Guerrilla Freelancing

Business From Beyond: If you died tomorrow, could your spouse continue your business?

This is a topic that has been weighing heavy on my mind lately, and after a recent discussion (literally, 4-5 minutes ago) with my girlfriend, I figured it’d be best to type this article out.

Do you have a spouse that has no interaction with what you do on a day to day basis? Maybe they have their own job, or maybe you’re the sole provider. In my case, I am the sole provider. My girlfriend has severe anxiety, which causes her to not be able to work, so I provide for us. I love it, and honestly, even if she was able to work, I wouldn’t want her to. I love the fact that we can spend so much time together. But, what would she do if I died tomorrow? Would she be able to pick up where I left off and keep the business going? read more

10 active freelance job boards for you to find work

Getting your feet wet as a freelancer can be rough, especially if you don’t have a solid idea on where you go can find work. Cold calls and cold emailing can give you a jump, but both do require some extra time and effort to get the formula down on how to handle them properly, so where do you go in the meantime?

Job boards.

Job boards can be your bread and butter for freelance work, providing you with enough work to cover your next 2-3 months worth of expenses. They can allow you to get your foot in the door inside of actual businesses who are looking for work to be done, and they will allow you to spend the extra time you’re not spending trying to find work, doing the actual work. The freelance job boards can be a wonderful addition to your daily routines. read more

New posting structure here on Guerrilla Freelancing

Happy New Year to the regular readers here on Guerrilla Freelancing and welcome to the new visitors. I truly appreciate you all. Guerrilla Freelancing is now entering the 2010 year with a new focus and a new plan for the posting structure. No longer will I be plagued nightly thinking about how many posts I need to write, what topics to write on and what websites need new posts (I run a few).

Nope, not happening anymore. read more

5 things Freelancers can learn from Will Smith

Now is the time of year that things get more and more stressful – even though it’s supposed to be the happiest time of the year. Finding motivation in areas you normally don’t find it can give you that extra spark of encouragement that you’re after in order to keep pushing forward and find that renewed sense of power to accomplish things you never even dreamed possible.

One of the best places for motivation that I have found recently is in these five videos of Will Smith. He’s truly inspired me to keep pushing forward and to think outside of the box and I hope by watching these videos, you can as well. read more

The one productivity tip I am thankful for

To all of the US readers – Happy Thanksgiving. It got me thinking a bit about my business and things that I am thankful for. I am definitely thankful for a lot of things – my awesome clients, the friends I’ve made through sites like twitter, the inspiration I find in the guys who’ve paved the way before me in the wordpress theme market, ect. But todays article is going to touch on a specific productivity tip I am thankful for. I hope you enjoy and find some use for it. read more