25,115 Readers

Free Updates via Email, Facebook, or Twitter!

The Client Machine is On Sale Now! Order in the next 5 days to get a 40% launch discount with a 100% money-back guarantee →

Over 15 Very Funny Posts & Other Links to Make You Laugh About Freelancing

Posted July 4, 2010 in Freelance Stories 23 Comments »

One of the best ways that we freelancers have to unwind and relax after a hard day of freelancing is to laugh.

And laugh we do. The freelancing blogosphere is filled with funny posts about what it’s like to be a freelancer, about the freelancing life, and about freelance clients. In fact, the ability to laugh about ourselves and our situation can keep us going. It also helps us bond together as a freelancing community.

Laughter is great for when we are feeling down, or when we just need to lighten up a bit. Laughter might even improve your productivity if it can get you to stop fretting and start thinking more creatively.

In this post, I share more than 15 funny links to posts, comics, videos, and more. Each one made me laugh, and I bet you’ll laugh when you read them too.


Really Funny Posts

In no particular order, here are some really funny posts that most freelancers will be able to relate to:

  1. The Freelancing Lifestyle, parts one and two. At PoeWar, freelance writer John Hewitt takes a tongue-in-cheek look at what it would be like if all of the misperceptions that non-freelancers believe about freelancing were true.
  2. 10 Ways to Stay Creative While Exhausted. Just about every freelancer knows what it’s like to work when you’re tired. At Minervity, Richard Darell shares some methods for staying awake that you will NOT want to try.
  3. 10 Things You Should NOT Ask a Freelance Writer. Freelancers get asked the dumbest questions. Freelance writer Susan Johnston shares some of those questions at The Urban Muse.
  4. Can You Be a Web Designer? This humorous flowchart helps you decide whether web design is right for you (posted by Jacob Gude on Six Revisions). If you liked this flowchart — here are even more funny flowcharts at DesignReviver.
  5. 10 Blogs Every Freelancer Wish Existed. There aren’t enough freelancing blogs in the world–at least not according to Grace Smith who posted this list of funny blog ideas for the freelancing niche. Who knows? You might even find a blog idea here that you’d like to turn into a reality.
  6. Top Ten Reasons You Should Quit Your Job Today and Become a Freelancer. Laugh at these hilarious reasons to become a freelancer from Jack Knight, posting on FreelanceSwitch.
  7. 23 Signs That You’re Becoming a Design Geek. Are you a design geek? Are you sure? Sverre Sjøthun shares some common traits of design geeks on The Crestock Blog.
  8. Freelance Client Relationships in Real Life, Everyday Situations. What would happen if clients treated merchants and vendors they way that some clients treat freelancers? This very funny video posted on BradFitzpatrick shows what might happen. (Warning! You’ll probably want to watch this video more than once.)
  9. 30 Twitter Comic Strips. We freelancers love Twitter, but we also love to poke fun at it. You’ll enjoy this compilation of Twitter comics on Webdesigner Depot.

And, from our own Freelance Folder site:

  1. How to Make Your Freelance Business Fail. Have you given up on trying to succeed as a freelancer? Grin with us as we share how you can fail instead.
  2. You May Be Addicted to Social Media If. Do you overuse social media? Take this funny self-test to find out if you are addicted to social media.

If you thought these posts were funny, just wait until you see the sites that are devoted to humor…

More Funny Links

In random order, here are some sites that are just plain funny:

  1. Clients From Hell. Yes, there really is a site dedicated to client horror stories and some of the stories are pretty funny. Visit it for yourself and suddenly your clients will look a whole lot better.
  2. The Oatmeal. Just about everything on this site from Matthew Inman is funny. You’ll find comics, quizzes, and more.
  3. Freelance Freedom. Okay, this is not an actual site, but a portion of a site. The Freelance Freedom comic strip at FreelanceSwitch by N.C. Winters is worth a visit.
  4. Will Write For Chocolate. Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s comic strip chronicles the daily challenges of the freelance writing life.
  5. We Make Clouds. A comic strip that highlights the struggles of commercial copywriter from Mike Farah and J. Longo. Although this strip seems to be mostly about the corporate life, freelancers will enjoy looking at some of the corporate zaniness they’re missing out on (not).
  6. The “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation marks. If you’re a bit of a grammar geek like me, you’ll probably love this blog. It’s entirely devoted to the misuse of quotes. (If grammar’s not your thing, don’t worry. There’s more funny stuff to come.)

How to be Funny

Would you like to create your own funny blog posts?

Humor can be very difficult to master, but here are a few tips from some professional bloggers to get you started:

What Do You Laugh At?

Naturally, I’ve just touched the tip of the iceberg here. There is plenty of funny stuff online. Why don’t you share your own links to what makes you laugh in the comments? (Keep it G-rated please.)

