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Freelancing Stories: When A Neighbor’s Tree Kills Your Power

Posted July 1, 2009 in Freelance Stories, Inspiration 18 Rockin' Comments »

We freelancers have to be resourceful. Just how resourceful, however, our clients may never realize.
The fact is that Murphy’s Law is alive and kicking in the freelance world — anything that can go wrong generally will go wrong.
You’ve experienced it. I’ve experienced it. In most cases, we persevere. We get the project turned in [...]

How To Be Genuine and Nice in a Web 2.0 World (and Why It’s Important)

Posted June 29, 2009 in How-To, Marketing 17 Rockin' Comments »

In the past, we’ve posted here about the importance of monitoring your online reputation. That post was mainly about knowing and responding to what others are saying about you, or about your business, online.
There’s a whole other dimension, however, of online reputation management that doesn’t often get discussed.
It’s the dimension of how you, as [...]

Five Mini-Vacations That Won’t Cost Much or Disrupt Your Schedule

Posted June 25, 2009 in Lifestyle, Productivity 14 Rockin' Comments »

Relaxation is important. There’s a certain level of stress inherent to freelancing, and the freelancer who refuses to take a break risks developing burnout and stress-related health problems.
Despite relaxation and breaks being so important, going on a vacation is a difficult thing to do for many freelancers.
For one thing, we freelancers don’t get paid [...]

Learning To Say “No” Nicely — How to Keep From Burning Bridges

Posted June 22, 2009 in How-To, Productivity 18 Rockin' Comments »

It’s scary to turn work down from a client.
Saying “no” could easily upset them, and it’s very possible that they might even get mad at you. For all you know, they might write you off as a freelancer — never to call on you for work again.
No freelancer that I know ever wants to risk [...]

Are You Trapped In The Wrong Freelancing Profession?

Posted June 19, 2009 in Business, Lifestyle 20 Rockin' Comments »

People often feel trapped in their nine-to-five corporate jobs, but I’ve known that “trapped” feeling to happen to freelancers too.
Feeling trapped can happen to a freelancer when he or she takes on a freelancing career for the wrong reasons. Some of those wrong reasons might include:

Starting a freelancing career just because someone you know or [...]

Four Professionals Who Can Help Your Business Succeed

Posted June 11, 2009 in Business, Getting Started 17 Rockin' Comments »

Freelancing is hard work — that much we know. The expectation, though, is that all of this hard work will lead to success.
Unfortunately, success doesn’t always follow hard work.
Sometimes the secret to success is getting help from the right people — the people who already know what you need to know in order to succeed.
As [...]