If you’re like me — and if you’re a freelancer, you’re probably like this — you procrastinate on your assignment because, well, you just don’t feel like doing it right ...
Freelancing from home can be a lonesome job fraught with a multitude of interruptions and distractions but with the right setup and a bit of discipline it can be a very enjoyable ...
Stress sucks. It is one of those things that can sneak up on you at work and explode in terrible and hurtful ways. When stress strikes it is really important to have some simple ...
There’s very little to stop anyone becoming a freelancer. In a highly competitive and, in most places, saturated market, you need to make sure your reputation as a freelancer is ...
For one reason or another, a lot of freelancers use Macs. As a full-time freelancer and part-time geek, I really like to play around and tweak with applications on my Mac too. ...
You’ve been looking at a computer screen all day. You’re all alone in the house, you have deadlines piling up, and you’re starting to feel stir crazy. If this sounds like ...
If you’re like me and choose to accept more than one project at the same time, you probably faced the challenge of answering client emails in reasonable amount of time and also ...
Of all the best practices available for getting more done in less time, one of the most powerful and easiest to implement is batching. Batching is the art of making a repetitive ...
For years I dreamed of being able to work from home. The freedom to work in my pajamas, to cut my commute time down to only a few steps and to work on my own terms. Now that ...
The best part about being a freelancer is having the freedom to set your own schedule and make your own rules. This, however, can also be the worst part. Without the normal ...
In-house designers are lucky enough for they have a professional and peaceful work environment to give their best in creativity. On the contrary, freelancers struggle to maintain ...
What would you do if something happened to your computer? Say, it caught fire, was stolen, or got drenched in your latte? If you were using a good backup solution you could ...
Back when I was slaving away in a corporate job, I promised myself that when I became a full-time freelancer, I’d do things much differently. I promised I’d take a day off ...
Staring blankly at a half completed design concept for a batch of new business cards is a freelance designer struggling with a major case of creativity block. Lost for ideas, the ...