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[INFOGRAPHIC] How the Freelance Universe Looks Like and How to Work Your Way Through It

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The booming freelance economy Every year, more and more people turn to freelancing, whether by choice or out of necessity, hence the growing freelance population worldwide. Studies show that: 50% of Americans will be freelancing by 2020.  (Source: Career Foundry) In a Payoneer study of more than 23,000 freelancers from 180 countries, freelancers earn more […]

[FREE DOWNLOAD] How to Get Started Freelance Writing When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing

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I manage a Facebook page where members are mostly folks aspiring to break into the online freelancing space. I discovered that, like me when I started, a lot of them have absolutely no idea how to get their foot in the door. Because of that, I decided to create an ebook detailing how I started freelance writing […]

How to Keep Your Sanity When Dealing with a Micromanaging Client

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To try to control all the small parts of (something, such as an activity) in a way that is usually not wanted or causes problems The above is Merriam-Webster Online’s definition of the word “micromanage.” I don’t particularly relish being on the shorter end of the micromanagement stick. I see myself a self-starter, and being […]

On Giving Up and Starting Over: This Is Me Stepping into WAHMhood

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If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably already finished just one article in eight hours and felt bad about it. The fact that it’s almost a thousand words long and required a good amount of research is, I believe, not so much the question, especially if you’re trying to make a living out of writing. […]

On Skills and Ladders: 5 Characteristics to Succeed as a Freelancer

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Many people I know didn’t start out as full-time freelancers right out of the gate. Most of them started their freelancing careers as side hustles, some as hobbies that blossomed into money-making ventures. This makes a lot of sense because freelancing, unfortunately, isn’t for everyone. And diving into the freelancing pool without first testing the […]