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CFG Books and AACB Present: Author Julie Barlow and ‘Going Solo’
November 21, 2024Unlocking Success in Self-Employment: Insights from Julie Barlow “The people who last as self employed workers, it's because…
CFG Experts Panel - Are You Year-End Ready?
November 28, 2024Love 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…
CFG Experts Panel - Getting Canadian Government Contracts
November 4, 2024FREE FOR CFG MEMBERS How would you like to land a client that spends $20 BILLION A YEAR on goods and services? That potential client is the Government…
CFG Experts Panel - Working the Conference Circuit
October 4, 2024Conferences are among the very best resources for freelancers, but only if you take the time to understand the conference circuit and how to put that…
CFG Workshop - Practical Use Cases For AI
October 23, 2024Dr. Nadine Robinson and George Butters are back with another update on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on freelancers, and how we can use these…
CFG Experts Panel - AI’s Impact on Media Freelancers
October 22, 2024Artificial intelligence (A.I.) has had a significant impact on freelancers in media-related fields such as journalism, photography, videography,…
Experts Panel - Finding New Markets
September 20, 2024Finding new markets is part of a strategy called pivoting. The longer you've been freelancing, the more likely you have pivoted at least once. It…
CFG Books and AACB Present: Author Mark Kearney and ‘Al Christie’
October 9, 2024Author Mark Kearney's latest book explored the life and times of Al Christie, whom he described as Hollywood's forgotten pioneer. In a…
CFG Experts - How We Use Medium.com to Promote Our Work
October 5, 2024As opportunities in traditional publishing declined, many writers seeking non-traditional markets turned to self-publishing sites such as Medium.com,…
A.I. Battle of the Bots - What’s Best for Content Creation?
June 8, 2024Which one is best for...? As if having to learn how to use ChatGPT wasn't enough, a new A.I. tool seems to launch every 15 minutes. Some are…
CFG Books: Lyn Hancock
May 6, 2024Lynn is an Australian-Canadian photojournalist, wildlife photographer, and book author. She has raised numerous orphaned wild animals, including…
Stress and Trauma @ Work - Let’s Have a Conversation
March 22, 2024The impact that stress, trauma and violence can take on our mental health obviously applies to journalists, but also to many other freelancers…
CFG Books Presents: The Secrets of Publishing Revealed
March 22, 2024A Whole Other World 7 PM ET on Thursday, April 11, 2024 Online Zoom Webinar Join publishers, authors and business partners Caroline Topperman and Andi…
Empowering You!! CFG Experts Panel on Tax Time 2024
March 29, 2024It's that time again: getting ready to file our annual tax returns. What's changed? What qualifies for expenses? How can you get through this…
The CFG Social Media Experts Panel Returns
January 19, 2024One of the highlights of our 2023 Summer Academy was the first gathering of our Social Media Experts Panel. Six months on, it's time for an update…
CFG Experts Panel - Find and Win Government Contracts
November 30, 2023In the the first CFG Experts Panel of 2024, our panelists discussed how you can navigate the government contracting system to your advantage.…
A.I. Show & Tell - It’s Not That Scary
November 30, 2023This was our last PD event of 2023 and we thought it prudent to stick to the theme for 2023: Artificial Intelligence. As we learned earlier, most…
Unlock LinkedIn for Your Freelance Business
October 25, 2023Join social media experts Mina Einifar and Vanessa Chiasson on a tour of LinkedIn, the favoured social media networking platform for many working…
Putting YouTube to Work for Your Freelance Business
October 24, 2023Join influencer and social media expert Mina Einifar as she takes us on a tour of what she says is the most stable social media platform out there.…
No Regret Financial Decisions! Shannon Lee Simmons, the New School of Finance
October 24, 2023Shannon Lee Simmons is an award winning Certified Financial Planner, speaker, bestselling author, Chartered Investment Manager and founder of the New…
CFG Experts Panel - Getting the Rates You Negotiated (Part 2)
October 9, 2023Are you a freelancer who wants to learn how to earn more from your freelance work? Do you want to know how to get the rates you negotiated and avoid…
CFG Experts Panel - Negotiating Better Rates (Part 1)
September 18, 2023Are you a freelancer who wants to learn how to negotiate better rates for your work? Do you wonder how to value your skills and experience in the…
CFG Board of Directors Meeting - Thursday, August 24, 2023
September 14, 2023The primary goals of this meeting were to review progress since our AGM in May, and to plan for the remainder of the year.
