Category: Productivity

3 Tools for Automating Freelance Business Processes
BUSINESS TOOLS
3 Tools for Automating Freelance Business Processes
Are robots, artificial intelligence platforms and automation tools on the brink of rendering you obsolete? The jury’s out on that tricky question, but until tech reveals…
Dec 10, 2015
6 min
How to Maintain Control Over Freelance Project Scope
FREELANCING
How to Maintain Control Over Freelance Project Scope
You aren’t like the others. You take pride in delivering top quality. It’s important to you as a freelancer to do your best work – to…
Sep 22, 2015
6 min
6 Extremely Straightforward Ways to Avoid Freelance Burnout
BUSINESS SCENE
6 Extremely Straightforward Ways to Avoid Freelance Burnout
The month you launch your new freelance business, you’re likely to be (or have been) a jittery, double espresso-fueled, intimidated mess. But you’re also so high…
Sep 3, 2015
7 min
How to Brand Yourself as a Niche Specialist for Superior Freelance Gigs
EFFICIENCY
How to Brand Yourself as a Niche Specialist for Superior Freelance Gigs
“What do you do?” Oh, that daunting, inevitable question you’ll be asked at every cocktail party, networking function, PTA meeting and family function. But before you…
Aug 2, 2015
6 min
How to determine whether going officeless will work for your business
BUSINESS TOOLS
How to determine whether going officeless will work for your business
Twenty-first technology makes working remotely much more feasible than it used to be. The speed of email, instant messaging, project management apps, screen sharing and remote…
Nov 28, 2014
3 min
Your existing customers are worth more than potential customers
BUSINESS SCENE
Your existing customers are worth more than potential customers
Finding new clients is a time-consuming and expensive proposition. Online marketing, conventional advertising and strategic planning can drain your resources. It takes you away from doing…
Nov 14, 2014
3 min