There are a huge plethora of growing tools that freelancers can take advantage of when it comes to optimizing their business. Let’s face it, we spend a lot of time on admin issues that we could otherwise have spent on actually producing work – so it’s crucial that we cut down the time spent on all the formalities and things that revolve around our work. We’ve put together a list of ’33 Essential Tools and Advice for Freelancers’, enjoy.

Note: If we’ve missed something out, do let us know in the comments below.

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Tools

Timing

1. Tickspot – Awesome time tracking application that focuses on helping you hit your budgets.

2. FunctionFox- Makes it easy to manage timesheets, control costs, track estimates and simplify project management (check TimeFox)

3. Harvest – Track time, log expenses, invoice clients, keep track of account receivables and revenue.

4. Fanurio -Time tracking and billing for freelancers.

5. E.gg Timer- Simple countdown timer.

6. Syncd – Time and expense tracking.

7. SlimTimer- Time tracking without the timesheet.

8. Timecamp

9. LessTimeSpent – Simple tracking solution for freelancers.

Invoicing

10. FreshBooks – Send, track and collect payments quickly. Great for teams, freelancers and service providers.

11. SimplyBill – Powerful invoicing tool.

12. SidejobTrack – Web-based job tracking, invoicing, reporting & project management software for the part-time independent contractor.

13. InvoicePlace – Easy invoicing and quotes from anywhere.

14. SimplyInvoices – Great looking invoices in minutes.

15. Blinksale – The easiest way to send invoices online

16. LessAccounting – Makes bookkeeping suck less.

17. InvoiceMachine – Online invoicing made beautiful.

18. SimpleInvoices – Free, open-source invoicing system.

19. InvoiceJournal – Fast, easy way to send invoices to anyone in the world.

Project/Client Management

20. FreelanceSuite – Powerful, simple client management software.

21. FreelancerPanel – Freelancing just got easier.

22. BaseCamp – Project management, online collaboration.

Miscellaneous

23. Dribbble – Show and tell for designers.

24. Wufoo – Create forms easily.

25. PayPal – Accept payments online.

26. CampaignMonitor – Email marketing software for web designers.

Advice/Articles

Inspiration

27. Steve Jobs’ Advice to Freelancers

28. 3 Reasons Why YOU Should NOT Become a Freelancer

29. 5 Ways to Regain Your Creative Joy

30. 5 Ways to Battle Creative Blocks

Productivity

31. Freelancer’s Blur: Coffee and TV

32. Wake Me up When Freelancing Ends: The Art of Waking up Early

33. 88 Tips to Make You a Productive Freelancer

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Places To Find Work For All Types of Freelancers

Elance – They have over 30,000 jobs posted. They also cover many different categories, almost any type of freelancer can find work here.

oDesk – With almost any set of skills you have, you should be able to find freelance work here. They have a wide variety of categories. This is a heavily posted website.

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