Image by orangeacid


About the author: Laura Spencer is a freelance writer from North Central Texas with over 19 years of professional business writing experience. If you liked this post, then you may also enjoy Laura’s blog about her freelance writing experiences, WritingThoughts


Bookmark
and Share

Random Post
 
The Unlimited Freelancer is Now Only $19

Unleash the true potential of your business. Get The Unlimited Freelancer and start transforming your freelance business,
now only $19.

23 Comments
  • User Gravatar
    Freelance FactFile
    July 4th, 2010 at 8:55 am

    Love it! And, as a freelance writer, I especially liked ‘10 things you should NOT ask a freelance writer’.

    Here are my three observations:

    My late mother always wondered when I was going to get a ‘proper job’.
    Friends phone and expect you to chat for ages. I work from home therefore I’ve plenty of time for chatting, right?
    My best one was when I was on a train coming back from a meeting in Nofrolk. My brother in law called me and was surprised to learn I was on a train. But I thought you worked from home? Um, yes, but I do have meetings so I am allowed out occasionally….

  • User Gravatar
    Freelance School
    July 4th, 2010 at 9:50 am

    You guys didn’t include:
    http://www.freelanceschool.com/2010/07/10-reasons-i-love-freelancing/

    It’s hilarious.

  • User Gravatar
    Rakesh Solanki
    July 4th, 2010 at 11:55 am

    Really quite funny links!!! Thanks Laura

  • User Gravatar
    Pawel @ Self Employed Cafe
    July 4th, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    @Freelance FactFile,

    Jeez, just like reading about my own experiences.

    Good that we can laugh about those things, eh?

  • User Gravatar
    Ben Davidson
    July 4th, 2010 at 4:42 pm

    I liked these a lot, thanks.

  • User Gravatar
    Jordan Walker
    July 4th, 2010 at 5:47 pm

    I personally love The Oatmeal – truly comedic.

  • User Gravatar
    Jacob Share
    July 5th, 2010 at 9:47 am

    I’ll add my own:

    51 Funny Craigslist Job Titles and Listings

  • User Gravatar
    Meryl K Evans
    July 5th, 2010 at 10:48 am

    @Freelance Factfile, I had the same experience with chat. I’ve had to turn off all of my chat accounts thanks to chatty friends, family and others. Because I’m deaf, I need to have one chat account so my dear husband can connect with me anytime. Luckily, one of the chat apps gives me control over who can buzz me. But it wasn’t the case a couple of years ago.

    Loved your train story. So we’re supposed to be hermits, eh?

  • User Gravatar
    Laura Spencer
    July 5th, 2010 at 7:08 pm

    Thanks everyone for sharing your funny stories and links! :-)

    In my opinion, the ability to laugh is crucial for dealing with freelancing stress. (Admit it–sometimes things are so odd you just have to laugh…)

  • User Gravatar
    Stephanie
    July 5th, 2010 at 10:45 pm

    The Twitter comic strips and Clients from Hell are awesome! :D I shared the former with some of my freelancing friends and they had a good laugh.

  • User Gravatar
    Chris M
    July 6th, 2010 at 11:24 am

    I like this kind of post. Nice roundup. Can I add one of my own? This is a link to a funny “freelance rap” I wrote: http://www.freelancereview.net/funny-freelance-rap/

  • User Gravatar
    Luke
    July 7th, 2010 at 8:04 am

    hahaha great list!

  • User Gravatar
    Susan
    July 7th, 2010 at 10:09 am

    Thanks for including a link to The Urban Muse! Readers might also enjoy this video of “The Freelance National Anthem:” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCXZgcSs954

  • User Gravatar
    Laura Spencer
    July 7th, 2010 at 10:24 am

    Susan, you always find the funniest stuff. :-) Thanks!

    Thanks everyone for the comments.

  • User Gravatar
    Web design portfolio
    August 6th, 2010 at 5:06 am

    great list!

Trackbacks

  1. Tweets that mention Over 15 Very Funny Posts & Other Links to Make You Laugh About Freelancing | FreelanceFolder -- Topsy.com
  2. Over 15 Very Funny Posts & Other Links to Make You Laugh About Freelancing | JobsMyriad.com
  3. 7/5/2010 Update « PlainNutty
  4. 7/6/2010 Update « PlainNutty
  5. Tuesday Link Love | allison lehman : show + tell
  6. Links: 300+ Books Lighter 2010 Edition
  7. Most Popular Design Links of the Week 3 -10 July
  8. Funny Commercials

Share your thoughts, leave a comment!


Try searching "Getting Clients" or "Productivity"

Men With Pens -- Copywriting Gunslingers

Advertise On Freelance Folder

Forum Discussions

View More Discussions

Free Report

Sign up for our product discount list to get a free copy of Why Some Freelancers Thrive and Others Barely Survive. You can unsubscribe anytime.

Why Some Freelancers Thrive and Others Barely Survive

Popular Articles