Freelance Knowledge
How to Save Time and Make More Money with a Freelance Time Tracker
The phrase “time is money” is especially true if you’re a freelancer. Regardless of whether you bill your clients by the hour, based on project milestones, or the value you provide, in the end, you’re charging for your time and expertise. Which means since your time is finite (and it’s the main asset of your ...
Finding Legitimate Freelance Opportunities: The Dos and Don’ts of Applying for Online Freelance Jobs
As established freelancers know, there is no shortage of work for talented professionals. In fact, finding a freelance job is often a matter of conducting a few quick online searches. Yes, the Internet provides easy access to quality freelance opportunities, but it can also lead to many scams, or prospective clients who are simply looking ...
10 Quotes About Money to Change Your Perspective
Money can cause a lot of problems if you don’t know how to manage it. Although, maybe money management isn’t the right term—how about living with it harmoniously? The key to having money and knowing how to incorporate it into your life involves having a healthy mindset around finances that don’t control you 24/7. Instead, ...
How to Write a Freelance Gig to Attract More Buyers
According to the 2017 study from the Freelancers Union, freelancing will hit the US workforce by 2027. Indeed, freelancers grow in numbers and professional skills. Today they’re more forward-thinking specialists compared to in-house employees. The only problem: The more freelancers within the market, the faster competition grows. So, you can’t sit and wait for clients ...
COVID-19 Financial Advice from Industry Pros
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has left a huge hole in the momentum of working professionals around the globe. And with aid relief packages taking longer than usual for governments to approve, many people are searching for answers on how to forge ahead. Thankfully, there are tons of insightful industry leaders that offer sound pieces ...
Growing Your Business
How to Write a Freelance Gig to Attract More Buyers
According to the 2017 study from the Freelancers Union, freelancing will hit the US workforce by 2027. Indeed, freelancers grow in numbers and professional skills. Today they’re more forward-thinking specialists compared to in-house employees. The only problem: The more freelancers within the market, the faster competition grows. So, you can’t sit and wait for clients ...
The Best Platforms to Get Work as a Freelance Writer
Maybe you’ve just entered the world of freelancing, or maybe you’re looking for your next big client. Wherever you are in your career, it pays to know where to look for work. Luckily for you, we’re living in a golden age of sorts for freelancing. In 2019, 57 million people worked as freelancers in the ...
Why Freelancers Should Become Influencers to Increase Their Earnings
Freelancing may be freeing and fulfilling, but at some point, it becomes challenging to scale. After a couple of years, you might find yourself struggling to keep up with the deadlines as you take on more projects than you can handle. You could even get stuck with just a handful of clients in spite of ...
4 Kinds of Freelancers that Make the Most Money
The freelancing route is a dream come true for many professionals since you can’t beat working from the comforts of your own home. There are plenty of freelancing jobs out there, too, from being a freelance writer to making digital art as a graphic designer. However, all freelancing gigs are different in terms of ...
How to Remind Clients About Unpaid Invoices
Now more than ever, ensuring that you get paid on time is key to maintaining your freelance success. After all, if you’re not getting paid, then you’re losing the incentive to work. Not to mention, you spend more time chasing your money, rather than socking it away for the future. Sadly, this is the reality ...
How 15 Pro Freelancers Use Collabs to Skyrocket Their Revenue
For many freelancers, the dream of working for yourself is exhilarating. The rush of finally leaving behind a boss you can’t stand, determining your own schedule and having control over which project you work—it can all be very exciting. But far too often, freelancers who are excited to shed the weight of corporate life, far ...
What These 5 Invoicing Habits Say About You As a Freelancer
All freelancers deal with invoicing—it’s just part of the business. What you may not realize is just how much you’re invoicing says to your clients about you and your work as a freelancer. Establishing a healthy freelance routine should include healthy invoicing habits. In fact, since invoices control how and when you make money, getting ...
Tax Hacks
Unemployment and Filing Taxes: How Does it Work?
Other than virtual meetings, email, and phone calls, it seems the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped almost every other way business is being conducted....
Three Big Tax Deductions Freelancers Shouldn't Ignore
Everybody knows by now that the deadline for filing 2019 income taxes has been moved to July 15, 2020, due to the global...
What is a W-9 and When Do You Need One?
Ahh, taxes. Not the most fun subject. Taxes can be complex but not as hard as you may think. And fortunately, there is...
AND.CO vs. PayPal: Why AND.CO Wins
For freelancers, managing your invoicing and payment is one of the biggest headaches. Since you work with multiple clients, it’s challenging to have...
Inspiration
10 Quotes About Money to Change Your Perspective
Money can cause a lot of problems if you don’t know how to manage it. Although, maybe money management isn’t the right term—how about living with it harmoniously? The key to having money and knowing how to incorporate it into your life involves having a healthy mindset around finances that don’t control you 24/7. Instead, ...
12 Pro Freelancers Share How They're Using COVID's Downtime to Build for the Future
In the months and years following the COVID-19 pandemic, you’re going to start hearing interviews on podcasts, TV, and the radio with people who did really incredible things while they were stuck in their homes. It happened following massive lay-offs in 2008 and, in hindsight, the “great recession” was nothing compared to what we’re seeing ...
6 New Years Resolution Ideas to Build a Better Freelance Business
The end of one year and the beginning of another provides a natural opportunity for reflection. Whether you’ve just started freelancing or have been doing it for a while, there’s really no bad time to consider what’s working and what you could be doing better. And since you’re the boss, there’s no one else to ...
12 Podcasts Every Freelancer Should Listen To
The best thing about being a freelancer–is also the worst thing… You are in charge of your business. You make the decisions, find the clients, and build the products. And it isn’t always easy. If it was, everyone would do it, right? #lifeadvice. As a freelancer, it’s important to always keep your eyes up. To ...
5 Ways for Freelancers to Reclaim Their Focus with Deep Work
We share 5 practical strategies that freelancers can use to stay focused and get more done, using deep work.