Freaking Crucial Tools That Every Freelancer Needs to Make Money & Stay Focused

March 5, 2013

Are you freelancing for money? Are you new to working from home? If so, then you know that you need to stay focused. You also know that you need to keep the money coming in since freelancing puts food on your table. The problem is that staying focused and on top of your income, isn’t [...]

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How Much Energy Should You Direct Into Your Own Projects vs Freelance Work

February 28, 2013

How much time do you devote to your own projects compared to those that actually pay you? This is a relatively new issue for me. I noticed last year that as my freelance work picked up, I had less time/creative energy for my own personal projects (my main blog and other new sites). The obvious [...]

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Core Tenets Every Freelancing Rockstar Should Live By!

February 14, 2013

“You let a sickness enter your body??? Really? That’s what I asked a buddy the other day. I have my own odd and unconventional set of core tents/beliefs. I don’t believe in getting sick. I do everything possible to prevent getting sick. I just don’t have time to be out of commission. I don’t want to [...]

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How to go From No Idea to Making Money

February 7, 2013

“If you’re one of the few poeple on this Earth that actually loves what they do, don’t ever rub it in anyone’s face. You be grateful!” — Courtney Cox in Cougar Town Yes, I watch some weird shows. You never know what you can learn from a random show. I find that too many self-proclaimed [...]

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Festival of Frugality #374 – New Blog Edition

February 5, 2013

Welcome to the Festival of Frugality #374. It feels like just yesterday it was on #1. This week I wanted the theme to be about my new blog. If any of you guys recognize my handsome picture it’s because I first started blogging over at Studenomics. Over the years, I have diversified my blogging interests, [...]

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Five Habits of Highly Successful Freelancers

February 4, 2013

 “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs…. One step at a time.” – Rande Wilson There are different sorts of people and freelancers out there. What one person does to become successful could be different from the next person. There’s no one-size-fits-all sort of answer here. Despite the differences in [...]

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Why Freelancing Trumps Blogging and Other Online Strategies For Making Money

January 31, 2013

There are so many strategies for making money online. It’s not easy to pick just one. I’ve been struggling with this for the longest time. Do I self-publish books on Amazon? Do I build niche sites? Do I build an authority site? What about podcasts? What about video blogging? With people like John Chow promoting [...]

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Why “It Pays The Bills” Is Total Crap!

January 28, 2013

“It pays the bills.” Seriously? Have you heard this before? I hear it far too often. I’m here to put an end to it. Intelligent 20-somethings and folks of any age shouldn’t feel that they have to be stuck at a job that they hate just because it pays the bills. While it’s great to [...]

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Why You Need to Stop Being Afraid of Freelancing

January 22, 2013

Are you afraid of freelancing? It’s not easy to take a risk. It’s not easy to put yourself in control of your own income. It’s far easier to complain about your boss or the organization that you work for. We all have so much money insulting our place of employment, complaining about co-workers, and claiming that our boss is [...]

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What They Didn’t Tell Me About Freelancing Many Years Ago

January 18, 2013

Is there something that you wish you knew many years ago? When it comes to freelancing there are many things that I wish I knew at a younger age. Instead of dwelling on them, I wanted to write about it so that you guys can learn from my mistakes. “I am so clever that sometimes [...]

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