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freelanceswitch.com » FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Aug 7, 2008
Those of you who converse with strangers daily or who work from home will probably “get it”: there’s more to social media than just voting for an online friend’s article or broadcasting something on Twitter. What is …
Also tagged: networking, communication, social media, twitter, conversation, plurk
freelanceswitch.com » FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Aug 4, 2008
Folding a regular Internet broadcast into my media empire—which, at the moment, consists of a laptop and two pens which actually work—has increased my visibility as a freelancer. Everything that comes with being a …
Also tagged: identity, personal, failure, loneliness
freelanceswitch.com » FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jul 28, 2008
Freelance Folder recently published a post on 5 Surefire Ways to Meet Deadlines for Freelancers and Web Workers by Abhijeet Mukherjee. If you haven’t read the post, it gives a nice breakdown of the topic. I’d like to …
Also tagged: time management, productivity, deadlines, time
freelanceswitch.com » FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jul 19, 2008
Ever have one of those days when you can’t seem to write anything? This is especially disheartening to the freelancer, since no work done means no billable hours. Here’s a personal account of an approach that I …
Also tagged: art, productivity, focus, time, creativity, thoughts, mindset
freelanceswitch.com » FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jul 17, 2008
As a creative professional, constant inspiration is vital to career success. Sure, home and agency studios can be stimulating, but regardless of how cool the fitout is, it’s still the same environment. It gets boring …
Also tagged: work, environment, inspiration, freelancing essentials, web worker
freelanceswitch.com » FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jul 12, 2008
You’ve surely heard the term GTD, aka Getting Things Done, coined by David Allen and spawning many dozens of desktop and web applications, not to mention some popular GTD websites. Some freelancers read or scan them …
Also tagged: productivity, getting started, planning, gtd, procrastination
freelanceswitch.com » FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jul 3, 2008
I’ve been freelancing for about five years now, sometimes only part time, and sometimes in a serious attempt to rake in all the cash I can before I drop dead from project overload. Yet when I read the freelancing sites …
Also tagged: part time
freelanceswitch.com » FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jun 18, 2008
A few days ago, Marie Baca wrote a wonderful and well-intentioned post called The Five Most Common Mistakes of Female Freelancers that turned out to be somewhat controversial in the comments. So, why don’t we even the …
freelanceswitch.com » FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jun 13, 2008
I’m not a big fan of generalizations, but I’m also painfully aware that when it comes to freelancing, there are a number of women out there who aren’t getting the gigs and compensation commensurate with their …
freelanceswitch.com » FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog - Jun 12, 2008
Picture this. You’re at an interview for a project. Your potential client decides to select you for the job. Better still, they are willing to give you double the rate you had requested. As you walk out of the …
Also tagged: learning, skill, self improvement