My post on Writing for Search Engines currently ranks at 23 out of 2 million+ when you search for “Writing for Search Engines” in Google. Not bad, considering that I’m “competing” against those who make a living make a living from boosting their clients’ search engine visibility. But a big reason behind my relative success […]
Another Monday. More Monday Madness. Five years ago, the seminal David Allen book Getting Things Done started something big. Popular productivity blogs, like 43 folders, are based on concepts found in the self-help guide. Five years later, this time management system is actually increasing in popularity.
If you’re wondering what the fuss is all about, but […]
Copywriter extraordinaire Chris Garrett writes about The Secret to Freelance Blogging
Freelancer writer supreme Lori Widmer compiles a self-worth guide that is related to self-love
FreelanceSwitch’s Freelance Freedom continues to entertain, visually covering points discussed on that and this blog
If you need to quickly transfer text between two online computers, cl1p.net is the way to go
About.com’s Consulting/Freelance […]
Since top freelancing talent is easily worth the money, clients looking for quality output must be willing to pay for it.
But that’s only one half of the equation. The other part involves communicating with your contract workers properly.
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Since pearsonified.com isn’t updated everyday, I don’t check out Chris Pearson’s blog that much. But more often than not, I leave knowing more about web design and self-improvement—even if they’re two areas I’m not particularly good at. And speaking of the former, Mr. Pearson is good enough to get away with at least $1500 for […]
Courtesy of Tom Richmond’s creativity, I give you the deadline demon:
Now the real question is: how much does the deadline demon figure in a freelancer’s life? What do you think, dear readers?
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This morning, I was lucky enough to drive to the office early. As of this moment, hundreds of thousands are stranded somewhere on the road while they wait for the floods caused by Typhoon Egay (you may know it as Sepat) to subside. Just last week in fact, my car stalled as I drove too […]
At first glance, Vyoma’s recommendation to get “A PC with as much number crunching power and as much memory as you can afford” and to shoulder the added expense of a tablet doesn’t sound like thrifty advice.
But if you freelance in design, maxing out your workstation budget is the best move you can make, since […]
I came across the famous Apple 1984 Macintosh ad, and ended up on this interesting article, which basically relates how the idea was originally conceived for an Apple II corporate ad, filed away, and “dusted off” in 1983.
Even non Apple addicts agree that the 1984 ad was one of the best ever created. And it […]
From experience, all clients fall under four categories, depending on how organized and demanding they are. Welcome to a four-part series on Hell, Limbo, Purgatory, and Heaven. Part 4 of 4 is about The Heaven Client.
By far the best kind, the heaven client is a joy to work with. Getting to know them is like […]
Showing why "Freelancing" Isn't Just an F-Word Through Shared Experiences and Useful Info.
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