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4 Reasons why being an addict is great for freelancers

4 Reasons why being an addict is great for freelancers

Hi, My name is Mike Smith & I'm an addict! (everyone all at once say "Hi Mike"). It's true, I'm addicted. Addicted to freelancing, addicted to social media & addicted to caffeine. I can guarantee you right now that a lot of the people reading this very post are addicts and they clicked links in Twitter or Facebook because they wanted to see who else is an addict, and why it's a good thing. Well, you're in luck because I'm going ...

Will Smith’s two keys to life & how they apply to freelancers

Will Smith’s two keys to life & how they apply to freelancers

What else can we learn from the Fresh Prince of Bel Aire? What can that guy in the funny outfits on Nick at Night teach us about life and freelancing? Apparently, a lot. Will Smith has been a source of inspiration for me from as far back as I can remember and today we're going to give you two more reasons why he's full of sound advice that as a freelancer you should be taking full advantage of. This isn't the ...

Things you can learn from a yard sale for your freelance business

Things you can learn from a yard sale for your freelance business

There i was, standing in front of a kickboxing bag that i had been looking for, for months. As i walked closer to it, the guy running the yard sale walked over to me and asked if i found anything i was interested in. Of course i told him i was just looking, even though I wanted this bag really bad. Right before I bought the bag, I looked at the bag as if to appear I was really thinking it ...

Freelancing Stag: Can you dance by yourself?

Freelancing Stag: Can you dance by yourself?

Editors note: This is a guest post from Matt Krautstrunk. I'm normally not interested in guest posts, as I like the idea of running this site myself, but when Matt wrote me with his idea for the post, there was no way I could turn it down! Freelancing is a lot like dancing alone. At first it feels awkward, but after you realize that you aren’t sticking out like a sore thumb, it’s actually kind of fun. We all remember how ...

What a UFC pay per view can teach you about your freelance business

What a UFC pay per view can teach you about your freelance business

While watching a recent UFC pay per view, I had a different mindset than I normally had. I usually just sit back with a couple beers (12 to be exact) and watch the fights while screaming and cheering every time someone gets knocked out or submitted), but this time my mind was so focused on business that I couldn't stop thinking about all of the awesome things that the UFC does to help promote their business and build a solid ...

Freelance writing jobs: Top 10 places to find quality work

Freelance writing jobs: Top 10 places to find quality work

As freelance writers, you might find it hard to find work from job boards because a lot of the larger job boards that we listed previously in our freelance job board post cater to designers and developers. However, there are a great amount of places to search for work that don't just involve job boards. So today I want to go ahead and show you ten great places you can go right now to find quality work as a ...

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