Almost all freelancers enormously enjoy the freedom that freelancing brings with it. For the ones doing only off-site projects the benefits are numerous: choosing their own office hours, taking on the projects that interest them most, working from anywhere, … IT freelancers, however, are often asked to take on projects at their [...]
Dorien Jorissen
One of the hardest things you will ever have to do as a freelancer is determining your rates. If you charge clients too much money, they won’t want to work with you. If you don’t charge them enough, you won’t earn the money to live your life comfortably. So establishing the right price for your services is crucial. Many [...]
Dorien Jorissen
There are only a few days left until the GDPR goes into effect and an alarming amount of people are panicking and wondering how they can save their marketing and sales from it. But why does everyone feel like that, when in fact, the GDPR is actually saving them? The main reason why everyone is panicking is obscurity. The biggest downside [...]
Dorien Jorissen
Freelancing feels like a dream come true for many people. Choosing your own projects, having a say in your working hours and deciding on your workplace: how much better does it get? With great freedom, however, also comes great responsibility. As a freelancer, only you are accountable for the amount of projects you finish and the money [...]
Dorien Jorissen
If freelancers want to land a new project, they need to be able to express themselves well and put their knowledge and experience into words. Verbal communication, however, doesn’t tell the whole story. Even if the interviewers are happy with your verbal responses, you can still send them mixed signals through nonverbal [...]
Dorien Jorissen
We love to make a difference in the world: not just in our business, but in many other aspects as well. At ACA IT-Solutions, we strive to make the world a happier, safer and healthier place for everyone. We do this by being eco-friendly, supporting charity and starting initiatives ourselves. Initiatives by ACA and its employees Sometimes [...]
Dorien Jorissen
The holiday season… many people call it the most wonderful time of the year. It’s a period of great parties, too much food, presents and spending time with family and friends. For freelancers, however, the holidays are also the perfect time to reach out to their clients. Even though many people are on vacation and [...]
Dorien Jorissen
At ACA IT-Solutions, appreciation is a key value! That’s why we’re always looking for new ways to give our colleagues a pat on the back. Thanks to one of our clients we discovered Bonusly, a peer-to-peer reward system that seemed perfect for us. An alternative for our kudos Until a couple of months ago, ACA employees got 2 [...]
Dorien Jorissen
An early start of the weekend Friday September 8, 2017 – 3.15 AM – ACA headquarters in Hasselt Friday September 8, 2017 – 5.00 AM – Brussels Airport In the middle of the night, more than 100 ACA team members gathered on 2 different locations to take flights to Porto for the ACA team weekend. Everyone was ready for [...]
Dorien Jorissen
Social advertising… sounds so B2C-oriented, right? Businesses should probably play safe when it comes to B2B lead generation and stick to a Facebook or LinkedIn page, while not getting involved too much into the end user dialogue on these social platforms. Besides, advertising with social media is only beneficial for retailers and [...]
Dorien Jorissen
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