The Freelance Lifestyle
Are You LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is one of several important networking sites for the Freelancer. It is a great place to showcase your resume, get endorsements and update your status to a group of like-minded professionals. If you don’t yet have an account, check out the new user starter guide that they offer to get going and set one... »
Take a Break
When you are having trouble with an assignment or other business-related thing, go out and get a cup of joe. Yeah, maybe you already have a whole pot of joe sitting on the counter, or, maybe you don’t like joe…whatever. Just get up and outta your house and get some perspective on whatever is... »
Working Alone
Once a week, I meet a telecommuting friend at Panera or in my home and we work together for about four hours. We’ve been friends for almost 20 years and we’ve shared many jobs during that time, so we know how each other likes to work and we manage to get in a lot... »
Remove Distractions
I have heard this time and time again, mostly from female freelance writers, “It’s impossible for me to work unless the house is clean.” I understand and agree…sort of. With pets, spouses, children and whatever else going on in your home, it’s almost impossible to guarantee that your home will be spotless every time... »
Form Healthy Work Habits Early
If you are a new writer you have a great opportunity–you can form healthy work habits from the beginning! Many writers get stuck in a rut and don’t take breaks to rest their eyes, or to get a bit of physical activity in during the day. Take advantage of the fact that you don’t... »
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Notate Due Dates and Schedule Work Time
When you write down a due date for an article or other work in your calendar, be sure to mark off time when you’ll work on the project too. It can be misleading to look at your calendar and see nothing due on a certain day–because that empty date doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t... »
Tick Tock
How are you doing on time management? One way to tell is to keep a daily log for a week and then look back to see any patterns. How do you do this? Simply jot down what you are doing each hour (in as many words as you need to remember what you are... »
What??!!?? No Ice Cream?
I don’t know about you, but before I began freelancing full time I used to have to walk from the parking garage to my office, climb and descend stairs, walk through a 4 building office compound for meetings and look presentable. Now, I can roll out of bed, take 10 sleepy steps and be... »
Take a Nap
One of the best parts of working for yourself is that you can bring back that wonderful kindergarten tradition of nap time. Let me tell you, since I have adopted an afternoon nap time, my productivity is easily doubled from when I worked for a large company and had to do 9 hours straight. So... »
