Freelance Blog

How I made over 100k with a 1 hour Wix website and an Upwork profile

Everyone will tell you “Wix sucks!” oh, and “Upwork is the cesspool of the internet, stay out of there.” But here I am livin’ it up, freelance style and I got my start with a Wix website and an Upwork client. Upwork gave me the perfect signals Very few people talk...

Passive Aggressive Bosses: How to Deal With Them and When to Stand Up for Yourself

Bosses, Workplace

The passive aggressive boss – a far from unique workplace challenge. For a while in my twenties, every single manager or boss I had was passive aggressive. The passive aggressive boss smiles to your face, but then complains about your project progress to coworkers...

Guide to Google Docs Resumes: Simple Resume Format Tips and Tricks

Job Search, Resumes

Part 1: Google Docs Resume Guide How to use Google Docs to create stunning - and effective resumes quickly. Genius resume writing hacks to get you hired. Rules and guidance for resume fonts and colors. The Google Docs Resumes template rules I’ve used to land hundreds...

How Freelancers Can Help During The Pandemic

Freelancing, Job Search

In this post How to use your existing skills to be helpful during this crisis. If you're displaced from work - ideas on how to start earning fast (no MLMs, quick-cash scams) Ways to use your time at home productively (and earn money). There's so much to say about...

Freelancing in a Recession: Why It’s a Good Idea

Freelancing, Job Search

The news has been lit up lately with the c-word (coronavirus if you’ve been hiding under a rock). This is not an alarmist message about how to stay safe during these times. I am writing out because this global health issue has caused the markets to go insane. There...

Coworking: My Impressions After Two Weeks

Freelancing

When you finally establish your own business, the opportunity to work wherever you want is a dream and a half. Seriously. Once I became a full time freelancer, I can't tell you the liberated feeling I had every Sunday night knowing I didn't have an office overlord...

Write Your Resume Fast: Finish A Resume in 10 Minutes

Job Search, Resumes

The phrase “Good on Paper” is not a GOOD thing. It means that there is nothing beyond the paper. It’s not enough to just have the paper look absolutely perfect. It’s not enough to have your resume fit the perfect formula that your college teacher taught you in...

Making Six Figures Sucked

Freelancing, Money

What it's really like to make the big six. Make Six figures! Six figures. 6 FIGURES. I’m so sick of this marketing phrase I could cry. I guess I’m a little sensitive because when I did make six figures, I was miserable. The kind of miserable that makes you shake like...

Freelancing is LESS Risky than a Full Time Corporate Job

Freelancing, Job Search, Money

Freelance vs. Full Time: Which is More Stable? Since this is a freelance blog, and I’m a happy-as-hell freelancer, here’s my take on freelance vs full time: Freelancing is LESS risky than a full time corporate job. When you're a freelancer, you actually become...

Fact or Fiction? You Have to Find Your Niche to be a Successful Freelancer

Freelancing

Find Your Niche - Good Advice? Is the idea that you must find your niche or “niche” down making you feel all quivery and stressed? Are you worried you have one shot to get your freelance niche right, and if you pick the wrong niche, you’re screwed? In this post I’m...