Freelancers, you are doing yourself no favors by charging by the hour and I guarantee you can make more money by firing your hourly rate business model. You charge WHAT per hour?? Often I find when clients push to find out an hourly price, they tend to just disappear because they made assumptions based on that number. On one hand, it's likely they are price shopping or believe they don't … [Read more...]

Zen: A total state of focus that incorporates a total togetherness of body and mind. Zen is a way of being. It also is a state of mind. Zen involves dropping illusion and seeing things without distortion created by your own thoughts. As I mentioned in other posts I have been trying to work less and earn more. I call it Zen Freelancing. So far it's working well to maintain my average monthly … [Read more...]

I had to share this because I second his thoughts on freelance topics at WordCamps. I love freelance talks and would enjoy seeing more hands-on instructional type, sans inspirational and bigger picture stuff. I want that granular knowledge. Don't just give me concepts, give me real practical tools and tips I can use everyday as a freelancer.  Sample topic structure that Chris is … [Read more...]

As freelancers or independent workers we sometimes get caught up in work, and often the lines of normal life and work life start to meld together. This is only sustainable for a certain amount of time before you realize you're just living in the short moments around work. It should really be the other way around. That's why we are freelancers, right? We're the few smart ones that got away … [Read more...]