Posts Tagged ‘freelance’

9 Questions to Ask Before Going Freelance

I've lost count of the number of articles I've seen recommending that folks take on freelance work to make ends meet during the current economic crisis. From keeping the wolf away from the door to working on top of a full-time job, I've seen freelancing cited as a panacea. It's especially promoted to anyone working in a relatively creative field — not just writers and designers, but videographers and coders… Continue reading

March 26 2009 | By Thursday | Tagged: career, freelance, side job | 11 comments»

5 Things to Do Before You Build Your Personal Brand

Most people don't take the time to discover their own personal brand. I believe the reason for this is because of the very many influences we have on our lives, from our parents, to our teachers to our managers and even our friends. I have many friends who are instructed to become lawyers, doctors and accountants by their parent who is already in that field and wants to… Continue reading

March 17 2009 | By Dan | Tagged: audience, freelance, personal branding, promotion, self-employment, self-promotion | 7 comments»

Blellow: A New Kind of Career Site

Combining social networking and your career isn't exactly a new idea. LinkedIn launched in 2003. But the idea of using microblogging to support your job hunt or freelancing career is relatively new. This week, Blellow launched; the social networking site uses a microblogging interface familiar to anyone who has checked out Twitter to create some impressive tools for your career. Helpful Microblogging Making use of Blellow is just a matter… Continue reading

March 5 2009 | By Thursday | Tagged: blellow, career, freelance, microblogging | 6 comments»

5 Topics To Address When Talking With Your Partner About Starting A Business

One of the most important steps (if not the most important one) you can take when starting a business is to talk with your partner/spouse before you embark on your adventure. It’s absolutely crucial to have your partner with you on the same page when you start a business. Without their support and “buy-in,” in the long run you’ll end up sacrificing your success, your relationship, or both. Save your… Continue reading

March 4 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business, career, entrepreneur, freelance, job, love, marriage, Money, partner, passion, relationships, risk, work, work at home | 5 comments»

5 Things You Need to Do Before You Dive Into a “Business in Blue Jeans”

Before you make the transition into non-traditional work, you need to do at least five things. Some are easier than others, but all are crucial to your success. Follow these steps to ensure that when you finally take the leap, you make a splash instead of a bellyflop. 1. Have a clear vision and a plan. Before you ever transition out of a job, you must have a clear vision for what… Continue reading

February 25 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business, career, entrepreneur, freelance, job, Lifestyle, passion, work, work at home | 17 comments»

A Follow-Up To “Change The Way You See Work and Change Your Life”

I've received so many e-mails and comments about my "Change The Way You See Work and Change Your Life" article that I decided to write a follow-up article to talk more about the specifics of what some call "non-traditional work" but what I call "business in blue jeans": why do it, how can you do it, and how can it transform your life? You'll find a few more nuts and… Continue reading

February 20 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business, career, entrepreneur, freelance, job, Lifestyle, passion, work, work at home | 20 comments»

If You Lost All Your Work…

If you're a freelancer or run your own business, it is important to know how well you would cope after something like a computer crash where all your work is lost. If your income relies on you having work, then when you lose everything you need to know how well you can get back into gear. Dave Navarro [of FreelanceFolder] runs through three steps that you'll need to have a… Continue reading

October 11 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: freelance | 3 comments»

101 Reasons To Become A Freelancer

If you're thinking about working full-time in a freelance field, this list of why it's so great will probably give you the push. Not everything stated here is true for every freelancer, but there is a lot here to look forward to. Just don't jump to any conclusions of it being easy! You choose your boss: Everyone answers to someone, and freelancers are no exception. However, freelancers answer to clients, a… Continue reading

September 12 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: freelance | 6 comments»

How To Negotiate Freelance Pay For Non-Negotiators

A fundamental skill to learn for any freelance work is pay negotiation. If you don't get good at this you can be sure not to get as much as you should. Andrea Dickson at Wisebread has written a great article for those of us who aren't entirely comfortable haggling a better wage for work. She in particular writes for women, but the sentiment goes for all freelancers. You have to get… Continue reading

August 24 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: freelance, negotiation | 5 comments»

24 More Freelancing Tips

Only because we posted a list of 22 tips and habits from successful freelancers a few days ago, we've got 24 more for you. Always get at least 25% in advance Clients almost never know what they need. For example most people want to have a website for all the wrong reasons. Because their competitor made a website, because they read on a magazine that they should have a website… Continue reading

July 12 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: freelance | 4 comments»

22 Habits of Successful Freelancers

Doing freelance work full-time can be a daunting experience at first; so it's good to know a few things in the beginning. Thankfully, the freelancing community on the internet is quite giving when it comes to information on being a successful freelancer. From these three articles you can read some habits from freelancers who have it working. Market yourself: When you first start out, no one knows you. You can hang… Continue reading

July 10 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: freelance | 6 comments»

Creating The Perfect Solution For Your Client

In all freelance work, even work that isn't freelance, you may find yourself battling with your clients to get exactly what they want. The key to success in this case is feedback and communication. These are 6 questions to keep asking by Jarkko Laine and are all equally important. When you properly understand what needs to be done, from the client's point of view, far fewer hiccups will occur down… Continue reading

July 4 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: freelance | 1 comment»

What To Do When Clients Bail

Pamela Slim from Escape From Cubicle Nation paints a picture of having some 'sure thing' work set up that suddenly falls flat. The work is gone and there are no prospects, nothing on the horizon and your field seems to be empty. What do you do? The three steps the Pamela suggests may seem almost too logical now, but in the midst of an income-less hysteria, things may overwhelm you. First thing… Continue reading

June 27 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: freelance | 4 comments»

The Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator

When you work freelance, you generally have the luxury of setting your own hourly rate - if you bill hourly. This is tricky for anyone starting out, because you don't really know what you should be charging. Talking with your peers and employers helps a lot, but isn't always enough. Particularly if you have a specific budget in mind. FreelanceSwitch, a fast growing network of resources for freelancers, has created an… Continue reading

May 25 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: freelance, Money | 4 comments»

How To Prevent Running Out Of Blogging Steam

Something that almost inevitably happens to bloggers starting out their own niche site, is they run out of stuff to say. Generally, as a new blogger, you can shoot for around 3-4 months of solid content until the ideas begin escaping you. This could possibly be caused by the lack of one or more of these:

1. Inspiration

2. Motivation

3. Confidence

Inspiration At some stage you will become uninspired. Thankfully, this really is the… Continue reading

May 24 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: blogging, blogs, freelance, writer, writing | 31 comments»

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