By Holly Reisem Hanna On any given day, I’ll receive an email asking, “How can I work from home … now!?” While I can offer up some general suggestions on different work at home paths, without knowing your background, expertise, passions, and skills, it is tough to offer up a concrete recommendation. With this said, […]
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How to Generate Steady Income as a Freelance Writer
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By Sarah Landrum For those who love the written word, a career as a freelance writer may seem like a dream come true. Not only can you write from anywhere you can access a computer, but you also get to create content for others to read. However, you might not know where to get started […]
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Four Reasons to Incorporate Your At-Home Business
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By Deborah Sweeney When you’re working from home, it can be easy to view your business as a side venture. Side ventures don’t need your full attention, and they’re less of a risk. But there’s no reason your at-home business can’t be a full fledge, incorporated business. Small business owners have a couple of different choices […]
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Handling Your Finances as a 1099 Contractor
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By Deborah Sweeney Working from home is a dream of many, and running your own business is a great way to do just that. Chances are that, unless you’re selling a product, you’re doing a lot of freelance work. And when you freelance, businesses treat you as an independent contractor, or a 1099 contractor, which […]
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Something More Important Than How Much You Are Paid . . . and Seven Ways to Improve it
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By Diana Schneidman What is more important than how much you are paid for your freelance, work-at-home assignments? Many people would say “nothing.” After all, for a person trying to make a living, what you are paid is darned important. Some would give a more spiritual answer. Perhaps self-fulfillment is more important. Doing work you […]
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Don’t Quit Your Day Job: You Can Freelance and Still Work Full Time
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By Sarah Ratliff I was raised by parents who lived through the Great Depression. My father was born in 1923, before it began, and my mother was born in 1933, as it was well underway. In both instances only their mothers were able to hold on to their jobs. My paternal grandmother was a schoolteacher […]
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5 Signs it’s Time to Raise Your Service Rates
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By Saskia Gregory I remember the moment I realized I was seriously undercharging for my services. The moment when, after years of quietly slogging away, I realized that if I really sat down and calculated how much I was being paid vs how much time I spent working (including time spent on unpaid yet essential […]
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What Should I Do First? 7 Ways to Get Your Self-Employment Ducks in a Row
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By Diana Schneidman If you are overwhelmed by your to-do list, be smart and take a few minutes upfront to prioritize. It takes only moments at the start of your workday, but you will accomplish what most needs to be done while enjoying peace of mind. When you work at home as a freelancer or […]
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What to Say When a Prospect Says Your Rate is Too High: 9 Tips for Confident Freelancers
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By Diana Schneidman It happens to all of us freelancers. You are talking to someone who may hire you as a freelancer and the subject gets to your pay rate. She asks, you answer. And she says it is “too high.” It doesn’t matter if you quote a project rate or an hourly rate. Doesn’t […]
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How and Why You Should Make Freelance Friends
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By Anneke Steenkamp One of the things that leave me envious when talking to my 9-5 friends is the office antics and bonding with fellow colleagues. Don’t get me wrong, most of the time this is counter-productive and in my case, irritating – but in some way they all have ‘the office’ in common. As […]