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7 Insane Habits To Destroy Your Freelance Writing Career

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It takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it. I am pretty sure the majority of you are familiar with this quote. It’s applied in freelance writing career as well. Providing writing services are amongst the easiest ways of generating income online, although it may take … Continue reading »
Designers: Know your rights! 4 Must-have Clauses in a Contract

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Freelancers, you have learned to never start work without a written contract, but it’s hard to like contracts. They’re impossible to read, long and boring and you just can’t wait to sign that piece of paper to get it done and get to the real work. Well this post is … Continue reading »
7 Ways Freelancing Is Similar To A Corporate Job

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When you ask a freelancer why he or she started freelancing, you’ll get answers like ‘I wanted to work for myself’, ‘I love being my own boss’, ‘I freelance for the flexibility it provides’ etc. At the heart of it, all those answers mean the same thing: they wanted to … Continue reading »
Freelancers: Handle These 9 Client Types like a Pro

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Editor’s note: This is a contributed post by Jordan Driediger, an entrepreneur, public speaker, and writer from Toronto, Canada. He is the CEO of his own company DM2 Studios LLC. He and his company are dedicated to support the creativity and inspiration in others. The freelancer-to-client relationship is a tricky … Continue reading »
10 Tips To Make ‘Working From Home’ Work For You

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Much like how freelancing isn’t for everyone, the idea of working from home is not really everyone’s cup of tea either. Sure, you get to work in your bunny slippers, no one steals your lunch from the fridge and if you hate office politics and traffic jams, it’s actually a … Continue reading »
Why Don’t People Want To Pay For Good Design?

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If you’ve ever come across a client (or 20) who refuses to pay you what you know you’re worth, you might start to think that there’s no one out there who knows the value of good design. And you’re definitely not alone – so many designers compete on price that those who want to compete on quality often feel left out.
Time-Tracking Mac Apps for Freelancers – Best Of

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If you’re a freelancer, regardless of whether you’re a web developer, designer or writer, then you have probably considered and understand why it takes a lot more discipline and motivation to stay focused on the task than let your mind (and fingers) wander elsewhere. There seems to be just too … Continue reading »
Popular (but bad) Freelancing Advice You Should Ignore

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No matter what your freelance niche is, there’s tons of advice out there that’s considered gospel. Just as there’s popular blogging advice that doesn’t always work, there’s popular freelancing advice that doesn’t always work either. New freelancers begin their career (if they don’t, they should) with research. They perform Google … Continue reading »
10 Things Freelancers Don’t Like Hearing From Clients

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Not all humans come from Earth. That’s what I think when I get a client’s response that is so mind-boggling that I don’t even know how to react to it. They must have been sent from the bowels of hell to punish me! (Image Source: Fotolia) If you consider yourself … Continue reading »
Freelancing: 7 Signs It’s Time to Let Your Client Go

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Freelancers live and die by the unofficial ‘Client is king’ rule. 99% of the time, it’s a good rule. It helps us keep a level head on our shoulders even when what we really want to do is slam down the phone, growl at them or tell them to take … Continue reading »
Freelancers: 10 Things Clients Don’t Like Hearing

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With a quick search on Google, you will discover that the Internet is filled with the rage of freelancers against ‘evil clients‘. But hey! Everyone makes mistakes, and that includes freelancers. And there are also things that clients don’t like getting from freelancers in place of top-notch work. (Image Source: … Continue reading »
11 Signs Of Problematic Clients You’ll Meet in Freelancing

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With a quick search on Google, you will discover that the Internet is filled with the rage of freelancers against ‘evil clients‘. But hey! Everyone makes mistakes, and that includes freelancers. And there are also things that clients don’t like getting from freelancers in place of top-notch work. (Image Source: … Continue reading »
Freelancers: Collecting Comprehensive Creative Brief from Your Client

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I had ordered a special cake for a friend’s birthday and had given the receptionist all the specifications for the cake. When I went back to pick up the cake, it turned out to be nothing like what I had expected. I took the cake with a heavy heart but … Continue reading »
How to Deal with Criticism in The Freelancing World

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Criticism can tear you apart, but only if you allow it to do that. Accepting criticism is an essential part of improving one’s skill. A person always has to face his own share of criticism. The best kind are those who take criticism in their stride, and learn to live … Continue reading »

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