Watch out for the What Freelancing Taught Me Series over at successful-blog.com!
Liz Strauss is easily the most prolific blogger I’ve ever known. And somehow she’s infected Deb Ng with the same prodigiousness, getting three guest posts on successful-blog.com in the process. From the first installment (”Confidence“)
I can already see that this series will be of […]
“Well, you get to wake up anytime you want.”
“Really? It’s hard to start working when it’s already 6pm.”
“True, but you can start working right away. It’s bed-laptop-eat-sleep for me.”
“Huh? When do you bathe?”
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We all know the corporate cliche: the hard-working employee forgoes breakfast, in an effort to get as much sleep as possible and still get to work on time. There’s lunch to make up for it anyway. It’s something we can all get used to, but there are various recommendations against it.
We’ve also heard of healthy […]
A few hours ago I enjoyed some coffee with Gang Badoy of RockEd Philippines (we were finalizing the plans for Shai Coggins’ blogger mixer). As she shared her experiences out on the field, helping prison inmates find their inner poet and figuring out ways to get books to remote communities, I wondered what made that […]
On his personal blog on new media and online marketing, Chris Garrett does a great job with The Myth of Freelance Pay. He tempers the usually optimistic expectations regarding the financial prospects of a freelancer:
Even when a freelancer does earn their top rate, those good pay days have to compensate for the hours spent […]
There’s no doubt that one of the hardest parts of being a freelancer is the need to constantly market to clients. It’s also one of the most crucial, since you can’t make a living if you have no projects to accomplish.
Which is why you should consider yourself lucky if you’re really good at attracting inquiries […]
Previously: 3 Skills That Will Pay For Your Retirement
Illustration
Employers love illustrations, for the same reasons they love quality photography. But while photographers are limited by what they can capture through their lens, the creative possibilities open to a freelance illustrator are virtually infinite. Conventional uses of this versatility include cutout drawings, which isn’t possible through […]
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 […]
If you’ve read through my posts on What’s Great About Freelancing, you’ll know that I regularly insist freelancers can make more money in less time—or even with less work—than their corporate counterparts.
A former employer got me for a design project. We agreed on a pleasantly surprising price for my services.
Pleasantly surprising, when you realize […]
For anyone making a living, such as freelancers and contract workers, seemingly insurmountable backlogs and never-ending to-do lists are a fact of life. Still, constantly staying on top of everything can drive a person mad. All work and no play, aside from boredom, also causes insanity.
That’s why we all have days off. A day or […]
Showing why "Freelancing" Isn't Just an F-Word Through Shared Experiences and Useful Info.
Written by Rico Mossesgeld [email] for b5media.
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