A recent gig found me crafting marketing collaterals for a major online auto parts retailer. Thanks to a friend, I found out about NetCarShow.com, a photo library of cars of different makes and models, probably culled from manufacturers’s official PR materials.
What’s great about this site is the quality of its images. With their high resolutions, […]
Looks like my approach of sharing lessons for freelancers as I learn them is paying off.
The 100 Tools Freelancers Can’t Live Without, links to over one-hundred websites that are apparently useful for freelancers. This very blog makes it as #92, under the “Learning” section. Other divisions include Powerhouses (nearly do-it-all tools), Gigs (job websites), […]
No matter what the Apple fanboys say, one thing I like about Windows is its breadth of keyboard shortcuts compared to Mac OS X, which still requires relatively more mouse movement. But there are still lots of useful keyboard shortcuts for a Mac, key combinations that boost your productivity. Why waste time moving your mouse […]
Apparently, it was National Punctuation Day yesterday (if you were in the US). What’s really important for me isn’t the date, but the official website’s pages on the proper use of punctuation. And it even has a great passage from Ernest Hemingway:
“My attitude toward punctuation is that it ought to be as conventional as possible. […]
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 […]
FreelanceSwitch’s 14 Essential Tips for Meeting a Deadline supports my view that clarity prevents misery. And I think clarity should be present in all parts of a freelance career. The less you leave ambiguous, the more you can be sure that your hard work won’t be wasted, you’ll be rewarded for your services, and credit […]
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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Too distressed to accomplish anything? Unfortunately, deadlines aren’t swayed by emotion, especially if you enjoy the flexible schedule of a freelancer. You’ll need something to get back on track.
While it’s so easy for me to tune things out (at least until I’ve done what needs doing), some people need all the help they can get. […]
Ever heard of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, that 18-year-old (yet still applicable) personal growth bible? Regardless of your answer, you’ll find DesignersMind’s post on The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Freelancers really useful. At the very least, it summarizes a lot of what I’ve been writing about over the past few months.
The […]
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