Freelance Knowledge
How to Calculate Your Quarterly Taxes as a Freelancer
Tax season is a freelancer’s least favorite time of year. What makes it even worse is that...
What to Do When You Are Not Getting Paid for a Freelance Job
you have some issues or misunderstandings with your current client? Want to get some practical pieces of...
February 18, 2021
Not Just Halloween: Freelance Frights and How to Overcome Them
It’s close to midnight… and you’re sitting at your desk designing a logo for a client's new startup....
Say No to Learning Invoice Software: 7 Things Freelancers Would Rather Do
Freelancers are a tough breed. They’re always hustling, finding their next gig; straight up bosses doing it...
1099 Form Tips Freelancers Need to Know Today
Taxes. Yes, we can hear your collective groan from here.Let’s face it—very few freelancers look forward to...
Growing Your Business
What to Do When You Are Not Getting Paid for a Freelance Job
you have some issues or misunderstandings with your current client? Want to get some practical pieces of advice on how to keep the relationships and get your payment? Check out these useful tips on how to do it correctly and wisely. How to get a payment for a freelance job? Each freelancer might face it ...
February 18, 2021
Building Your Personal Brand with a Unique Value Proposition
It’s now more important than ever to build your personal brand as a freelancer. 2020 was full of ups and downs, but, on a high note, the year did drive many companies to shift toward a remote-first organizational structure. That alone has created more opportunities for freelancers within many industries, from copywriting to graphic design, all ...
Customer Reviews: How To Rock Your Response
Responding to customer reviews, positive and negative, can be an excellent way to show customer appreciation and gain trust. 78% of online reviewers said they trusted businesses who responded to online reviews more than those who didn’t. While social commentary can be an ideal marketing tool for businesses, regardless of your growth stage placement, these are not ...
Great Managers Focus on Outcomes Instead of Output
Making the most productive and constructive choices for your colocated or remote teams can be a challenge. As a leader, the major bottlenecks that you’re likely to face are waning productivity and unclear messaging. Especially when it comes to team members struggling with communication or not fully understanding what’s expected of them. Increasing productivity starts ...
January 8, 2021
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 ...
November 25, 2020
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 ...
November 25, 2020
Tax Hacks
How to Calculate Your Quarterly Taxes as a Freelancer
Tax season is a freelancer’s least favorite time of year. What makes it even worse is that self-employed individuals must deal with four—that’s...
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....
November 25, 2020
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...
November 25, 2020
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...
November 25, 2020
Future of Work
Get Out of the House: Work From Anywhere has Returned
What a Trumped-Up Tax Code Would Mean for the Gig Economy
Unemployment and Filing Taxes: How Does it Work?
November 25, 2020
What Does the Next Round of COVID-19 Relief Look Like for Freelancers?
November 25, 2020
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, ...
November 25, 2020
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 ...
November 25, 2020
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.
November 25, 2020
Resources
What to Do When You Are Not Getting Paid for a Freelance Job
February 18, 2021
How to Write an Overdue Payment Reminder Letter
How to Save Time and Make More Money with a Freelance Time Tracker
December 10, 2020
