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Welcome to Flying Solo SA

 

FlyingSolo is a series of one-day unconferences where solo entrepreneurs and freelancers can meet and participate in a facilitated forum. Share experiences and tips, ask questions, get answers and generally improve your business smarts! Plus network with other soloists and explore potential collaborations.

 

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FUTURE EVENTS IN 2009

 

 

FlyingSolo 1 was held in Cape Town on Saturday 26 July 2008 - go here to find out what happened or read the feedback .

 

FlyingSolo 2 happened on Saturday 20 September 2008 from 9.30am - 5pm at Magalies Mountain Lodge

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WANT TO COME? Just add your name to the table below!

 

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Also join the Flying Solo online network to connect online and find out what's happening, and sign up on Freelancentral if you haven't already.

 

WHAT'S THE AGENDA?

 

Whatever you want it to be! Simply add a topic to the list at the bottom of the page - and indicate if you would be willing to speak about it or be a panellist for it.

 

WHAT DOES IT COST?

 

This isn't one of those conferences where you have to pay R5,000 to walk through the door. There is no 'conference fee' for Flying Solo SA.

 

However the organisers, who are putting the event together on a voluntary, not-for-profit basis, are incurring costs, like the use of the venue and the lunches. In order to cover these costs, we are asking each soloist to contribute R200 per person. For this you get a whole day of talks, discussion and invaluable advice (everyone in Cape Town felt it was more than worth it) plus your lunch and tea/coffee/biscuits, etc. To guarantee your place, please deposit your contribution into the following account:

 

Standard Bank, Rondebosch branch; Current account no. 07-558-155-8; Account name FlyingSolo.

 

Please email proof of payment to Pam Sykes.

 

If you are going to be paying on the day, please bring cash.

 

In the very unlikely event that FlyingSolo2 is cancelled we will refund fees in full! No-shows are not refundable as the venue will already have catered for you.

 

SPONSORS

 

 

We’re thrilled to have Adobe on board as our headline sponsor for this event. It is thanks to them that the Cape Town Flying Solo team will be there.

Adobe are are also sending two great speakers to talk to us: Alistair de Wet will discuss how to leverage intellectual property to forge better partnerships and Mohammed Jogie will be talking about the state of design in South Africa, and globally. Jogie is a high-profile speaker at conferences around the world as well as a Board Director of Think (the SA Design Council) and Adobe’s Design Evangelist for the Middle East and Africa. He has also previously started his own design company.

 

Online marketing and social media expert Jammaludeen Khan from Jayz will not only be sharing his enthusiasm for his subject in his talk but will also be providing photo and video coverage of the day and uploading all this to the Internet for those of you who are unable to attend the event. Thanks Jamaal!

 

COVERAGE AND REPORTING

 

We also would love any writers to report on the event - particularly summaries of the discussions that could be useful references for both delegates and those who cannot make it to the event. Anything you write will be published on www.freelancentral.co.za and we'll link to your blog posts too. Contact Jo for details or come and chat to her on the day.

 

NOW FILL IN YOUR DETAILS FOR JOBURG ON SEPT 20TH:

 

Note: whichever list you're on below, you can jump up to the 'paid and confirmed' list by depositing your R200 in the account above and sending us proof of payment.

 

 

Paid up and confirmed:

 

