Designing a Dream Home Office
One of the best investments I’ve made into my business wasn’t a fancy gadget or a shiny new toy. It was my office. It’s interesting to see how many freelancers just work wherever they can, be it the local Starbucks, a spare bedroom or even the kitchen table. From my experience though, it’s extremely important to...
Read more…So You’re a Failure
Everyone comes to a point in their life where they feel like a failure. Nothing seems to go right, does it? It’s even worse when the failure has to do with your freelance business, as that means everything in your life is in jeopardy–from the mortgage to putting food on the table. So what do...
Read more…How to Bring the Human Touch to Your Freelancing
Every freelancer knows that by working online they can bring their talents and services to a wider audience and potentially find clients from across the globe. But how can an online freelancer workining from home bring a more human touch to their work, so that clients can put a face behind their services? Personalize your...
Read more…How to Survive in a Rapidly Changing Freelance Marketplace
Running a business is tough enough, but when you’re centered in an industry that seems to change almost every day, it can seem impossible. While there’s a ton of freelance work out there, there’s also plenty of competition and it becomes a daily fight to set yourself apart. One of the best things about being...
Read more…How to Take a Vacation Without the Internet
Even though we can work from anywhere and can dictate our own schedules, it’s not often that we allow ourselves to take non-working holidays, especially ones where we’ll be completely off the grid with no phone or internet access at all. I never though about this issue until about eight months ago when I got...
Read more…Review of the Social Signup Plugin
A few weeks ago, the creators of the Social Signup Plugin contacted me about doing a review of their plugin. While I don’t normally do review requests, the plugin actually sounded like something one of my clients needed, so I decided to check it out. From their website, they describe their plugin as: We decided...
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