• Freelance Switch: Do you really need a reason why freelancing will give you job security? Well then, how about ten of them. The outlook you should have is summed up perfectly. “It’s not that complicated, really. If you’re talented at what you do, and there’s a need for that talent, then you’ll always be able to find work. The end.”
• Web Worker Daily: Every freelancer goes through days where they are cruising through getting everything done. Then there are others where you are left wondering if you did anything or not. Learning to optimize your work cycles, though, can bring about more consitency in your productivity.
• Bkmacdaddy: Has a series of great tutorials on building your online presence on the cheap. Tip: you can find the links to the rest of the tutorials at the bottom of this article.
• The Freelance Writing Jobs Network: If you are a freelance writer, you are likely disgusted by the low-paying dollar-an-article offers and the fact that there are other freelancers fighting to get them. Its time to accept it and move on, though.
• Danny Brown: Ever send out an unsolicited email whether it be for sending out your portfolio or to check out your website for the service you provide? It will help to have a pointer in how that message should read.
• Copyblogger: Has 5 grammar mistakes that make you sound like a chimp. Maybe time to dust off those old Hooked on Phonics books while you are at it.
• Coding Horror: Great arguments that sticking to corporate and professional in your work may hurt in the long run.
• Goodlife Zen: A freelancer has every opportunity to think outside the box. Often times, though, we are stuck following trends and other people’s thinking. Believe it or not, there are ways we can improve our outside-the-box mindset.
• Goodlife Zen: A simple technique to induce instant serenity. If you are stressed and at the end of your rope, head on over now.
• Zen Habits: We all deal with task friction, or things that keep us from getting our work done, from time to time (or all the time). Time to take the steps to eliminate it.

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• The Week In Freelance: September 25th
• The Week In Freelance: September 4th
• The Week In Freelance: May 11th