Monthly Archives: March 2010

Generic Cover Letters for Bidding

A common complaint among buyers is that providers who post for jobs on job boards such as oDesk re-use their cover letters over and over again without reading the job description. Buyers feel that providers are not professional and they are only interested in applying to as many jobs as possible. Providers feel that they should not have to write a brand new cover letter for every opening when their “skills” do not change, and many do not see the harm in sending out the same cover letter time and time again. It is pretty easy to spot a...

One of the things that you need to consider if you are planning to be a freelance writer, is whether or not you will be involved in specialized writing, also known as niche writing, or if you are going to branch out and write about a variety of topics. There upsides as well as downsides to both. For many freelance writers, “Jack of all trades” is sometimes a much better fit. Not specializing in a single niche, allows you to experiment with various projects, that will allow you to simply and easily develop...

Many people believe that SEO is some big mysterious technical thing that they are never going to learn. The irony is, that so many of these search engine optimization “experts” have page ranks that are zero! If these people are such experts, the question remains how can they classify themselves as an expert? We have all seen websites that were “stuffed” with keywords and realize how difficult the posts or articles were to read. There is some fine line, between writing a keyword rich article and writing strictly for search engines. The...

There are two schools of thought about branding yourself. One school of thought, believes that a brand can be changed, altered, and even updated. There is an entirely different school of thought that believes that your brand should start from day one, and be enhanced through the process of marketing. While you may initially go through some growing pains, it is important to establish your brand early on and to remain consistent. Failure to do so, could have a detrimental effect on your business. Stop and consider the number of businesses that you...

If you’re considering getting involved in work at home opportunities, it’s important that you know how to avoid work at home scams. Unfortunately, legitimate work at home positions while certainly available are often buried under piles of scams. One of the very first things you can do, is to research any opportunity before you sign up. All too often, work-at-home companies are in reality only trying to sell you a list, much of which turns out to be information you could have obtained free, or worse yet scams themselves. A good rule of...

There are few people today who work at home or who freelance, that are not utilizing social networking. There are a number of social networking sites including Twitter, Linked In, and FaceBook. The predicament, is how much is too much. Everyone is so busy today, that it’s a wonder we ever participate in social networking. In fact, how much attention do you really pay to your social networking? Chances are, if you utilize it at all also utilizing automated tools. This of course tends to dilute the value of the “social” aspect of these...

Successful people share certain traits. Most can handle a great deal of responsibility and are hard working, persevering, honest and capable of self-evaluation. They understand that self-employment generally implies the pressure to perform, long hours and irregular income. To decide whether you need to become self-employed, you need to examine your motivation and commitment of such an undertaking. Then you need to look at your strengths and weaknesses. Once you identify them, you can capitalize on your strengths and compensate for your weaknesses. When making your decision, a few questions you should ask...

You may be wondering if you’re cut out for freelancing. There’s really no easy answer to this. Each of us finds our own way in the job market regardless of whether that means working for someone else or for ourselves. It’s really important if you are making a decision that is going to impact your future like freelancing, that you understand all the possible repercussions. While the idea of working at home, for yourself may sound glamorous, there are pitfalls you have not even begun to think about. Some of those pitfalls can be avoided if you do your research, get...

Informative articles that can help you decide whether working at home is right for you.

It’s Saturday and if you are like most freelancers, you are probably working versus spending time with your family. There are some things that you have to be careful of – don’t burn yourself out. If you don’t take time to spend with friends and family, your freelancing could wind up being a source of additional stress. Taking time off is hard to do when you have customers who are clamoring for you to do work for them (ah the price we pay for being good at our work!) but that doesn’t mean you...

Most web-based and home based businesses are small businesses and as such have unique problems which only others who have a small business can understand. Since there are such a variety of business ventures that rely so heavily on the internet today, chances are you can build a network of others who you can get advise from and you can share your knowledge with. Since home businesses are typically (but not always) a one person operation, we don’t always know where to search (or how to search) for advice! There are thousands of...

Are you interested in making more money from your blog? Here are some great options to help you increase your freelancing blog earnings. Don’t wait, there are a lot of options that are available to you! Why not start exploring some of them today and get on the path to earning even more than you thought possible. TweetRelated Posts:Hard learned lessons from PandaWinning the Low Pay WarMyths about online freelance writing Understanding Online opportunitiesBlogging and income Bookmarks

Let’s have some fun with this. Have you had one client that no matter what you could not make them happy? Have a client that just went over the top? Share your Freelancing nightmare tale here! My story: One of my first clients (before I knew much about freelancing) was a person who required me to stay ‘hooked up’ to Skype through the ‘shift’ I was working for him. He talked to me through meals, exercising and other ‘chores’. Richest part: This person was advertising for someone to help with ‘household and office tasks’ (including his laundry) and offering $17 per hour...

One of the best ways for you to stay current on what’s happening in the freelancing world is to read news from other freelancing blogs and websites. This post will pull in the latest news from trusted sites. It’s updated daily so don’t forget to check back often to see what other freelancing professionals are doing! This is a great opportunity to stay current and understand how changes in freelancing markets could affect you! TweetRelated Posts:Myths about online freelance writing Comfort zones matterSEO for Freelancers: Panda changed thingsMake the most of oDesk: Part 3 InterviewsMake the most of oDesk:...

We often hear about questions that should be asked when you are interviewing for a job in the brick and mortar world, but we seldom hear or talk about what kinds of questions freelancing professionals should ask of potential clients. Here are some basic questions that you should ask when you are being interviewed for a freelancing role. 1. How many hours – One of the first questions you should address with potential clients is how much time the project will take. While this may be somewhat subjective, there are limitations that buyers may wish to impose on how many...

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