New York Times recently published an article about blogging entitled “In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop.”

“They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it by a different name: home.”

Does this hit home for you? Perhaps you’re not a blogger, but you’re a freelance writer and an independent business owner. You’ve given up on the 9-5 for a career that is much more exhausting…

…but it doesn’t have to be this way. Read the rest of this entry »

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As a freelancer, you always have a hundred of things going on at one… writing, editing, bidding, marketing, researching, invoicing, developing passive income, and so on. It’s a lot for one person to take care of at any given time.

If you’re like me, you probably have sticky notes scattered across your desk, a calendar on the wall with notes scribbled and dates circled, a to-do list organizer, some online productivity tools, and a whole bunch more. If you’re a busy freelancer then you probably find yourself in catch-up mode half of the time because you’re pushing yourself so hard to increase your income from month to month.

Aside from that, you might even have some bigger dream projects that you have set aside… writing an eBook, developing a software, promoting a product you’ve already made, creating affiliate relationships, or starting some joint-ventures. Perhaps they’re different, but your dreams are there… they’re often the same dreams that have been there for months or even years.

One of the most difficult things to do as a freelancer is to manage your time so that you don’t only get all the work done that clients need, but so you’re also able to fast-track your goals to completion. You’ve probably found yourself focussed on one goal for a while, then get sidetracked by another, and then another comes along and you diddle with it for a bit – but nothing ever gets done.

Want a solution?

Let me tell you about the 100% Completion System. Read the rest of this entry »

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“Free? You call this free?” -Cypher, The Matrix

You consider yourself a freelancer, yet you’re tied down to your office desk 10 hours a day and find yourself working on Easter break. In fact, you hardly ever take a break.

If you truly want to find what you were searching for when you left your 9-5 and began freelancing then you need some help. If you really want to discover how you can take long weekends whenever you desire then you need to focus. You can’t accomplish something until you make it a plan – a goal.

Here are the tips, tricks, and resources that will take you where you want to be… Read the rest of this entry »

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Since I’ve recently decided to overhaul ProFreelancing’s appearance, I’ve been thinking a lot about design.

I’m strictly a writer with absolutely no artistic abilities, so I’ve often questioned the importance of design. Content is king, right?

Right! But I’ve come to realize that design is the crown on his head. Read the rest of this entry »

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Freelancing has it’s ups and downs… you’ll meet a great contact, you’ll lose a great contact, you’ll get a high-paying job, you’ll have jobs that never pay, you’ll have $800 days, you’ll have $20 days, you’ll have freedom like you’ve never believed, you’ll have days where your computer is the only thing you see…

While I love my career and don’t foresee changing it in any time soon…there are a number of things I didn’t know when I got started. Here are 13 reasons why you should NOT become a freelance writer: Read the rest of this entry »

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