There are perks to being a freelancer with a home office. You don’t have distracting co-workers on a loud call right next to you. You don’t have coworkers coming into your office every five minutes through what has suddenly turned into a revolving door. Most importantly, you don’t have to wear pants. But with perks ...
Freelancers are essentially entrepreneurial athletes. To be a freelancer is to consistently train oneself on the best and most efficient ways to run your business. There is a goal in site, to live well doing the work you love under your own terms, and to reach that goal takes practice. Athletes of all types need ...
Freelancers are a tough breed. They’re always hustling, finding their next gig; straight up bosses doing it for themselves. But if there’s one thing that all freelancers will avoid, it’s learning invoicing software. Sure, it’s meant to be easy, but it’s so tedious that we can’t help but list all the things we would rather do ...
As an ex-9-to-5er, there’s not much I crave about my past life. I don’t miss the meetings that could have been emails, or saying “TGIF, am I right” to everyone in the office as if it was mandatory. I don’t miss the professional business attire, clothing you have to buy even though it has only one purpose. ...
If you’ve ever freelanced, or even taken a vacation, overseas you know the panic that slowly creeps up as you’re preparing for your trip. You double-check that you packed your passport at least twelve times. You review that you didn’t need any vaccinations (that are too late to get now, ahhh!) You even buy one ...
There are perks to a 9-to-5 life that sometimes a freelancer can miss. These include easy access to benefits, a steady paycheck, and leftover bagels in the conference room. But as they say, the grass is always greener, and a 9-to-5er wishes they had a magic wand to whip up our freelance perks, especially when ...
Ya know what’s not just for Santa? Making a list and checking it twice. Freelancers do that all the time. If you were to look and the naughty and nice lists for freelancers, you’d see the vast majority are on the nice list. So, they deserve a little gift like everyone else, right? Of course! ...
The holidays are coming around so ’tis the season to explain your job to your loved ones! Most people understand the traditional workforce but when it comes to freelance, people still see it as some warped form of unemployment. So here’s a fun fact to drop at your Thanksgiving and holiday dinners — freelancers make up 35% ...
In the shapeshifting world of freelance, it’s only natural that sometimes the highs feel hot air balloon high and the lows feel super, like super super, like-rock-bottom-see-you-next-month-just-gonna-crawl-under-this-blanket-low. (It wouldn’t be freelance if you didn’t have to talk yourself through it). There are similar scenarios all freelancers face when we need a pick me up. So whenever ...
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