Can you believe we’re into the second quarter of the year already? How has 2010 been for you? Did you set goals? If so, what kind of progress have you been making? Are you on track? If you aren’t, you’ve got plenty of time to get on track to make 2010 your best year yet!…
Category Archives: Personal
A Lesson in Valuing Yourself
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….
What I Hate About Freelancing
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…
Why I <3 Freelancing: The Benefits of Freelancing
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…
When Freelancing Sucks
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…
A Freelancer’s Heart
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…
Who’s A Freelancer? Are You?
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.
