Month: March 2015
8 Tips for Effective Meetings
Most people I know hate having meetings. Correction: They hate having unproductive meetings which have a single outcome of wasting everyone’s time. However, done correctly, an effective meeting can get a lot done in a short space of time. A meeting should have an agenda and a plan at theRead More
5 Steps to Creating More Time
Good Morning! You plop down at your desk and boot up your computer. Congratulations, you have 100 new emails. Your boss stops by, “Hey! Can you meet with a new vendor at 2:30? Thanks.” Ring, Ring. “Hello. Development is questioning the need for 3 new interfaces. Can you meet withRead More
5 Timesaving Tips for Better Social Media Marketing
You know how it is. One minute you’re on your well-deserved lunch break, your finger poised to point your mouse into the internet abyss. The next minute, it’s an hour later, and you’re happily on your third cat-in-a-costume-riding-a-roomba video. Where on earth did the afternoon go?! Welcome to the worldRead More
How to Be a Happier Freelancer
You get up to receive your fax. The bespectacled personal assistant at the next table is muttering into her laptop. Two writers are talking about the crazy demands of their clients. You feel a part of something, happy to be around people going through the same thing you are. ThisRead More
5 Money-Saving Tips for Freelance Travelers
The biggest pro of being your own boss is just that — not being a cog in the machine. Just about the only time this is a con is when travel comes up. That machine often pays your travel expenses when you’re on a short overnight trip. You’re going toRead More
How to Rock Your Next Review
I have worked at a number of different companies, both large and small. Today I run my own business. The company I founded came into existence based on frustrations I experienced working in a corporate environment. Between bureaucracy and my own lack of relevant training, I became disappointed and disenchantedRead More
3 Ways Freelancers Get Paid
The best part of the life of a freelancer is pulling in the digital Benjamins. Clicking that button and bringing in funds makes it all worthwhile. If there’s anything about your current payment processor that bugs you — and it may be that your business is expanding beyond this processor’sRead More