How to Earn More Money and Increase Your ROI as a Freelancer
As a freelancer, your most important asset is time. How you manage your time will make or break your business (and your life).
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Top 10 Silicon Beach Startups for Creative Hustlers
Thinking of going full Draper and heading West to build your career? Or, perhaps you already live in the land of "72 and startups" and are looking for your next great gig. Here are 10 companies making waves in LA.
Freelance Holiday: 6 Ways to Take Days Off and Continue Earning
Everyone deserves a holiday, freelance professionals especially. However, the freelancing industry doesn’t offer paid vacation days, which means they typically take fewer breaks. And no matter how high your drive is, some time off is always good for the mind and body. The issue even ended up in the news in the UK a few years ago ...
How Improv Comedy Helps a Freelance Career
Freelancing is a lot like improv, you have to think on your feet and you have to listen to the audience (otherwise known as, your client!) Whether you’re treading the boards at the Groundlings, Second City, UCB, or many others, the skills acquired in improv can help you become a better freelancer, colleague, and boss! Even if ...
Reap the Benefits of a Freelance Schedule
Are you reading this from the confines of your office cubicle, somewhere between the hours of 9am and 5pm (or 6pm, or 7pm, or, well, you get it)? Do you dream about the day you can reclaim those hours and take back control of your schedule? Well, freelancing might be the revolution you’re after! The ...
8 Tips on Building a Successful Freelance Career by One of the Most Read Authors on the Internet
Nicolas Cole is an author, Top Writer on Quora, and the founder and Editor-In-Chief of Digital Press. His work has acquired over 30 million views online and has been published in Time, Forbes, Fortune, Business Insider, CNBC, and more. He is best known for writing about creativity, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. In this article, he ...
A Freelancer’s Guide to Improving Any Writing Routine
Spoiler Alert: It’s An Iterative Process If you want to be a writer, one of the best ways to start is to create a sustainable writing routine. What exactly do we mean by “sustainable?” It’s simple: string together a series of activities that you can complete every day for an extended period of time. Doing ...
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 ...
