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Born To Be… A Freelancer?

It’s an argument that’s been discussed on the Internet time and time again. Are the qualities that make for a successful freelancer part of one’s genetic makeup, or are they learned?
It’s the old nature versus nurture discussion brought to the freelancing roundtable for discussion: which is most responsible for the qualities that make a [...]

Open Thread: How Can You Double Your Sales Per Client?

As many of you have been following on my Freelance Smackdown! threads, I’ve been putting Christine O’Kelly’s eBook to the test - and it’s passing with flying colors. One of the gems in this book is a piece of advice that’s so simple you may have never thought of it - but it could [...]

Open Thread: Do You Feel Secure?

Some time ago the folks at Freelance Switch had this survey (I’m sure you’ve heard of it by now), 3,700 freelancers responded and now we get to see the results. If you took part in the survey you probably already received the PDF report, if you didn’t participate you can make a donation (of at [...]

Open Thread: What’s Your Elevator Speech?

Last week’s Open Thread was a solid success, with dozens of people chiming in to give their hard earned success secrets. Let’s keep the train moving with another all-about-you question: What’s your elevator pitch? You know, that 15 to 30 second description of what you do and why it’s so damned valuable [...]

Open Thread: What Do You Wish You Knew When You Started?

“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.”
- Vernon Law
The admissions office for the School of Hard Knocks is always open, and we’ve all taken our share of courses there. And while you wear your battle scars with pride, it’s always nicer to avoid the pain when possible.
If [...]

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