1. Hlupheka Chauke hluphi.chauke@hotmail.com
2. Karen Kay info@kayphotography.co.za
3. Ivan Krause ivan@sharkdesigns.co.za
4. Marina Laskaris marina@kwikads.co.za
5. Jo Duxbury - Freelancentral
6. Pam Sykes pam@pamsykes.com
7. Zara Alyssa - Illustrator
8. Tracy Thompson tracy@in2-design.net
9. Mark Seberini mark@outworld.co.za
10. Leandi Roos leandil@lunalinc.com
11. Muzi Mohale
12. Madeline da Silva mdsdesign@iburst.co.za
13. Cynthia Mabela cynthia.mabela@tonstarch.co.za
14. Rob Hooper rob@flamingpencil.com
15. Jamaaludeen Khan jamaal@jayz.co.za
16. Claire Nelson-Esch eschie@wol.co.za
17. John Berry johnberry@telkomsa.net
18. Tarryne Rautenbach [tarryne@lynxmanserv.com]
19. Yianna Grekas yianna@purple-element.co.za
20. Dimitri Grekas
21. Claudia Folgore claudia@visual8.co.za
22. Val Worth frewor@telkomsa.net
23. Nathalie Boucry nboucry@iburst.co.za
24. Melissa Riback hccreative@gmail.com
25. Lara Greenberg lara@originalspirit.com
26. Louzane van Niekerk louzane@ingenuitymarketing.co.za
27. Linda Bekker linda@ingenuitymarketing.co.za
28. Kerry Nash kerrylouisenash@gmail.com
29. Sunet du Plessis sunet.duplessis@gmail.com
30. Marius Sullivan mjosefarside@yahoo.com
31. Candice Johnsen candice.johnsen@wbs.co.za
32. Tania Bouwer beyondhygiene@gmail.com
33. Brad Waltman
34. Alison Gitelson alison@canbeedone.co.za
35. Beverley Field beverley@designfield.co.za
36. Grant Pomeroy grant@syntares.com
37. Lerato Thobejane
38. Nina Atkinson (nina@novelideadtp.co.za)
39. Coba Britz
40. Nigel Fox nigel@foxcommunications.co.za
41. Nardo van Niekerk nardovn@gmail.com

 

 

Planning to attend:

 

1. Walter Pike walter@pike.co.za
2. Tony Lopes peterwolf12@gmail.com
3. Toula Savides plitoulas@osiristrading.com
4. Michelle Da Silva www.empact.co.za
5. Marius Maritz support@johost.co.za
6. Clive Lotter pageb@wol.co.za
7. Brandon Tancott - brandon at sightings dot coza
8. Iza Goldwasser izag@telkomsa.net
9. Yusuf Mahomedy - Worksucks 
10. Jacques Erasmus [http:// www.baad.co.za|- BAAD ] jacques@baad.co.za
11. Michelle Schoeman - michelle@sacred.co.za
12. Estelle van Heerden-The Brand Union
13. Ismail Dhorat
14. Johann Fritz johann@intoit.co.za
15. Tiffany Markman tiffany@tiffanymarkman.co.za
16. Charlotte Olivier charlotte@degar.co.za
17. Francois Laubscher
18. Claire Criticos cbell.crit@gmail.com
19. Michelle dos Santos michelleds@gmail.com
20. Barbara Ulmi rubiafrica@hotmail.com
21. Teo Gray underteo@gmail.com
22. Sofia-Cyan Karadimitriadis sofiacyan@scyco.co.za
23. Nick van der Leek nickvanderleek@gmail.com
24. Lizette du Toit lizettedtoit@iburst.co.za
25. Mat Sher msher@vodamail.co.za
26. Claire Rencken cgordon9@gmail.com
27. Philip Davies philsternator@gmail.com
28. Laura Evans thelastword@mweb.co.za
29. Nigel Babb nigel@winwin.co.za
30. Saul Kropman saul@saulk.co.za
31. Dimitri Grekas - gandalf@purple-element.co.za
32. Bhekani Thwala audrey@lpl.co.za
33. Linda Adams linda.design@netactive.co.za
34. Vanessa Blundell nes.the.artist@gmail.com
35. Nicholas Nesbitt kiduster@gmail.com
36. Mongezi Mtati mo@aquanova.co.za
37. Chrystel Viljoen cadeau.photography@gmail.com
38. Bojangle Ivanov theBojangles@gmail.com
39. Eve Dmochowska eved@ideabank.co.za
40. Roy Blumenthal royblumenthal@gmail.com Visual Facilitator
41. Darrell Fraser darrell@wowphoto.co.za

 

 

SPACE IS LIMITED TO 80 PEOPLE

If you are unable to attend, please remove your name so that people on the waiting list can get a space.

