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19 March 2008

March 2008 E-News


1. Freelance group leaders: Join our Alliance
2. Learn about billing in our first online seminar
3. Freelancers U: Developing and Marketing a Website
4. Featured Discount: Oasis Summer Camps
5. Raffle! Win two tickets to Paul Simon: Under African Skies at BAM
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1. Freelance group leaders: Join our Alliance


Members who run any sort of freelancing-related group--whether a Meetup, Google Group, Yahoo! Group, or Facebook Group--are invited to join a new network of leaders. Your group doesn't even have to be online for you to join. The Meetup Alliance brings together leaders like you for conversation, mutual support, and advocacy actions. Learn more and join online.

2. Learn about billing in our first online seminar

Freelancers Union is launching its monthly online seminar series, available to anyone across the country. Check out our first online seminar, How to Bill Your Clients: Billing Value, Not Hours, with guest presenter Mike McDerment, FreshBooks CEO and Co-founder. This April 8th seminar will help you streamline your invoices and payment collection, a must for any freelancer! Visit our events page for more information and registration.

3. Freelancers U: Developing and Marketing a Website

Do you want to develop a website but don’t know where to start? Do you already have a website, but don’t feel it’s increasing your business? Join Freelancers Union and Jennifer Shaheen on April 23 to learn how to create a effective website to promote your business. Visit our events page for more information and registration.

4. Featured Discount: Oasis Summer Camp

Oasis Summer Camps, with locations in the NYC area, is offering Freelancers Union members 10% off total enrollment fees for their kids. The camps are for children aged 4-14, and offer activities ranging from sports to visual and performing arts. For more information, visit our discounts page.

5. Raffle! Win two tickets to Paul Simon: Under African Skies at BAM

This month, Freelancers Union members have a chance to win two tickets to Paul Simon: Under African Skies on April 11. In an unprecedented month-long residency at BAM, Paul Simon collaborates with an extraordinary range of artists to offer three musical constellations from the career of one of America's greatest songwriters. In Under the African Skies, Simon rekindles his love for the sounds of South Africa and Brazil, which began with his masterpieces Graceland and The Rhythm of the Saints. For more info, visit BAM’s website.

To enter to win a pair of tickets, submit your contact information using the online entry form before Monday, March 31, 2008.