If you’ve been following this blog for some time, you know that I’ve recently increased my rates. In fact, this is The Savvy Freelancer’s January 2010 challenge.
I’ve been increasing my rates every few months for the last year or so. And the results have always been positive, bringing a stream of new, higher-quality clients.
Despite knowing [...]
Last week, I listed the reasons why I love freelancing. To keep things balanced, today I’m going to share what I hate about freelancing.
Hopefully, this list will help those who are still thinking about freelancing to decide whether it’s really right for them. Sometimes, freelancers are accused of romanticizing our work, as if our lifestyles [...]
I engage with a lot of freelancers on Twitter and it strikes me how extreme people’s feelings are about freelancing.
Some love it. They tweet something like, “Freelancing – this is the life!” Or how much they enjoy being able to go to the gym anytime they feel like it, or work at the coffee shop [...]
Most days, I believe freelancing is just about the best thing a parent could do. You stay home yet earn an income and continue growing professionally.
But early this week, something happened that rocked my little home-based world: a client who had earlier agreed to hire me to write a sales page, emailed me to say [...]
Do you experience any of the following symptoms?
inability to find happiness in employment
constant dissatisfaction with your job, no matter how much money you’re earning
susceptibility to various distractions, such as a hobby, passion – or kids and spouse
weakness for dreams of adventure, like traveling, bungee jumping or living a bohemian lifestyle
short attention span for structure, or [...]
When somebody says “freelancer”, the first thing that comes to your mind is probably a writer, novelist or journalist. True, for the longest time, the only freelancers we heard of were those who worked with the written word.
But not in the twenty first century, a time that appreciates freelancers in many different fields.
