February 25, 2008 – 12:54 pm
Helpful hints and tips to overcome the dreaded White Page Syndrome - There is probably nothing more dreadful and problematic for a writer than not being able to get going, being stuck on a menacingly white page. Many a time, one or more writing assignment make us feel like Jack Nicholson in "œThe Shining"; one step shy of freezing to death in a haunted hedge maze. Once the choke has started its nefarious effect, it becomes quicksand, drowning us further and further into an inability to come up with something to properly put down on paper.
February 19, 2008 – 9:46 pm
In the world of freelance, customer referrals are everything. The amount of customer referrals will often determine how successful one's business can really be. As word spreads quickly, having customers refer others to you and your services is a wonderful way of gaining new business and making more money. There are a few distinct ways to get more customer referrals for your business.
February 6, 2008 – 4:37 pm
As a freelancer, you are probably always looking for ways to find more clients and to tout your services to the general public. Luckily, there are quite a few ways to go about marketing your business these days. One such way is to use forum marketing techniques to promote yourself as an expert in your field. There are a few distinct ways in which freelancers can market their services through techniques of this type.
January 24, 2008 – 1:25 pm
It"™s easy to remember to promote your freelance business online. After all, you"™re probably online a good portion of the day already and it"™s practically second nature to do things online that promote your business. But what the freelancers who are savvy in the Web 2.0 world tend to forget is that there was a whole world of business happening before the Internet ever made its way through the office doors. Although online promotion is important for your freelance business, it"™s crucial to remember to go back to your basics and do offline promoting as well locally, nationwide, and worldwide depending on who you are marketing to.
January 19, 2008 – 1:34 am
Freelancers are in a great position in that they have the freedom to work when they want to and they have the choice to take a vacation whenever they are in the mood. With that said, some freelancers are anxious to work day in and day out which may present a problem for them when business is slow. However, there are many things which freelancers can do to bide their time while waiting for new work to come in.
January 15, 2008 – 9:59 pm
Many freelancers do the bulk of their communication with customers online. This can be a great thing, making it possible to be more productive than ever before because of the multiple modes of online communication which allow for transcontinental transactions to take place smoothly. However, there is still something of a casual attitude about communication that takes place online and that creates an environment in which customers sometimes don"™t take your work seriously, leading to problems with projects and payments. In order to avoid those problems, you need to make sure that you are conducting all of your online work in as professional a manner as possible. Here are some tips on how to do that.
January 3, 2008 – 3:04 am
I decided to take this as a challenge to research the very best places I can take my family on a vacation which will also have the facilities I really need to get my work done, keep the kids busy, and have nearby fun for the many breaks I will take to make it a fun vacation for everyone (including me). In my research I have found the following vacation resorts and destinations that look like they will provide the best chance to make us all happy while I manage to keep my business afloat.
December 30, 2007 – 9:55 pm
Deciding to work onsite or offsite sounds like a relatively simple decision, but it"™s actually one which isn"™t easy to make. Sure, when you"™re lying in bed just after the alarm has gone off and you see that it"™s raining outside and all you wish was that you could go back to bed for ten minutes and then do your work from home, working offsite sounds ideal. But there are as many cons to the offsite work job as there are pros and you need to weigh them carefully when making the decision about whether to work onsite or offsite.
November 24, 2007 – 1:20 pm
The most common problem that freelancers face is figuring out the balance between work and the rest of life. While there are a few freelancers out there who don"™t work as much as they need to in order to pay their bills and improve their business, most freelancers have the opposite problem "“ they work ALL the time. And that"™s why there are a great number of freelancers who "œburn out" after a short (or if they"™re lucky, a long) time. In order to make sure that you aren"™t one of those people who "œused to freelance but got burned out", you need to set limits on how much you work. Then you need to stick to those limits.
November 16, 2007 – 11:38 am
Get some ideas for innovative and cool business cards for your freelance business with these insanely cool business cards.
