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Focused on Freelance Instructional Design

Focused on Freelance Instructional Design

Hosted by: Crystal Osterbuhr

Weekly proven, practical advice, strategies, and tips for planning, creating, and growing a successful freelance instructional design business.

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Teacher to Instructional Designer: 12 Transferable Skills to Leverage Your Career Change

In this week's podcast episode, you'll learn why transitioning from teacher to instructional designer is a great fit for teachers, and a list of 12 transferrable skills they commonly possess.   Essential Learning...
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8 Tips for Achieving Career Success in Freelance Instructional Design

Most freelance instructional designers fail because they go into it without changing their mindset first. Removing the mental limitations that are holding you back from success will help you to overcome all sorts of...
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Why Instructional Designers Need to Niche Down

The most successful freelance instructional designers are those that cater to a specific niche. Having a niche makes your offering more targeted, which increases the likelihood of someone identifying with the service...
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8 Ways to Land Instructional Design Jobs and Attract Clients

Finding clients and landing jobs for eLearning design work can be a challenge… Not only are there a lot of options on the market when it comes to freelance work for instructional designers… But there are also many...
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10 Tips to Making Your Instructional Designer Website Stand Out

Whether you are a freelance instructional designer or have any type of eLearning design small business, a great website is essential for your company’s success.  If you are looking to build a new freelance website or...
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4 Typical Instructional Designer Job Roles and Descriptions

Are you aware of the various instructional designer job roles and specialties that are growing in demand? When looking for freelance or contract instructional design positions, it's crucial that you have a clear...
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How to Plan & Set 90-Day Goals for Your Instructional Design Career & Business

Effective planning for your instructional design career and freelance business is essential for continuous growth. But simply setting goals for your plans isn't enough… You must follow through with and achieve your...
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5 Tips for Asking SME Instructional Design Interview Questions

Getting the information you need to produce the course you want can be a challenge… Not only are there a lot of factors that you have to consider to forecast the SMEs vision successfully… But there are also many...
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7 Essential Skills of a Successful Instructional Designer

One of the perks of being an instructional designer is that the work can transcend across all industries, creating a plethora of opportunities available for instructional designers to succeed. While at the same...
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Why Clients Aren't Hiring You for Instructional Design Work and How to Get Job Offers

Why aren't clients or hiring agencies contacting you for your freelance instructional design work? You could have the most incredible services to offer... Projects that you've spent tirelessly perfecting each and...
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