Doug recently wrote about a Tip for Freelancers: Admitting You’re Behind. Here are the four steps he’s listed in brief:
Remember: no excuses
Admit it
Explain what you’re doing to fix it
Apologize
We can also adapt these four steps into an approach that applies to most situations in general:
Notify
Propose a Solution
Apologize
In other words, these three steps are what you […]
Oh wow, I can actually check my bank account’s balance online!
No, I’m not a caveman discovering fire for the first time (ok, maybe I am). It’s just that I need to pay attention more often.
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I recently chatted with a friend who recently signed a contract with a local corporation. Now, the Philippines isn’t exactly the US or South Korea in terms of connectivity, so this is the first venture of my friend’s client into the online world. My friend finds herself in a pioneering position, the result of her […]
Part of marketing your skills properly involves creativity and leaving a memorable impression on your future clients. Yet can it lead to case of too much of a good thing being bad?
The video-driven “Dexter treatment” is unique, because it allows you to send a customized video to a contact. A realistic—yet fictional—news report that would […]
Aunty Entity talks about freelance project management.
If you live in the Philippines, Manila Freelancer’s Win a Copy of The 4-Hour Workweek contest may interest you.
Know the difference between then and than? Lori does.
Copyblogger asks if you suffer from the Copywriter’s Curse.
Here are twenty ways to beat writer’s block.
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If you’re an Adobe fan like me, you should check out FreelanceSwitch’s extensive review of Creative Suite 3.
A lot may be new with Adobe’s latest compilation of creative applications, including the new minimalist branding, but the price is still high. CS 3 retails for up to $1799 standalone and $599 as an upgrade. The upgrade […]
Even if you’re not a fan of Formula One, the recent espionage scandal concerning Team McLaren might interest you. After all, where else would a $100,000,000 fine virtually not matter?
Some people would quietly condemn World Champion Fernando Alonso, one of the people implicated by investigators, for his carelessness. The slam dunk evidence were his emails […]
Recently, I’ve been playing basketball and badminton twice a week. Even though my body aches the next day (oh, my legs!), I’ve never felt so energized in my life!
The human body was designed for physical activity. Sitting in front of the computer all day simply isn’t natural. Still, it’s a bit ironic that, as I’ve […]
Poor communication between a freelancer and his client limits productivity at best, and leads to the failure of the project and mutual animosity at worst. The simple fact is that a freelancer has a harder time fulfilling his objectives when he can’t communicate with his employer properly. Just ask Marshal Grouchy. His lack of communication […]
One of the major obstacles non-Western freelancers face is the lack of easy payment systems. At least here in the Philippines, where the most common way locals receive money from foreign sources is via remittance. This is how I get paid for at least one long-term freelance commitment.
Remittances can be Inconvenient and Dangerous
At least from […]
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Written by Rico Mossesgeld [email] for b5media.
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