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  • The 3 Most Common Mistakes Freelancers Make (& How to Remedy Them)

     Recently, I attended a conference given at my local Chamber of Commerce. It was entitled, How to Bring Your Business to the Next Level. The reason I mention it is that the speaker covered several points that tie in with the 3 most common mistakes freelancers make, outlined below.More

  • Why Freelancers Must Have a Company Vision to Succeed

     This morning, I attended a conference given at my local Chamber of Commerce. It was entitled, "How to Bring Your Business to the Next Level." The reason I mention it is that the speaker covered one thing that most small business owners don't give much thought to, their "company vision.More

  • How Not to Struggle as a Freelancer Writer

     If you want to succeed to the point where you make freelancing and/or small business ownership a successful career -- not just a way to scratch out a living -- here are three things you can do to increase your income year after year.1. At the end of every year, examine your fee structure. While it is notoriously difficult to raise fees yearly –- you can change how you charge so that you maximize your time to bring in more dollars.More

  • 4 Tips for Using Blogs to Increase Your Freelance and Small Business Income

     Blogging has been around since 1995 and the creative freelance community, perhaps more than any other sector, has used it to create business opportunities for themselves like no other group.Although no one knows how many blogs exist, according to the search engine Technorati, the leading authority on blogs, there were some 22 million blogs as of this past spring.I have seen this phenomenon really take off in the last two years.More

  • The Truth About Writing & Using E-Books to Promote Your Freelance Business

     I've seen so many articles written about the fast money to be made from writing an e-book that I wanted to dispel two common myths around this phenomenon, and give some tips for direct and indirect income streams to be made from this medium.I write from first-hand experience, of course!1) I can make a lot of money immediately writing an e-book.More

  • The Cost Of A Web Site

     Just starting out, you can start with a simple informational site, which is all most need initially, and build up to a fuller site (e-commerce and/or interactive) when you can afford it.Your goal should be to get an online presence. Remember, most surfers are looking for information.More

  • Freelance for a Living? Learn How to Increase Your Client List During the Slow Summer Season

     As you know, the slow season is here -- June, July & August are notoriously slow for many industries. Following are three things you can do to ensure that work continues to flow during this slow period -- no matter what type of business you have.1. Continue to advertise: Many freelancers stop marketing because they aren't getting the response they're accustomed to during this period.More

  • 3 Online Marketing Tools Guaranteed to Grow Your Freelance Business Quickly

     I'm often asked how I acquire new clients as a freelancer. I use several methods. Following are three marketing tools that, in my opinion, every freelancer and/or small business owner should utilize on a regular basis.More

  • Should Freelance Writers Have a Minimum Wage?

     With election season here, raising the minimum wage is a hot topic. This got me to thinking about freelance writers – severely underpaid professionals, in my humble opinion.Freelance writing is a profession where competition is fierce – so much so that many of us work for far below the minimum wage.More

  • Idle Hands Beget The Devil's Work

     As a southern girl, sewing was a rite of passage. You never questioned if you should learn, it was a matter of when. Though I possess the skill, it was rarely put to use.More