Category: Freelance
5 Questions To Make Starting Your Own Business Easier
I had worked at the company since I was 20 years old as an intern. I had a great relationship with my boss Nick, who was also one of my close friends. Together we had grown the business from running out of his living room into a real company. IRead More
5 Reasons Entrepreneurship Isn’t as Risky as You Think
Have you been mulling over the idea you have about starting a business? You think, “I could really start a company. I see these folks on Shark Tank. I could do that.” You know that your corporate job is slowly crushing you, bit by bit. But then you read somewhereRead More
How Anxiety Brings Out Our Best Writing
This is not a guide to dealing with anxiety. It’s not an article on why anxiety is evil. I’m not going to tell you why we should feel good all the time. This article is about the various anxieties I’ve felt as a freelance writer and how I’ve negotiated them. It’sRead More
Are You on the Right Sleep Schedule?
How common is it for people who run their own businesses to sacrifice sleep? Do a lot of us get three or four hours a night? Have you ever pulled a full all-nighter, and it wasn’t for a chemistry exam back in college? Getting that exalted eight hours is somethingRead More
5 Ways Freelancers Can Deal With Isolation
Freelancers don’t have to drop coins into the office coffee fund or attend largely pointless meetings. Many of us can work in a library or a coffee shop, or on our backyard deck, where the only sound is chickadees or mourning doves. But as nice as these things are, theyRead More
Stop Relying on Rewards for Motivation
It isn’t hard to find articles on motivation for a freelancer. It’s only too easy to find five or 10 obvious steps to get goin’ on that approaching deadline (“picture the job already done” or “have a comfy work environment”). But there’s a deeper philosophical issue at stake, and allRead More
How to Create a Resume When You’re Self-Employed (Part 3/3)
Dear Reader: This is the third in a series of posts on properly showcasing your freelance experience on a resume. In previous posts, we’ve established first that freelance work can be regarded with suspicion. We also learned it’s possible to combat this by demonstrating the skills you’ve developed during yourRead More
Wanna Be a Freelance Writer? Be a Brand Journalist
Companies once reached their audience by saying, “Buy Arco pancake mix. It makes good pancakes.” And then came television commercials that promoted a lifestyle. Then there was complex marketing research. By the time Web 2.0 came along, the marketing intelligentsia on various brands tended to feel that any traditional advertisingRead More