Freelance Finances – What to Do with All that Money
Being a successful freelancer means you have the ability to earn a lot more money than you ever could with a full-time job. Therefore, it’s very important that you have a good financial head on your shoulders. Otherwise, you could end up broke, in debt, or even lose your business. It’s quite easy to forget about...
Read more…Keeping Up with the Joneses of the Web
You’ve heard the saying “Keeping up with the Joneses,” right? It basically means that whenever your neighbor (or friend or family member) buys some new shiny toy, you have to buy one too. They have a bunch of big screen TVs, trucks and Sea-Doos, so you have to have them too. But have you heard...
Read more…10 Tips for Saving Money as a Freelancer
Now that I’ve been freelancing for well over a year, I’ve dealt with my fair share of expenses, taxes and other terrible money sucking things we have to deal with as the self-employed. There are several ways to manage these of course, and ways to save money doing so. Unfortunately, just because we stay at...
Read more…Set Up Your Business for the New Year
The New Year is the perfect time to take a step back and examine your business and plan some new goals. While you should be working on your business throughout the year, nothing is more important than sitting down and taking a good hard look at where you are and where you want to be. A year...
Read more…How to Quote Projects for Work You’ve Never Done
Even when we list out our services on our portfolios, you’ll always get quote requests for something you’ve never done before. You can always refuse to do the project or hand these requests off to another freelancer. But, what if you’re actually interested in doing the work? I was recently contacted about doing some work...
Read more…How to Get Ahead When There’s No Work
Every freelancer, no matter how awesome they are, goes through slow periods. They often only last a week or two–but when you’re used to getting a lot of checks in the mail, that week can go on for forever. Even though you should be used to it by now, it’s still stressful, but there’s hope...
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