7 Ways to Take Charge of Your Freelance Blogging Career - That helpless feeling… it’s horrible, isn’t it? You know you were born to be a freelance blogger. It’s the perfect fit for you. But so far, you’re kinda going nowhere with it. You haven’t won the high-paying jobs you hoped would be yours, and you haven’t been invited to join that inner circle of pro...
Earn More in Less Time: 6 Tasks Every Freelance Blogger Should Automate - There’s more to being a freelance blogger than just writing helpful content. As a freelancer you’re running your very own business of one, which means that everything from marketing and branding to sales and accounting is on your shoulders. (And if you haven’t made the leap yet from side hustle to full-time freelancer, you’re probably...
How to Cope When You Hit the “Feast” in the Freelance Blogger Feast and Famine Cycle - “I should be grateful, but…” Has this ever happened to you? For months your blogging income was stuck at near-poverty level, and you would have done anything for more work. Then, almost without warning, more work started flooding in — and suddenly, you’d do anything to get back the time it’s taking to keep up....
Why You Don’t Have to Choose Between Doing the Right Thing and the Profitable Thing - In the movies, the heroes decide whether to do the right thing, or take the money and run. Our decisions in freelancing can often look similar: Do I take the lucrative blogging gig, even though the client makes me queasy? Or do I starve with integrity? If you’re going to have a successful career as...
How to NOT Be Your Freelance Blogging Client’s Fool - Yes, I’m aware of the date. No, this post is not a joke. In fact, it’s as serious as they come. I couldn’t resist doing a post about “fools” on April Fool’s Day. After all, there are so many ways clients can make fools out of us freelance bloggers. Sometimes we play the fool when...