As influencer marketing becomes more popular, the competition among influencers also grows. PR agencies receive tons of emails from influencers and bloggers who are ready to use any collaboration opportunity. Although the competition can be quite intimidating, well-written brand pitch emails can help influencers stand out and successfully collaborate...
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A cost-effective yet powerful cloud-based accounting tool is a must-have for any small to medium-sized business today. From sending invoices and paying bills, to keeping track of inventory and automating payroll — cloud-based accounting software can be incredibly useful, saving you time and money that you could invest in other activities that boost...
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As a freelancer, there will inevitably come a time when you’ll have to decline a project. Every professional working in the graphic design, website design, marketing, development, and writing industries needs to know how to turn down a client politely and respectfully when they can’t take on a project for any number of reasons. If you’ve shifted from...
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This past year the world has had to embrace a new normal. Which means millions of people have been left to explore freelance ideas as a way to make up for lost jobs, furloughs, or other unfortunate tragedies at work. During the pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the number of freelancers. Upwork, a popular freelance platform, confirms...
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Design is an industry particularly well-suited to freelancing. The discipline encompasses many niches — from graphic design to illustration, UX/UI to architecture — and the work can typically be done from anywhere, especially since the pandemic accelerated remote-work practices worldwide. For independent designers — particularly recent design graduates...
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Interested to work as a freelance proofreader? You’d be happy to know that prospective freelance proofreading jobs pay well, even at the lowest end of the spectrum. According to Glassdoor, as of June 2020, the lowest base pay is at $34,000/year and the highest is at $66,000/year. This means the average base pay is at $45,222/year. Not bad, considering...
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83 items…. 83 items on my to-do list. I sat looking at the two pages crammed so tightly with things I had to do it was overwhelming. It was a well organized to-do list with items categorized into work, home, church, school, and other roles in my life. Even then, with it broken out into multiple categories it was just enormous. There was no way to...
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Writing is one of the most sought-after skills. All those lectures your teachers gave you in high school or college about how learning to write would be a huge factor in your career weren’t wrong. In 2015, a study was released that showed writing to be the third-most requested skill across all job postings. Picture a writer and you might be thinking...
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As freelancers, we all rely on clients to generate income. Unfortunately, there are some times that the relationship with certain clients just isn’t working out. They may be difficult to work with, not paying their bills on time, prone to scope creep, or you may just not be a great fit for each other. Whatever the reason, firing a client can be extremely...
Feb 2021
As a freelancer, you may have wondered if you should have your own freelance writer website—or if you need one to begin with. We’re here to tell you that, yes, it’s absolutely recommended that you create a dedicated website for your freelance writing business! Even if it’s just a simple, uncluttered site with a minimalist design, creating a website...
Feb 2021
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