If you’re looking for ways to supplement your income to cover your holiday bills, this article is for you. Discover your perfect side hustle here.
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Aging in place is a growing trend among seniors in the USA, with more than three-quarters of the aging population choosing this option of staying in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes – or at least in their communities – during retirement. But with rising costs and fixed retirement incomes, seniors also consider ways to
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It’s easy to become sedentary and neglect your health while working as a freelancer. I believe it’s important to stay healthy, both mentally and physically, as part of your overall wellbeing
A Freelancer’s Guide to Maintaining Fitness Read More »
It’s safe to say that finding a job isn’t always easy, particularly one that you’re passionate about. In between salaries disputes and inflexible schedules, freelancing has become more appealing than ever. During the height of the pandemic, remote work became the norm. Businesses that never even contemplated a work-from-home model quickly implemented one and carried
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You’ve been working on a project all morningwhen, all of a sudden, your tech breaks down. Your progress is ruined, and now you have to scramble to get new equipment so that you can get back to work. How can you deal with this disaster? Dealing with Tech Disasters at Home One of the biggest challenges
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Everything was probably going according to plan, and you had high hopes of landing your first-or even a new job soon. Then COVID-19 happened. Layoffs, redundancies, and the shift to remote working is no doubt bound to leave you disillusioned, anxious and discouraged. Fortunately, while hiring has slowed down the world over, there are still
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When you are getting ready to change careers, or start your career journey, one of the main things that may be a sticking point is how you get experience in a new (to you) industry. IT might be one of the most frustrating things because almost all job ads will mention that they require experience. If
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There are many benefits to working on a freelance basis, but perhaps the most important of these benefits is the sheer flexibility that this way of working offers. Rather than working for the same company week in and week out, having to attend the office at the same time every day, freelancers are free to
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There is nothing as great as working on your own. In other words, freelancing. More and more individuals are looking to get free from the shackles of 9 to 5 work. Not to mention all those annoying coworkers and the boss who does not want to get off your back.Despite these wishes, it is worth
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Dang It!The Become a Smart and Effective Freelancer course was due for launch on July 1st… But time ran out for me this month! It’s been a hectic mêlée of juggling several projects on the go so I decided to push the launch of this course out so that I can make sure I don’t
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One of the hotly debated topics between freelancer and customer is the issue of rate escalation
Freelancers: How To Increase Your Rates, Annually Read More »
All organizations have culture. Culture is intangible, and a description of the default behaviors, tendencies and styles of its workforce. Your freelance organization is no different, but what is your ‘culture’?
Freelancers: Does Your Personality Define Your Business? Read More »
Creating the right impression with a customer is something all freelancers worry about, especially if business is done long-distance. So much information is lost when we transact over the ether, which makes our communication skills that much more important and (even more nowadays) which tools we use to communicate with.
Here’s How To Successfully Work With People Long Distance Read More »
How do you know when you’re ready to quit your job and graze on pastures new? This is a question asked by many IT Professionals right now.
Ready To Quit Your Job, Yet? Read More »
So you’re a workaholic, and make yourself available (to yourself) 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Running a freelancing business is like breathing to you. Stop, and you believe you’ll die. Free lancing should be called slave lancing, shouldn’t it? This is a follow-on to my previous article: The 24×7 Freelancer Trap .
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This is the question many freelancers are asking at this time. We market for a simple reason. If our customers (existing and potential) don’t know we exist, what we do, and how we can benefit them, how will we get more work?Savvy freelancers like you know that marketing is a core function of your business.
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Just like permie employees, you rise from a long and restful sleep on a Sunday morning, put on some coffee, enjoy a long breakfast reading the newspaper, and then decide whether it’s the beach or the park for a day’s fun and relaxation with the kids. NO WAY JOSE! Instead, you slide out of bed
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