Includes index.

The freelance essentials : what you need to know before you take the leap -- What does it mean to be a freelancer? -- Are you ready for freelancing? -- Make a smooth transition into freelancing -- Your first freelance jobs : how to find them and how to quote them -- Becoming a company -- Finding freelance work : how to find the most profitable and manageable work -- Take your ass to market -- Find work fast -- Networking : the power of people -- Get a website -- Blog for victory -- How to sell -- Get more work than you can handle -- Manage your clients (before they manage you) -- Managing clients -- Deal with (and decline) difficult clients -- The client's side of the story -- Motivate yourself and get stuff done -- The art of motivation -- Choose a productive place to work -- Healthy body, healthy mind -- Healthy computers -- Protect yourself : finances, cash flow, credit control and contracts -- How to keep financial records -- Cash flow and the need for credit control -- Create a contract -- Next steps and beyond! -- Partnerships, products and businesses -- Looking forward.