- Freelance Folder: Sometime in your freelance career, some kind of disaster will strike such as loss of data, theft or even something health related that keeps you from working. It is not a matter of if it happens, but when, so you might want to start thinking about your backup plan now.
- Freelance Folder: Also has ten super easy tips to make your freelance business fail.
- Web Design Dev: Debunks some common myths on freelancing. One of the most common: freelancing is a risky job, “Reality: If you are not confident in full time freelancing, and need to keep the money coming in, you could always not quit your full time job, and try part time. Balance freelancing with your part time job.”
- Web Worker Daily: Surprisingly, one of the most difficult aspects of freelancing is actually motivating yourself to work. If you have no motivation to work at all then freelancing is obviously not for you. Almost every freelancer, however, will always go through periods where motivation is lacking and work becomes a drag. Understanding your motivation is a first step in curing the lack of it .
- Web Worker Daily: Ever sit and stare at a blank page your screen trying to “work?” Try a couple of techniques to bust out of that creativity block.
- Almost Fearless: Is your dream to quit your job and take your laptop and a backpack and travel the world? Check out these great set of posts to redesign your life and travel the world then.
- Interactive Insights Group: Has an extensive list of resources to help you write effectively for social media and the web.
- Referral Key: If you use Twitter to promote your freelance business, try to avoid these words anywhere in your profile and tweets.
- Fast Company: While we’re on the subject of Twitter, here’s nine scientifically proven ways to get retweeted.
- Bit Rebels: All freelancers have their share of good and bad luck. Here is a great article on how to tip the good luck in your favor.
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