Month: June 2015
Stop Relying on Rewards for Motivation
It isn’t hard to find articles on motivation for a freelancer. It’s only too easy to find five or 10 obvious steps to get goin’ on that approaching deadline (“picture the job already done” or “have a comfy work environment”). But there’s a deeper philosophical issue at stake, and allRead More
5 Mistakes Successful Startups Avoid
In the fast-spinning and unpredictable business world, there are some common mistakes startups make. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 50 percent of the small businesses fail within the first five years. Your new business venture is more like a journey where you go along a rocky roadRead More
4 Tips to Successfully Juggle School and Full-Time Work
Being able to devote your time solely to school was so twentieth century. These days, with ever-rising tuition costs, more people are working to put themselves through school. Also, it’s becoming increasingly common to continue one’s education to take careers to the next level. Whatever takes you to higher learning,Read More
10 Ways to Create a Memorable Brand
Maybe you’re a business owner looking to get more exposure for your startup. Perhaps you’re a budding internet marketer with dreams of ruling the Internet. No matter how different from the next guy you may be, you have one thing in common: You want your brand to get recognized —Read More
How to Create a Resume When You’re Self-Employed (Part 3/3)
Dear Reader: This is the third in a series of posts on properly showcasing your freelance experience on a resume. In previous posts, we’ve established first that freelance work can be regarded with suspicion. We also learned it’s possible to combat this by demonstrating the skills you’ve developed during yourRead More
5 Ways to Make More Money with Your E-Commerce Store
Britons are the biggest online spenders in Europe, with predictions of an average $1,800 per person to be spent shopping across the Internet in 2015. That’s a year-on-year rise of 16 percent, pushing online retail sales in the U.K. to $80 billion. The U.S. and Canadian markets can expect aRead More
Wanna Be a Freelance Writer? Be a Brand Journalist
Companies once reached their audience by saying, “Buy Arco pancake mix. It makes good pancakes.” And then came television commercials that promoted a lifestyle. Then there was complex marketing research. By the time Web 2.0 came along, the marketing intelligentsia on various brands tended to feel that any traditional advertisingRead More
How to Create a Resume When You’re Self-Employed (Part 2/3)
In the first of our series on effectively relating freelance experience on resumes, we looked at some of the red flags employers see in such experience. One of the ideas we stressed was that you can get around these red flags. The way to do this is by assuring theRead More