Freelancers, you have three months until the end of the year. Actually, you have a little less than that since it’s Sept. 20. But…red alert: you need to start planning on how you’ll handle the money lag for the holidays before you get there.
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As I have learned in the last seven years, there are three distinct stages of a work from home business.
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If you’re on Upwork, at some point you’re going to run into a crappy client. Just like any other relationship, you run into a jerk. And sometimes, there aren’t any red flags. And sometimes there are and you ignore those red flags. So, how do you get out of a bad Upwork contract?
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I started working from home seven years ago. I have no other source of income. Writing, editing, and SEO is what I do to support myself and my family. Over the course of the last seven years, I’ve learned a lot. Here are seven key lessons in no particular order.
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I asked on my Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn earlier this week what my followers and connections wanted to be when they were children and how they felt it impacted them in what they do now. Most of the answers just said what they wanted to do and how they never fulfilled their dreams. No one really said how those things impacted them.
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I am in the middle of my seventh year as a FT professional writer. Oh, and I work from home. I started working from home as a writer in 2013 on a part-time basis. By 2014, I had enough clients to make this my only means of work (yes, with kids and a spouse and pets…even with people screaming it can’t happen). As someone who does not have a traditional job or someone who treats writing as a side-hustle, I’ve learned a lot over the last seven years…but the biggest lesson?
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When you work from home, you need the right tools. And there are a lot of work from home tools out there…and some of them are incredibly expensive. If you’re starting a business, it can be overwhelming to choose the right work from home tools. You could also be shocked by the price tags attached to many of them. I’ve worked from home as a copywriter, editor, ghostwriter, and SEO expert (all rolled into one fun-sized human standing at only 5’2) since 2014. Here are 3 work from home tools I use every day (and a simple breakdown of how I use them).
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I think that most of us have this moment where we just know we have to start a work from home business. I think that, sure, some people are more entrepreneurial minded than others. To some degree, I am. I was always fairly happy in jobs that allowed me to work independently (I work fine on a team, but I don’t like being micro-managed and I don’t like having to babysit other people although I don’t mind answering questions, training people, or helping people…hell, I taught college and loved that). After two or three years though, I generally felt restless in a traditional job or there wasn’t enough flexibility to deal with what was going on in my life. Yet, I think that most of us have a moment where we just know or knew we had to find a way to start a work from home business. Here’s what happened to me.
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It’s Tech Tuesday! I have an awkward FB Live video for you where I showcase my organizational tools! Check it out and like my FB page. Continue reading Tech Tuesday: Organizational Tools I Use for My Freelance Biz
So, before I answer the top 2 questions my mom asked me about freelancing, there are a few things you should know.
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