Want to be a great freelancer? Great. Here’s what you need to be prepared to understand; Your services are unique, they are not mass produced, education will be key. Your time is yours to command and offer. You are the Sales and Marketing Team (combined). What you can offer is defined by the skills that you own. At night, when everyone is sleeping, there is a good chance you will still be working. How much…
I’ve heard, I’ve used, this line to a great extent – primarily when trying to allay someone’s fears of the unknown in a situation. In saying this, though, we aren’t “really” talking about the process. What we’re really saying is “Put some faith in me, I won’t let you down, let’s do this together”. If you are the driver of the “process” that is the message you are trying to convey. Trust the people, have…
I like running, I like running a lot – but like any person, I know I can’t run forever. As much as I would like, my legs will get tired and it will become more about pain management than progress. Maybe I haven’t trained hard enough, built up enough endurance or don’t have the will to keep going. The same thing happens on projects – sure you can keep running and pushing and running and…
We’re moving things around. The spot I had previously set aside that received the optimal wifi signal, had room for me lay out papers on, a window and a comfortable chair is now gone. I haven’t been able to figure out why it’s been hard to write anything the last week – my spot is gone, lack of ideas , perhaps my motivation seemed to drop off a bit – any or all of the…
I used to think that these were one in the same, but I could not have been more wrong. A contractor is engaged by a customer to perform a set of services. Typically these services can be focussed around a particular skillset that would lend itself to solving a problem that the customer has. A freelancer is engaged by a customer to solve a problem. They have a variety of skills which are made available to…