Posts

Money Management for Freelancers: How to Stay Financially Secure

Image
  You will learn it the easy way or the hard way - that money has wings as long as you give it wings. How do you give it wings? By not planning out your finances. At this point in time, I’m struggling with the aforementioned issue. I have a habit of spending impulsively - which is something I see as being detrimental to my financial stability. I’m trying to cut costs as much as possible - the first thing I thought of doing was to stop eating out and to stop lending people money without knowing for sure that they will pay it back (unless it is a gift of course). People have a way of taking advantage of people who don’t have a proper financial strategy in place. While it does sound rather harsh, I am writing this because I firmly believe that everyone should plan out how they spend their money - or suffer the consequences (like I have). While failing and making mistakes is inevitable, learning from them is super important. If you don’t learn from your mistakes, you will keep repeatin...
Post a Comment
Read more

How to Set Your Freelance Rates and Charge What You're Worth

Image
Just as in life we sometimes struggle to find our worth in our career journeys too. Be it your corporate role or your freelance roles, you might want to consider upskilling yourself, staying up to date and charging what your time is worth. If you are a freelancer, this is even more so, so do your best and take the share of what you deserve. You might, if you are anything like me, be reluctant to remind clients to pay their dues, and ask for compensation, but you must. Think of it this way, in life there are things we need to do though we might not like or might make us feel uncomfortable. But to do the things we like, sometimes we need to put up with things we don’t like, like reminding our clients that we need to be paid, and on time, as much as possible.       This article will focus on some tips to go about this professionally so that misunderstandings and misjudgments are minimal. Inevitably there will be people who see what’s wrong with you no matter what you do...
Post a Comment
Read more

What Skills are Needed for Freelance Writing?

Image
  I f you want to dip your toes or in this case fingers into the field of freelancing, you are not alone. While you might be afraid to leave your comfortable yet inconvenient day job, there might be this nagging voice in your head telling you, “I wish there were better ways to earn money than sacrificing my life to the corporate gods who want me to work, work and work more from nine to five.” This was my situation when I started freelancing. While it was not at all a smooth path paved with marble, I do love the freedom freelancing offers. With freelancing, you are not tied down to a single job or a single boss, which means that you have the freedom to explore and perhaps even earn more. But a word of caution, I believe you need to have a good reserve of finances to start freelancing, because when things go wrong, there won’t be a paycheck waiting for you, no matter the level of toxicity at your workplace and despite you might be having to deal with in your workplace environment, y...
Post a Comment
Read more

How to Become a Freelance Writer

Image
  Have you been dreaming of earning money on your own terms without being trapped in a 9 to 5 corporate job? If climbing the corporate ladder isn’t your thing, and you are tired of convincing yourself that it is so, you might want to take a look at freelancing or freelance writing. If you think you need a degree to become a freelance writer, you might want to rethink that, since to write well, all you need to do is write. But it is important to note that being a writer and wanting to be a writer are two different things. You can’t just want or wish, you must always take action if you aspire to become a freelance writer. In the world of freelancing or earning online, action taken, no matter how imperfect, is better than taking no action at all. Now without further ado, let’s start discussing and busting some common myths about being a freelance writer. You Need an English Degree to Get Started No you don’t, and how do I know? Because I don’t have an English degree. All you need is t...
Post a Comment
Read more

How to Start a Successful Freelance Career

Image
  To start off a successful freelance career, I believe like all things you need to just do something about it. Reading articles like this one, watching tutorials and perusing books are all well and good, but the thing that will do the trick would be to just take action. As someone who has tried out freelancing, I can tell you without doubt that tutorial hell is for real and it is difficult to get out of it. The thing about tutorial hell is that you get caught up in it and go in circles, reading and watching content without actually learning and most importantly putting what you learn into action. Action beats studying any day when it comes to freelancing. It’s best if you can do both, but if you choose to do one, then choose to act. Without further ado let’s dive into the article. Start Where You Are Just like I mentioned at the start of this article, I would like to restate, reemphasize, reiterate and repeat (add all the relevant and related synonyms here) of the importance of ge...
Post a Comment
Read more