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Landing your first gig/service online was never an easy job, freelancers who are new to the field may not know that until they have tried it themselves. The reason for that is that the competition in this field is way too high. The following tips should help you find your first online job, but...

Hey everyone, For a while now I've been coping with an issue that I would like to share with you guys in the hope that you might have any solutions. Working alone - not in an "I feel lonely" kind of way, my boyfriend is a freelancer too so I am rarely physically alone, but I feel the lack of a...

21 reasons to keep living when you feel suicidal Dese’Rae L. Stage keeps a list of things that make her happy. It includes going to the movies alone, walking around with a giant cup of coffee, and quiet time with her wife. She learned a long time ago, after attempting suicide, that gratifying...

Hi everyone! My boss, a web agency director, is writing a published book answering the biggest questions that web designers have about transitioning from struggling freelancer to owning a full agency. He’d love to feature your questions in the Q&A portion. If selected, he’ll give you a...

As a writer, be it freelance, part-time or full-time, it is not the easiest to always have topics to write about at hand all the time. We all grapple with writer's block for stretches of time, or feel like we have run out of something to write about. But after observing other writers, bloggers...

Journalism is quite possibly the best avenue into steady work as a freelance writer. If you write an essay about your trip to Amsterdam, you can only sell it to one travel magazine once. But the news is happening all around us all the time, and there are countless websites desperate for people...

Being a freelancer is stressful; this is an undeniable fact. For some people, the stress is easy to manage because they’ve learned ways to deal with it. For others, it’s a challenge that their education and previous experience didn’t train them for. If you’re finding the stress of freelancing...

As freelancers, the idea of turning down a new or repeat client might sound like the end of the world. After all, you know how difficult it can be to land the right project, and, especially if you’re relatively new to the game, you might feel a little obligated to always say yes, no matter the...

Working from the comfort of home can be a constant battle between the need to earn a living and the temptation to procrastinate. In fact, this is one of the reasons why some people would never consider leaving full-time employment. They’re simply not confident enough in their self-discipline...