 

WAITING LIST

 

1. Nana Magubane magubane.nn@pg.com
2. Vauneen Mtshali vauneen@gmail.com

Eulalia Snyman eulalia@worldonline.co.za

Maria Capazario capazario@boardwalkmeander.co.za

 

PROPOSED AGENDA TOPICS

 

1. Overview of freelancing in South Africa

• Findings from the Freelancentral survey

 

2. Housekeeping

• Registration, accountants, tax and other scary stuff
• Time management Alison Gitelson
• Systems: Billing, payment, etc.

 

3. Marketing on a shoestring for soloists - Jo Duxbury

• Your brand
• What works - online and offline
• Networking
• Where to promote yourself

 

4. Client service - what makes for happy relationships - Jo Duxbury and Pam Sykes

• An ex account/project director shares what creative soloists need to know about dealing with clients
  • Put it in writing - briefs, changes, cost estimates, etc.
  • Setting boundaries, terms and conditions
  • Client education and management
  • Customer service - diplomacy and tact

 

5. Adobe

• Protecting intellectual property
• The state of design in SA and globally

 

6. The money stuff Tiffany Markman

• How to set your rates
• Refusing a commission because the rate is too low?
• Quoting on a project basis instead of per hour
• Coping with uneven cash flow
• Which banks are best?
• How to ensure that you get paid

 

7. Finding and working with international clients (Tiffany Markman - JHB panel)

• Getting overseas clients
• Getting paid from abroad
• Offshore bank accounts
• Working as an independant consultant and how to deal with differing cultures - Ismail Dhorat

 

8. Support

• Avoiding loneliness
• Support networks that WORK Alison Gitelson(JHB)
• Managing collaborations

 

9. Web 2.0 and the Long Tail - Jamaaludeen Khan - Jayz Internet Solutions

 

10. Contracts

• How to negotiate a contract

 

11. What makes them tick

• Understanding yourself, your client and your associates Alison Gitelson (JHB)

 

12. Power shift

• Editors no longer have the power, they just think they do. Nick van der Leek

 

13. Recent cutbacks on hiring freelancers

• How to find work

 

14. Using technology to ease and manage your workflow and project management. (I would be happy to talk about this :-) (Eve Dmochowska) )

 

15. Contructive ways to spend your downtime when you don't feel like marketing.

• The Psychology of staying motivated when you don't have work - I would be happy to talk about this having studied design, worked as a freelancer and doing third year Psychology (Zara Alyssa - Illustrator)

 

16. Making Real Connections with clients, and increasing your business (Ismail Dhorat - StartupAfrica)

 

EXTRA EXTRA: GET JOHN BERRY'S NEW BOOK (Vanessa Mayley)

 

 

I was fortunate enough to be able to meet up with John Berry, before the ‘anti conference’, and got my hands on his newly published diamond of a book, ‘FAIL-SAFE ANSWERS TO FREELANCERS’ FAQS’.Wow! I swallowed it up in a day and am reading it over and over.

If you are like me and have many questions relating to your amazing job as a freelancer, then this is most definitely for you. I’ve been struggling with Marketing, Pricing, and getting a client to pay, and Hey, guess what... it’s all in this book (and more). Or if you’re thinking of going off on your own, definitely read this, you’ll be so much more prepared than I was.

This book is so cleverly structured, it’s like you’re sitting having a conversation with this more than experienced, witty mentor of a man. It had me chuckling, all the way through, as I saw myself in almost every situation illustrated by John. His ‘whatever’ attitude was inspiring and I had many ‘AH HA’ moments as I gained insight into almost all the problems I’m having.

I’ve never spent so little and received so much information before. I feel like a tourist having just bargained a poor artist, so low on a price, that it’s sinful. All I need to do now is put everything I’ve learnt into Practice, AND STOP PROCRASTINATING!!!!Get Your Copy at the Joburg event!

 

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This wiki started by Pam Sykes on May 19 2008.

Inspired by Going Solo, held in Lausanne May 16 2008 and the brainchild of Stephanie Booth.