I enjoyed this Freelancer’s Guide to the Galaxy, courtesy of FreshBooks online invoicing. It covers a lot of territory and points out some of the banes and blessings of freelancing. I sold my interior landscaping company in July 1996 and have been freelancing ever since. It took several years to build my business, but I … Read more
Recently, I wrote a blog post about websites that are difficult to read. Today, my associate Jan McClintock, shares helpful advice on making your site user-friendly. Jan works with me on large editing projects, book layout, and ebook creation. She also creates and maintains websites for my clients. We’ve all seen those crazy busy web … Read more
I appreciate referrals and testimonials from my clients, and I like to refer and recommend people and companies who have served me well. If we have done business or even worked together in a volunteer capacity, feel free to ask me if I would recommend you. If I was satisfied (and you would know if I … Read more
For the first 15 years of my freelance business, I was a sole practitioner and could easily keep track of all my projects. I simply scheduled tasks in Outlook so I would finish the project on time. However, when I was blessed to start working with Jan McClintock, keeping track of projects became more complicated. … Read more
Thanks to Craig Murray from The Pen Company for this original infographic showing ways to find more freelance writing work.
As a freelancer, it is very important to pay close attention to all of your tax information. If you aren’t careful, you could easily get audited. You should know by now that you will need to report absolutely every form of income you have received, but you may not know that there are quite a … Read more
Note from Lillie: The recommendations in this post come from the guest poster, Danny Ashton. I am not familiar with these gadgets and have no opinion of their usefulness. ==== Being a freelancer is a great way to earn a living. However, there are a number of little gadgets that can help make your freelancing … Read more
Working as a freelancer can be a rewarding and exciting way to supplement your income or even become its sole source. You’ll have complete control over your work and scheduling, which are major incentives for most freelancers. Still, many are concerned with the potential lack of income stability while freelancing. To handle this, you will … Read more
We’ve talked about prioritizing and organizing, and now it’s time to talk about getting things done. I always know what my overall priorities are, and each day I know my specific priorities for that day. If I have appointments, they are recorded on my calendar. If have deadlines to meet, they will recorded in my … Read more
In the last post, we talked about what I believe is the most important element in time management: prioritizing. Now, let’s talk about getting organized. As I have said, I’m only sharing what I do, not giving expert advice. So I won’t cover the various time management tools that are available. You can keep a … Read more