Finding courses, workshops or conferences that meet your requirements is only half the battle. The real challenge starts when you want to use your new skills to upgrade your business. Maybe you’ve been there before: First you spend countless hours to find the right event. Then you reschedule your work to be able to […]
When your customers suddenly get silent and there are no orders coming your way, you have two choices: 1) believe that someone put a curse on your business and keep moaning about how unlucky you are, or 2) accept this temporary downtime as a valuable gift and make the best use of it. If, […]
You don’t need to study financial management to be able to run a profitable freelance business. All you need is an effective system and the right approach. 1. Separate your accounts It’s obvious that as a freelancer you need to keep your business and private accounts separate. However, many freelancers fail to manage […]
You don’t need to be a superhero to create more transparency in your work. Instead of using superpowers or magic wands to tame the chaos and bring the endless to-do lists, ideas and requests under control, you can experiment with some handy tools. Below you can see three tools that help me and many other […]
As a freelancer or small business owner you’ve probably hit the wall many times. I certainly have. Maybe you struggle with your business growth, don’t know how to improve your services and tweak your processes or can’t broaden your professional skills. After many years of running your business, you may come to the conclusion […]
When you run a freelance business, it might be tempting to leave your career growth “for later”. If you barely have time to work on your client’s projects, marketing or sales strategy, how can you squeeze in some extra hours for professional development? No wonder CPD often takes a back seat. How to change this […]
There’s no doubt that running a freelance business is often hard work. But you don’t have to spend countless hours in front of the screen or race against the clock every single day. I’m sure you didn’t start your business to feel stuck and anxious about your income. Yet, this is the daily life of […]
The second week of February is the time to abandon your New Year’s goals. This is at least what the U.S. News & World Report suggests, pointing out that on average 80% of resolutions fail by mid-February. And there I am in the first week of the infamous month, looking at my freshly materialized goal […]
It’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind—simply ticking off the tasks on your to-do list, doing without thinking, running without stopping, looking without seeing. It’s easy to plan every minute of your day, boosting your energy with exercise, improving your focus with caffeine and strengthening your motivation with inspirational quotes. But […]
2020 was undoubtedly a year of challenges and limitations. For many freelancers the beginning of this year is marked with a similar uncertainty and unpredictability. But deep inside some of us cling to a glimmer hope that things will turn around. Instead of waiting for that nebulous moment, let’s use this short period filled with […]