My friend David over at Xfep (eXtra For Every Publisher) wrote a really great post on what to do before launching a blog network.
No matter if you’re a blogger, a freelancer, a small business owner, you have to think of everything (or at least make sure everything is taken care of):
Hiring people
Marketing
Accounting
Build an online [...]
I quit my “day job” a couple of years ago to focus more on my passions (music, design, writing, among others), and hopefully make a living doing so. Another reason I quit my job was because I wanted to be my own boss, work my own hours, and basically be free to work with/for whoever [...]
My first client, when I started freelancing, was a good friend of mine. I had no experience, and was almost desperately looking for gigs. When that friend asked me to design his website, I said yes right away.
Was that a mistake? Definitely. But I learned a lot from that experience.
At first I thought it was [...]
The Internet has spawned a whole new profession. It’s called online reputation management. Even if you don’t do business online, have a website, or have an e-mail account, you still need to think about your online reputation.
Consider this:
Anyone can go online at any time and post a negative comment about you on a blog or [...]
There are several things you can do in order to get more exposure, more contracts, more recognition while reducing your workload.
Let’s have a look at the 5 D’s of a successful freelance career. (from my own observations and experience, feel free to add to the list)
1- Decision Making
When you freelance you have to be able [...]
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