmail.com with Freelance News in the subject line.

Wheel of Misfortune: send in your freelancing tales of woe to:
answersforfreelancers@gmail.com with ‘misfortune’ in the subject line.

Guest Musician: RD Roth and the Issues @ rdroth.com and cdbaby.com

7th Son – Podcast novel from J.C. Hutchins

The Melman from the Mailroom Show: send in comments, ideas, rants and random thoughts to: answersforfreelancers@gmail.com with ‘mailroom’ in the subject line.