CFG Summer Academy #4 – Blogging for Business
August 19, 2023The final of four Summer Academy sessions covered the risks and rewards of Blogging for Business. Writer/Book Coach Caroline Topperman, travel blogger…
CFG Summer Academy #3 – Website Best Practices for Freelancers
August 21, 2023Websites are still a vital piece of online culture, and can be an important tool in the freelancer's kit. As always, it comes down to a question…
CFG Summer Academy #2 - Level Up Your Social Media Platforms
August 16, 2023Join us for a deep dive into the current, messy state of social media. Facebook launched Threads to compete with X, the social network formerly known…
CFG Summer Academy #1 - Building Your Brand
August 21, 2023This Business of Freelancing Experts panel will focus on Building Your Brand - the what, the why and the how - to increase your client base. Join…
Finding Freelance Work: Getting the Most out of Job Bank 2.0
August 10, 2023The CFG Job Bank received top ratings since it launched more than three years ago. Now it's new, improved, and still tops the list of member…
Introduction to ChatGPT for Wordsmiths
August 17, 2023This session is intended for freelancers who have yet to delve into the world of Artificial Intelligence using ChatGPT, the wildly popular tool that…
CFG Author’s Interview - donalee Moulton
August 17, 2023CFG Members, did you miss our recent event with author donalee Moulton on the business of publishing and her first mystery novel, "Hung Out to Die"?…
CFG Experts Panel - Corporate Work Part 2 - The Secret to Making Yourself More Attractive to Corporate Clients
August 17, 2023Join us for an exciting follow-up to our highly popular expert panel event in January on 'Finding Corporate Work'. We've brought back the…
Making AI work for you - ChatGPT Workshop with Owen Brierley
August 17, 2023Owen’s highly anticipated machine learning and Artificial Intelligence tutorial and workshop is now available as a pre-recorded video! In this…
CFG Experts Panel: Finding Corporate Work
August 17, 2023Traditional media transformed to the point where every organization is now a publisher and broadcaster. Plenty of freelancers have taken their…
Ask the Experts: How do you publish your first book?
August 17, 2023Should You Self Publish? Or Follow The Traditional Route? We lined up four Canadian Freelance Guild members who’ve been there. Join us. Hear…
Is A.I. Coming for your Freelance Clients?
August 17, 2023A.I. – artificial intelligence – isn’t just coming. It’s here and expanding it’s range and capabilities. Just last week,…
Pitching for Success – Sell That Story!
August 17, 2023You have the story. You know you can write it and deliver it. But how to get the editor’s attention—and a green light to…
How to Win Government of Canada Contracts
August 17, 2023How would you like to land a client that spends ABOUT $20 BILLION YEARLY on goods and services? That client exists: The Government of Canada. Even…
Tax Time for Freelancers – 2021 Tax Year
August 17, 2023Financial guru Shannon Lee Simmons helped us last March get ready to file our 2021 income taxes. Guess what? The deadline is fast approaching to file…
Getting The Most Out of LinkedIn Learning
August 17, 2023LinkedIn Learning is one of the most valuable benefits you receive as a member of the Canadian Freelance Guild. The resource contains thousands of…
Managing Your Social Media Expectations
August 17, 2023In this hour-long session, presenter Rebecca Coleman looked at the different social networks and which ones may be important for freelancers to…
3rd Annual General Meeting
August 5, 2023Some AGM Highlights: Reflect on our past year's accomplishments Address our challenges and devise solutions Discuss strategies to expand our…