February 18th, 2008
Ever since browsers started featuring tabs, surfers have been taking full advantage of them, keeping multiple websites open at the same time.
But nowadays, with more people doing their work online, the liberal use of tabs is actually limits productivity. Try to find a certain open website among multiple tabs and windows, and you can imagine […]
By Rico -- 3 comments
February 17th, 2008
Kathy proves that “just be yourself” does work
Connie’s got some Freelance Writer’s To-Do Lists
Allena shares Seven Steps to Flawless Work (which applies to freelancers of any field)
Monika talks about 8 Ways to Kick Start Your Freelancing Career
Tom answers 13 Questions about Technical Writing Jobs
Looks like it’s been a week of great content from writers!
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February 16th, 2008
Check out this item on Projects List:
I need a program that will scrape a web page’s html code.
The program really needs to be in C#, and I would like for it to use WebRequest and WebResponse. It will have to be able to login and be redirected to the desired page before pulling the sourse […]
By Rico -- 9 comments
February 15th, 2008
No doubt, a big part of our freelance careers involves coming up with creative solutions to problems. How do I effectively convey a client’s message? How do I meet the project requirements in an effective and skillfully? For us to do this, we need to be able to come up with ideas, even if you […]
By Rico -- 4 comments
February 14th, 2008
You had to see it coming—it’s Valentine’s Day and I’m writing about love.
But there’s a reason behind the madness cheesiness. Love is a great thing, because it can actually help you with your freelance career. I kid you not.
Love What You Do. I’ve covered this countless times: You cannot succeed at what you do unless […]
By Rico -- 0 comments
February 13th, 2008
Have you ever wasted time surfing because you simply couldn’t leave every last link unclicked? (Avid wiki readers know exactly what I’m talking about). No Links Please is a great browser add-on that simply removes all links from web pages aside from Google: “Without the knowledge or temptation of links you are free to devote […]
By Rico -- 1 comment
February 12th, 2008
“We’d hate to lose you.”
“I can’t stand driving through traffic anymore.”
“What will you do now?”
“I’m planning to freelance, I’ll be working from home!”
“You sure? Who will you work for?”
“Oh, clients I find here and there.”
“So how will you find them?”
“I’ll just let everyone know about what I do. I can post my portfolio on my […]
By Rico -- 1 comment
February 11th, 2008
Email groups are a great way to keep in touch with like-minded people. You get to learn and share information relevant to your fields, interests, or hobbies. However a side effect of email groups is inbox clutter.
So it’s a natural temptation to change your email group preferences and elect to receive “digests”, instead of individual […]
By Rico -- 2 comments
February 10th, 2008
Here’s a designer who deserves to be swamped with work, so anyone who needs effective visuals should be told about him.
Here are Five Tips for a Successful Freelance Writing Career.
Here’s the page where you can buy How to be a Rockstar Freelancer.
Here’s How to Deal With Upset Clients.
“Here’s what happens when a freelance client fails […]
By Rico -- 0 comments
February 9th, 2008
Connie recently wrote a useful post on maximizing your work. In it she shows how a freelance writer can reslant, rewrite, and resell an article.
I believe that we can take this active approach to the next level, and make it passive. To fully maximize our previous work, we should come up with methods that allow […]
By Rico -- 2 comments
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