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A Lazy Freelancer is a Sexy Freelancer

24. March 2010

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A Lazy Freelancer is a Sexy Freelancer

Let me just make it clear that by “lazy” freelancers, I am not referring to people who do nothing except play Halo/COD and waste their entire day, rather people who generally work hard but laziness slows them down from time to time. It is those freelancers who can use their laziness as a strength to [...]

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The Rise of Unemployment: Where to Now?

18. March 2010

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The Rise of Unemployment: Where to Now?

Unemployment has really hit hard in the US. We hear about it on the news all the time, and it seems like it’s getting worse and worse as the country tries to solve this huge failure by the banking industry that affects us all. The same thing is not only happening in the US, but [...]

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The Passion of The Freelancer

26. February 2010

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The Passion of The Freelancer

Why are you a freelancer? My answer some time ago was “It offers the freedom to work whenever you want at your own pace”. As time passed I realised that the passion of freelancing was actually deeper than this and once one achieves this passion, it all becomes worthwhile. This article is for freelancers, as [...]

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The One Thing I Love About Clients

22. February 2010

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The One Thing I Love About Clients

When reading “10 Things I Hate About Clients! “, I couldn’t help but nod in agreement as I progressed. I could relate to every item on the list.  I believe no self respecting freelancer can say (without lying) that they *never* came across any of those situations. So, what makes us put up with that? [...]

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Wake Me up When Freelancing Ends: The Art of Waking up Early

16. December 2009

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Wake Me up When Freelancing Ends: The Art of Waking up Early

My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life. Miles Davis There is no doubt in my mind that almost every successful man to have walked upon earth woke up early. People have a general misunderstanding that freelancing entails waking up when you feel [...]

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Warren Buffett’s Advice to Budding Freelancers and Entrepreneurs

30. October 2009

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Warren Buffett’s Advice to Budding Freelancers and Entrepreneurs

In 2008 Warren Buffett was ranked the richest person in the world. He made his fortune from investing in the stock market and buying out companies. I recently read a biography about Buffett and it inspired me to learn more of this peculiar billionaire. I came to learn that Buffett was an amazing person and [...]

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The Importance of Building a Work Schedule

22. September 2009

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The Importance of Building a Work Schedule

Freelancers are people who are responsible for their own work in the purest sense of the word “responsible”. They choose when to produce it and how to produce it – customizing their work-flow as it suits them, not how it suits their boss. They are the entrepreneurs of the world, people who have chosen to [...]

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