Sharing work and showing up online
How freelancers share work and get found: recording a walkthrough instead of a meeting, a link in bio page that sends people somewhere useful, short links and QR codes you can track, and knowing when a client opened the document you sent.
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- Are short links safe? How to check one before you clickShort links hide where they go, so CISA lists untrusted ones as a phishing sign. How to see a short link's destination before you click, and the red flags.
- Does a link-in-bio page help SEO?Link in bio pages help visitors more than rankings: what Google says about nofollow and ugc links, your own domain, and when a website wins.
- Freelance email signature: what to include (examples)Five freelance email signature examples, what to include (one link, not six), and when the CAN-SPAM Act requires a postal address in your emails.
- How to present design work by video and get useful feedbackA walkthrough order for presenting designs by video (goal, recommendation, alternatives, decision) plus feedback form questions that replace "thoughts?".
- How to share a PDF portfolio with a link (and see which pages get read)Share your PDF portfolio as a tracked link instead of an attachment: when it was opened, which pages got read, and a follow-up email for the day after.
- How to track which social post brought you a clientGive each post its own short link with UTM tags, count clicks, and ask "How did you hear about me?" on your form. Includes a 3-column tracking sheet.
- What to put in your link in bio as a freelancer (examples by profession)What to put in your link in bio as a freelancer: the link order that wins clients, six examples by profession and each platform's profile link rules.
- QR codes on business cards and invoices: size, contrast and testingHow big to print a QR code on a business card or invoice: module size math, the four-module quiet zone, error correction levels and a test checklist.
- Before you hit record: a privacy checklist for client screen recordingsWhat leaks in client screen recordings (notifications, tabs, client data) and the consent rules for recording calls: federal one-party vs all-party states.
- How to send a weekly client update video (script included)How to record a 2 to 5 minute client update video: a three-part script (done, next, needed from you), a checklist and why to send a link, not a file.
- Branded short links: when a custom domain is worth itWhen a branded short domain like go.yourname.com is worth it, what it costs at Bitly, Rebrandly and SoloWOS as of October 2026, and the DNS steps.
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