How to Turn Skepticism Into Success: An Experiment
An experiment that helps you learn from something you initially turn up our noses at or were skeptical about.
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Freelancers: Tips for Increasing Your Rates
Learn how to raise your rates and earn more as a freelancer. Tips and strategies to help you value your work and negotiate with clients.
Choosing the Best Financing for Your Business: Self-funding vs. Securing Investors
Starting a business comes with its set of challenges, chief among them is securing financial stability. There are two primary routes you can take: fun…
How to Charge Clients Any Amount You Want for Design Work
Did you know that sticking to the industry’s “market prices” for design isn’t mandatory? Indeed, you have the freedom to set your own rates fo…
How to Improve Your Proofreading Skills
With every blog post, newspaper article, book, magazine, or other reading materials, editing and proofreading are essential steps. If no proofreading …
How to Overcome Designer’s Block and Boost Your Creativity
Just like freelance bloggers encounter writer’s block, freelance designers frequently face creative hurdles. It’s particularly challenging when yo…
How Freelance Designers Can Achieve Work-Life Balance
Do you work to live or live to work? Freelance designers often start with the idea that their work will be flexible because they can set their own sch…
Boost Your Freelance Career with Strategic Pro Bono Work
Are you new to web design, development, writing, or any creative field and finding your portfolio a bit thin? In a market flooded with seasoned profes…
How Freelancers Can Prevent Chargebacks (7 Effective Strategies)
We all know the financial challenges freelancers face when finding new clients, preserving existing income sources, maintaining cash flow during slow …
Facebook in the Workplace: Boon or Bane?
Have you ever found yourself secretly playing a game on your office computer, only to swiftly switch tabs with Alt + Tab at the slightest sign of your…
Choosing Between “What You Do Best” vs. “What You Like Best”
Occupation, profession or what we call nowadays "a job", is one of the most important things in a person’s life. When people started settling in cit…
Designers: How Flat Rates Can Elevate Your Worth
Many designers adopt a fixed pricing strategy when billing clients for their services. A common choice is to charge by the hour, which precisely accou…