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Webinar: The Freelancer Starter Kit
This is the Canadian Freelance Guild’s biggest event ever with six panelists and a moderator with a broad range of freelance skills, expertise, and experience: writers, authors, teachers, journalists, marketers, a magazine editor, a publisher, and an audio-video producer. They’re gathering for a weekend workshop to show you what’s in the Freelancer Starter Kit: the […]
Webinar: Author Julie Barlow and Going Solo
Whether you’re only thinking about the freelance life, have already taken the plunge or were pushed into the deep end, ‘Going Solo’ can help you make sense of the murky waters that represent modern-day solopreneurs. The subtitle of Julie’s newest book says it all: “Everything you need to start your business and succeed as your […]
Webinar: Are You Year-End Ready?
Love it or hate it, your financial year-end is coming to a close. Getting and staying ahead of this annual business deadline is critical if you want to keep the Canada Revenue Agency off your back. Our Experts Panel is here to help. Are You Year-End Ready? Online: Thursday, November 21, 2024 6 p.m. to […]
Webinar: Getting Canadian Government Contracts
Governments operate on an April to March budget year. Now is the time to access the largest employer in Canada: the federal government. Provincial and municipal governments can also be lucrative clients. With their tendency to spend whatever is left over in their budgets as the end of March approaches, it’s important to set yourself […]
Webinar: Working the Conference Circuit
Our experts panel will lead you through the pros and cons of the conference circuit, the ways you can benefit from choosing the right conferences, and how to connect with the various players you’ll need to make your efforts pay off.
Webinar: Practical Use Cases For AI
This weekend workshop will focus on practical use cases: routine tasks that can be made easier with help from publicly available chatbots.
Webinar: AI’s Impact on Media Freelancers
A panel of AI-engaged professionals will discuss these challenges: digital arts researcher Owen Brierley, PhD, who helped start us on our AI journey; Tony Stubblebine (CEO, Medium.com) who refused to license his users’ content to OpenAI and demonetized AI-generated content on the platform; and data journalist Jon Schleuss of the Los Angeles Times, president of The News Guild/Communications Workers of America, and lead of that group’s national AI committee.
Webinar: Finding New Markets
The longer you’ve been freelancing, the more likely you have pivoted at least once. It might mean narrowing your focus and drilling deeply into an area of expertise to become tops in that topic.
Webinar: Contracts and Negotiations for Freelancers
Join panelists and long-time freelancers Paul McLaughlin and Don Genova with moderator George Butters to talk about trends in recent contracts for media freelancers, the new twists AI has added to the already difficult topic, and how you can get what you want from negotiations…or know when to walk away.
Webinar: CFG Books and AACB Present: Author Mark Kearney and Al Christie
Author Mark Kearney’s latest book explores the life and times of Al Christie he describes as Hollywood’s forgotten pioneer. In discussion with Crystal Fletcher of All About Canadian Books.
