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3 Freelancing “Bad Habits” That Cost You Money

Posted September 2, 2008 in Productivity 28 Rockin' Comments »

When you’re freelancing for a living, you’re trading time for money – so you want to make sure that every hour is time well spent. 

But those “little” bad habits you may have as a freelancer may be eating away at your time, making projects that should have only taken a few hours take much, much longer.  When that happens, your hourly rate goes down - way down - and each project becomes less profitable. 

Don’t let this happen to you.  Check out these 3 habits to break and start bringing your rates back where they deserve to be.
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Open Thread: Do You Want to Stay Small or Grow Big?

Posted September 1, 2008 in Open Thread 23 Rockin' Comments »

The decision to become a freelancer is often a very personal one. We all have our individual situations, preferences, and abilities. We all have our individual goals.

For some people, freelancing is a gateway to a larger business. Expanding and taking on more work is the name of the game.

For others, freelancing is about following an individual passion. The goal is to refine and improve a small business.

Both of these paths can be equally rewarding, but today’s questions is — which do you prefer? Do you want to stay small, or do you want to grow big?