Author: Jeff Maehre
How to Be a Happier Freelancer
You get up to receive your fax. The bespectacled personal assistant at the next table is muttering into her laptop. Two writers are talking about the crazy demands of their clients. You feel a part of something, happy to be around people going through the same thing you are. ThisRead More
5 Money-Saving Tips for Freelance Travelers
The biggest pro of being your own boss is just that — not being a cog in the machine. Just about the only time this is a con is when travel comes up. That machine often pays your travel expenses when you’re on a short overnight trip. You’re going toRead More
3 Ways Freelancers Get Paid
The best part of the life of a freelancer is pulling in the digital Benjamins. Clicking that button and bringing in funds makes it all worthwhile. If there’s anything about your current payment processor that bugs you — and it may be that your business is expanding beyond this processor’sRead More
How to Be a More Productive Freelancer
In the middle of the 20th century, Toyota began implementing principles called Lean Methodology. This system became commonplace in Japanese factories, helping that nation to so much of its success in the automotive, electronics and other industries. Lean Methodology is all about keeping everything in a workplace trimmed and cleanRead More
How to Be A Client’s Go-To Freelancer
We aren’t evaluated in a vacuum. We don’t encounter people in a vacuum, but in the midst of their lives, when they’ve had experiences we can only guess at. Whatever interactions we have with them they compare against those they’ve had with others. Their expectations for the work we doRead More
4 Tips for Productive Mornings
If you’re a morning person, this post is not for you — you’re blessed. And some entrepreneurs have the luxury of sleeping in and getting work done at midnight, when they’re nice and peppy. But some of us have to see kids off to school before we can start ourRead More
How to Collaborate with Other Freelancers
Collaborating? Freelance? Other freelancers? What? Freelancers are solelancers. We are lone wolves, howling under silent moons. However, collaboration among freelancers does happen more frequently than you might think. Here are some of the benefits of collaborating, as well as a look at how one can go about it.
4 Clients Freelancers Should Avoid
We freelancers perform without a net. We are constantly taking plenty of risks with potential clients — one of them being simply not getting paid. This can mean getting stiffed, or it can mean having your work deemed unacceptable and facing the threat of not getting your much-needed compensation. However,Read More