Category: Freelance
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
What Freelancers Can Learn From TV Characters
Freelancers have to be people of tremendous character — our own decisions rule our destiny. Freelancing means more self-motivation, creating our own atmosphere and learning on the job . They say art imitates life, but I’ve heard the opposite as well. There is plenty of art we could look to, but whoRead More
5 Ways to Get More Done At Your Home Office
When I first started working from home, I was still on someone else’s clock. I was lucky enough to have a boss who would be cool with us occasionally working in our home office. Of course, at this point, I didn’t have a home office. I had a room. SinceRead More
Continuing Education for the Freelancer or Solopreneur
Working at home is a dream of many, and for tens of thousands it’s a reality that brings us both tremendous joy and endless frustration. For the freelancer or the solopreneur, the only way to truly remain relevant in such a fast paced career path is to stay on topRead More
5 Awesome Gifts for Freelancers
Freelancers of any stripe need a good pick-me-up every so often. Fortunately, many of us know folks who love to give us gifts and the gift-giving season is on its way. The holiday season is officially upon us folks. A little boost in spirits could come in the form ofRead More
7 Tips to Manage Time Like a Boss
What differentiates a smart entrepreneur from a mediocre one? Time management. A successful businessman is one who knows how to utilize his time in the right manner. Sadly, many entrepreneurs fail to cope with this major factor in their life simply because they are either not good at it orRead More
Outsourcing Doesn’t Necessarily Have to be a Bad Thing
Nobody is going to argue that outsourcing, as a general idea, is usually considered a bad thing. The nightly news is full of stories about huge corporations who dodge tax burdens and destroy jobs by outsourcing their basic needs, like customer service, to other countries. Sometimes though — especially whenRead More
How to Stop Wasting Time in Meetings
The first day of my first office job, my boss told me plainly, “There are two types of people in the business world. That guy who sets up all of the meetings and the rest of us, okay?” He was no fan of wasting time, and it rubbed off onRead More