Since many of us are doing business online, it helps to know what you can’t reveal online—and why:
Your Birthday. Or at least your year of birth. On at least one money transfer website, your birthday is used to confirm any withdrawal of funds.
Your Email. More websites are using your email as the username for logins. […]
Most people don’t realize that they have so little time to attract attention online. According to a recent study by Marketing Sherpa, the majority of web surfers decide to leave a website within one-fifth of a second. Whatever your message is, effective online persuasion requires that you do it quickly.
Tags: effective online persuasionShare This
Web Upon recently featured five must have Firefox plugins for freelance writers. Here they are:
StumbleUpon - Makes finding things to write about much easier.
SeoQuake - Provides SEO-related information about websites as you view them, allowing you to see if your efforts to publicize your sites are succeeding.
QuickNote - Why switch between your browser and your […]
Sure, Notepad’s great when you have to copy-paste snippets of info you want to use later. But have you tried editing a specially formatted text file like HTML and CSS with it? I can tell you it’s a bit hard.
Notepad++ is a must-have tool for any freelance programmer, web designer, and coder. If you can’t […]
I recently talked to a freelancer (who wishes to remain anonymous), and he had interesting things to share. He’s a web designer who’s paid around $900 per project. With an average of four projects a month, he makes around $43,200 a year.
This is a barely decent figure for someone living in the US, but if […]
I feel grateful to be able to hire fellow freelancers to do tasks that I can’t do or fit into my schedule. And would you believe that being a client has made me realize how to be a better contract worker? Or at the very least, it’s made me more empathetic about the common irritations […]
Read Wake Me Up Later’s Setting Guidelines for Turning Down Freelance Work
Then take a look at Writer… Interrupted’s What a Freelance Editor Can Do For You. Could be a potential job for some of us!
See the ever-assertive Kathy name a non-paying client. Personally, I’ll all for publicly calling out someone who hasn’t paid in over […]
I just started going to the gym, so I have to deal with sore muscles while writing this. But I know eventually that my body will adapt.
When I started writing creatively, my first few words were literally a pain to read. I made the mistake of copying styles left and right, without integrating them into […]
You may know that I also blog for The Smart PDA, a tech blog that covers smartphones and PDAs. You may also notice that I’ve written no new posts for the past few weeks now. That’s because I recently quit as The Smart PDA’s blogger. If you’re wondering when to drop a long-term freelancing commitment, […]
“So, my work will help you achieve your objectives.”
“Good, so when do we—”
“—and maximize your core competencies.”
“Ok, so when will you sta—”
“—and help maintain your market leadership position.”
“Great! Now let’s—”
“Plus, it’s in line with your new paradi—”
“ENOUGH! I want to see what you’ve made! Show it, not say it!”
Share This
Showing why "Freelancing" Isn't Just an F-Word Through Shared Experiences and Useful Info.
Written by Rico Mossesgeld [email] for b5media.
Accounting Solver
Behind The Buzz
Biz Chicks Rule
Biz Levity
Boss Hatch
Brandcurve
Business & Blogging
Buzz Networker
Common Sense PR
Contract Worker
Copyblogger
Daily Blender
Digital Money World
Doing Biz Abroad
E-shop Owner
Everyday Networker
Franchise Pick
Greener Assets
Health Care Insiders
Home Biz Notes
Interview Chatter
Just Make Money Online
Leadership Turn
LifeDev
My Organized Biz
One Vote Matters
Pimp Your Work
Project Management 411
Property Crossroads
Second Life Pros
Slacker Manager
Small Business Boomers
Startup Spark
Successful Blog
Talk Stock Trading
Taxgirl
The 501(c) Files
The Golden Pencil
Viva el Negocio
Work Boxers
Yielding Wealth
Recent Comments