Category: Freelance
How to Create a Resume When You’re Self-Employed (Part 2/3)
In the first of our series on effectively relating freelance experience on resumes, we looked at some of the red flags employers see in such experience. One of the ideas we stressed was that you can get around these red flags. The way to do this is by assuring theRead More
How to Create a Resume When You’re Self-Employed (Part 1/3)
If you’re a freelancer thinking of crossing over into the world of traditional employment, or if you straddle both worlds, you have to think about presenting self-employment on your resume. One might be tempted to take an “it-is-what-it-is” approach, just plopping the experience into your resume. But because working atRead More
Freelancers: Here’s How to Get Motivated
One of the greatest things about being a freelancer is you make your own hours. One of the worst things about being a freelancer is you make your own hours. If there is one thing I’ve learned over the many years I’ve been working for myself, it’s that you needRead More
3 Tips for Writing Great Intros
This is the best introduction I’ve ever written. It’s surprising and unique. It’s concise. It doesn’t re-invent the wheel. And because I’m telling you that these are the traits of a great intro paragraphs, it sets up the discussion. I’m now ready to flesh out ways to write a greatRead More
10 Tools to Make Writing Easier
Content creation is one of the hardest skills someone can master. As a blogger, this skill is essential to the success of your art. It takes a while before one can confidently say they’ve mastered the skill of content creation from a blogger’s perspective. Regardless of whether you’ve mastered thisRead More
6 Tips to Uncover Your Best Writing
Being a writer requires time, devotion, passion and skill. For aspiring writers and those who have just started, becoming the writer you always wanted to be is a big challenge. There are times when you would end up asking yourself if you can really do this or if you areRead More
Is a Home Office Worth It?
As a young or potential entrepreneur, renting out office space seems like a daunting idea right? It’s a big commitment, especially when there is an alternative. This is a topic that I encounter all the time. With a growing number of people working from home nowadays, claiming the cost ofRead More
4 Ways to Promote Your Writing
Plenty of people will tell you the hardest part of being a content producer in the digital age is coming up with an original story or angle. Everything’s been covered already, they say. But they’re missing the key point: You can have the most original content on the Internet, butRead More