It’s definitely a lifestyle decision to be a freelancer. You’re trying as much as possible to have your future in your own hands, but the reality of it is unfortunately that your future (and your today) is firmly in the hands of your clients.  Unless of course you speak up.
First things first
Let’s not overlook the [...]

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It’s one thing to decide that you want to venture into freelancing, and it’s another thing entirely to make yourself marketable.
One of the first things that you’ll quickly come to the realization of is that no matter how good you think you are at your given talent, there are another 50 (or more) people out [...]

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You might think that because you’re a freelancer that it’s ok to offer a variety of  skills and technically speaking you’d be correct. However, there are some things that you need to be aware of:
If I’m looking for a programmer (i.e. C Programming or other types) and your profile highlights what a great article [...]

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We talked in our last post about giving yourself a break – but there’s a downside too. Too often when folks work at home they think they have far more time than they really do!
What can happen?
The biggest problem for many people is working at home can lead to a lot of wasted time. [...]

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No, this post isn’t going to be what you think it’s about! It’s more to do with managing your new ’status’ as a freelancer, working alone, at home and often in your PJ’s.
One of the biggest mistakes that many freelancers make is thinking they’re automatically going to do the ‘right thing’ and work 8 hour [...]

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As a freelancer, our time is precious. As a buyer, we ask that you have the same respect for our time that you expect us to have for ours.
I want to share a story about a job that I posted for this week. Let me start this off by saying this: I’ve been [...]

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