One of the more challenging aspects of freelancer’s life is determining how much to charge. Projects vary greatly in size, scope, type, and so on. Quoting is a challenge because the client might not have enough information to help you calculate the quote. For example, new content for a Web site. How many pages is … Read more
Renegades usually don’t follow rules because that is what makes them renegades. Rules for Renegades aims to share Christine Comaford-Lynch’s experiences. She states that she started with no special advantages and that 10 life lessons — the rules — she shares will help readers gain confidence and self-esteem, build strong relationships, and become financially independent. … Read more
Note: The tips in this article can apply to other freelance careers including Web design, art, and photography. People emailed me asking me for advice on how to get started in the writing biz. When I stop to think about it, maybe I’ve been lucky to accomplish much writing in a short time. I have … Read more
The following tips for holding productive meetings come from former colleagues and from attending good and bad meetings. Remember meetings go beyond businesses. Volunteers and families hold meetings. Do occasional check-ups on regularly-scheduled meetings to ensure they still have value: A meeting scheduled daily, weekly, bi-weekly can slowly move away from its original purpose. Eventually, … Read more
I have added a new word to my vocabulary. Logorrhea. We’ve all been touched by it. What is it? The Word Spy defines it, “excessive verbosity and long-windedness. Also know as verbal diarrhea.” Basically, you’ll find plenty of examples of logorrhea in online blogs and content. Do you read every online or email content word … Read more
Darren Rowse rustled up $54,000 worth of prizes in honor of ProBlogger’s birthday. He’s giving away two 20″ LG USB monitors from DisplayLink in exchange for this message. Back to you, Darren.
Businesses have been taking advantage of many online tools not originally created for business purposes such as blogs, feeds, wikis, forums and more. These help businesses create a community, build relationships and gain trust and credibility. Would you buy a book on this topic? If so, what do you want from the book that you’re … Read more
Businesses neglect simple strategies when building their Web sites. They often make the site about the company instead of about the customer. Customers can see through the marketing-speak. The following six easy-to-do features help businesses ensure they make the most of out of visitor’s time: Focus on the customer: A site tends to pump up … Read more
Those of you who read this blog through RSS readers — I apologize if you’re seeing a bunch of old blog entries resurface. I found a post that pointed to images in the right place, but because of a redirect — the images were broken. So I fixed some and still have more to do. … Read more
I bought my first portable mouse when it was on sale for very cheap. At first, I thought it was a bad investment because I didn’t use it for a long time. However, I started using my laptop for all work for a specific client and needed to use a regular mouse instead of the … Read more