The (Dis)Advantages of Working From Home
Being a freelancer means you often have complete freedom on where to work. However, we tend to stay at home and work from our beds, dining room tables, a corner in our room, or if we’re lucky enough, a whole room dedicated as an office. What we mostly do not do, is leave our home...
Read more…Why RFPs Are Never Good
I just received my first RFP (request for proposal) from a client today in over two years of being self-employed. Now, I had always heard that these things were mostly junk and you should never pay them any attention, or work with a client who demanded you filled one out, but I never knew why....
Read more…The Complainers, The Doers and The Ones That Succeed
I’m by no means perfect when it comes to business – who is? But I like to think I spend a lot of time trying to improve myself. Although I may or may not make the new big “thing” in the online world, I like to learn from those that have and apply them to...
Read more…Freelancing: From My Experience
To be a freelancer, your own boss, the master of your own destiny. You can work when you want, you can handpick your work, take time off when you like, have late starts and work in your PJ’s… WRONG! The life of a freelancer might seem somewhat idealistic, but in reality it’s hard work and...
Read more…Contemplating Important Decisions
Hey guys! I’m in the UK this week, so you won’t get a regular blog post from me. While this trip is about the Update conference and meeting industry friends and family, it’s also about making some important decisions this week about where I want to take this business and my own personal life. I...
Read more…The Secret to Apple’s Success
Just saw a commercial for the HP Touchpad today. It’s interesting that it’s already been a year and a half since the iPad is out and is on it’s second version and companies are just now getting their tablets out and marketed. Why is Apple so successful? Because while other companies are busy trying to...
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