I was talking to a friend of mine the other day who has just started telecommute work. Knowing that I have been working from home for years she had many questions. One of the questions she asked me was “what is the hardest part of working from your home?”. I thought about this for a couple of minutes and then it came to mind very clearly. The hardest part of working from home is getting friends and family to understand that you are WORKING from home. You will get many calls, emails and texts during the day and they will seem as though you are just hanging around with nothing to do. Get ready for the “Hey, could you pick up Molly from school?” or “I have the cable company coming at 2 today and I have to be at work could you wait for them for me?” or the most popular that you will get at least once per day. “I know you are working but……” Click here to read more »
If you’ve been freelancing for a while, you then likely understand all the wonderful plusses that come with being your own boss. You get to set your own schedule, you can make more time for the important things in life like being with your family, and you don’t have to sit all day in a cold, soulless office. At the same time, there is something less secure about being on your own, and if you are just getting started freelancing, it is important to know all the ins and outs of some basic financial questions that others deal with through work. Here are some tips. Click here to read more »
In February, Google’s Panda update began to rearrange the landscape on the internet. Boilerplate copy got slapped. Large percentages of duplicate content, or low quality irrelevant content got punished. Major websites lost rankings across the board. Some of them were content farms, some of them were legitimate companies, some of them were even industry leaders.
This is the way that the Panda update was explained on Google’s official blog:
This update is designed to reduce rankings for low-quality sites—sites which are low-value add for users, copy content from other websites or sites that are just not very useful. At the same time, it will provide better rankings for high-quality sites—sites with original content and information such as research, in-depth reports, thoughtful analysis and so on. Click here to read more »
Increasingly, finding a job has more to do with personal marketing and networking than filling an area of need in a company. If an applicant can show that they will bring something measurable and relevant to a company, they stand a good chance of finding work. Using a resume service can help an applicant properly format their resume, make it visually appealing, and focus its contents on a specific field or company, thereby increasing its effectiveness.
Lately, however, many of the availabloe positions end up being contracting or freelancing jobs, ones that offer less long-term stability but more flexibility than traditional positions. Here are five key reasons that freelancing is becoming more popular in the workforce. Click here to read more »
Some friends of mine over at Policy Expert in the UK sent me this infographic and I just had to share it. It lays out in one page a huge amount of information you would want to know about becoming a freelancer. I recommend that anyone interested in this profession giving it a good read, and passing it on to anyone else who might be interested, or asks you questions about being a freelancer:
In this age of advanced technology, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of telecommuting jobs available. These jobs offer obvious appeal to potential workers as many allow you to work entirely from home, set your own hours, and in some cases, even determine your own rate. One of the most popular telecommuting jobs is that of a freelance writer. Freelance writers are individuals who do writing jobs for multiple employers and are considered to be self-employed. To make a living as a freelance writer, it is essential to work from one or more profitable venues. Below, four of the best venues for freelance writers are described in detail. Click here to read more »
All businesses rely on sales to generate revenue and profit. That’s what makes it a business, right? But many new entrepreneurs starting a business for the very first time are surprised by – and even turned off by – the amount of selling required to be successful.
I can think of a friend of mine who is a freelancer. After enjoying some success in his own business, he says he is approached frequently by people who see his lifestyle and assume they can do it, too. Sure they have the talent required to create deliverables but when it comes to selling, they’re turned off and go back to their day-jobs. Click here to read more »
While many of the visitors to this site are freelancers looking for tips, tricks, and job postings, many are also people who are not freelancers but are still curious about how freelancing works, and sometimes even investigating if freelancing is right for them. So I thought I would go over some of the “tools of the trade” you need to have in order to become a freelancer. Click here to read more »
Freelancing is my life. It's what I know, it's what I'm good at, and I can't imagine doing anything else. You can call me "Freddie the Freelancer"… because I'd prefer not to use my real name for reasons that I'll tell you about in a moment.
