About

A Quick Overview

Freelance Camp is a place to discuss and explore the different approaches to running a successful freelance business / service company. We have based our events on the Barcamp format, which is a network of user generated participatory events whose content is fully provided by the participants. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. Some of the events are free (thanks to our sponsors) while other charge a token fee to help cover overhead. Each camp is run by a local team of volunteers and is put on for the benefit of the community (not profit). Any left over proceedes are donated to the organizer’s charity of choice. All the events to date have included breakfast, lunch and an after party.

Who should come? If you sell your services (or are considering it), you are a perfect fit: developer, designer, accountant, blogger / journalist, realtor, lawyer, carpenter, engineer, financial adviser, marketer, sales, musician, artist, inventor… Historically, the bulk of attendees are from hi-tech. We encourage all types of owners to come to provide a balanced perspective to business.

* Get experience based answers to your questions.
* Network and meet people running successful freelance businesses.
* Form partnership and collaborate.
* Find clients.
* Help others and be a person of influence.

To lean more about barcamps:

What to expect
The rules of barcamp

Freelance Camp PRO

Due to popular demand, the organizers of San Francisco 2010 have created a new sub-brand, Freelance Camp PRO. These events target attendees who have been running a freelance business full time for a year or more. No first timers please. The events are smaller (+/- 100), topics are more advanced, and participation occurs at a much higher level.

The Freelance Camp Team

The Core:

  • Shane Pearlman: Founder and Freelance Evangelist (@justlikeair)
  • Iris Kavanagh: Global Brand Manager & Operations (@slickiris)

Event Organizers

  • Santa Cruz 2008: Shane Pearlman (twitter: @justlikeair)
  • San Antonio 2009: Luis Sandoval
  • Houston 2009: Travis Skweres
  • Miami 2009: Rick Tuttle
  • Santa Cruz 2009: Shane Pearlman (twitter: @justlikeair)
  • Bremen 2009: Daniela Knobl
  • Leipzig 2009: Daniela Knobl
  • Nurnberg 2009: Daniela Knobl
  • Sacramento 2009: Janna Marlies Santoro
  • San Francisco 2010: Jennifer Lou (@jenwoohoo)
  • Vancouver 2010: Minna Van (@thenetworkhub)
  • Santa Cruz 2010: Iris Kavanagh (@slickiris)
  • Reno 2010: Colin Loretz (@colinloretz)
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