If you’re like most small business owners, you feel the weight of the business is entirely on your shoulders. You do everything – from planning, and sales, to marketing and finances. Of course, in an ideal world you could hire all …

By growing your professional network, you broaden the range of folks in your field who you can call on for help or rely on for that pivotal pep talk; it can even result in finding new clients or lead to a vital introduction. As we prepare to visit a few locations on the

When you’re running a small business — maybe so small that it’s just you or with 50 of your closest employees — it can be tempting to pinch pennies as much as possible. You want to make sure that you’re bringing in as much money as possible and you’re not spending it on unnecessary expenses. …

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Freelancers have it pretty good. Although there are downsides to every job (and as jobs go, the freelancing rating scale goes to 11), many freelancers are self-employed because they’re committed to doing something they love. It’s not surprising that this …

It’s summer! Along with the warmer weather, summer also means packed schedules as invites to family BBQs, kids home from school and all those other little house projects ‘on hold until July’ all start competing for your time. But when your work also remains steady throughout this season, how can you get more done in …

(click to make larger, PDF available here) Ever wondered what it might look like to change your work game? This illustration will ring true for many of our freelancer’s who experience the ups and downs of choosing …

We’ve all experienced them at some point, both as freelancers and as other-employed persons: the nightmare client. It’s not uncommon for a client to request additional reviews or hound you for updates but the relationship can become troublesome if boundaries get crossed too regularly. Detecting a difficult client can largely be avoided by keeping your …

Being a freelancer in an employer-driven world is difficult. There’s a dated stereotype out there that “freelance” is just a clever euphemism for “unemployment,” given that there are really no hard and fast rules for the art of freelancing. Whether you’re transitioning from part-time to full-time freelancer, or from not freelancing at all to doing …