Search Engine Optimization refers to any activity that is intended to improve a website’s ranking in search results. Websites that rank higher in search results are perceived to be more credible, and websites that rank on the second page are often perceived to be less reliable. This perceived level of reliability often translates into traffic. Websites … Read more
This is a guest post from. Alex Sidebottom. Alex is a keen travel writer and explorer of Asian cultures. He has lived in Macau for the last 12 months and is fast becoming a go-to online expert on life in the ‘Vegas of the East’. Alex is looking to broaden his horizons with a stay … Read more
Lindsay writes: My biggest problem as a freelancer is… loneliness. I worked with a 25-strong team of talented young marine environmental scientists for 25 years. They challenged my every thought and decision along the way but I always felt proud and privileged to be a part of their professional development and their lives. After selling … Read more
Companies prefer hiring successful, articulate, and competent executives, although the initial encounter between a candidate and the company usually puts the candidate in a highly stressful and uncomfortable situation, which is the interview. The truth is that you need to deal with the process of hiring as it’s currently constituted. To achieve that, you need … Read more
Being an entrepreneur can be really satisfying. You get to make all the decisions and have no boss. What could be better? Things are even easier nowadays, when anyone can take advantage of the internet and start an online business, without investing too much. However, this can also be a challenge. When it comes to ecommerce … Read more
If you want your letters, emails, or reports to have an impact on the people who read them, you need to be able to communicate clearly through writing. If you are unable to get your message across, your written documents won’t have the desired effect on your audience. Writing is a lot different than speaking … Read more
30-day free trial From $15/month Sign up at freshbooks.com What is Freshbooks? FreshBooks is one of the most established freelancing accounting software in the market today, having been founding back in January 2003, by the owner of a design agency who was frustrated that when it came to billing clients, Word and Excel were difficult to use … Read more
Freelance social media consultants are valuable (or they should be!) because they are often the best representation of your company online and the first voice that customers will engage with online. This means that companies need to hire freelance social media managers who can do multiple jobs – and do them well. Freelance social … Read more
A successful freelance writer creates dozens of pages of text every week. This is no surprise that even an experienced writer makes mistakes considering this amount of work. Sometimes you just don’t notice a typo or misspelling after finishing your third page in a row. And a word processor is not a magic stick that … Read more
Getting paid as a freelancer can be a stressful experience, especially when a client is delaying payment on a large invoice that you need desperately. While getting paid is the top of your list, all too frequently paying you falls to the bottom of your list. Here’s how to get paid as a freelancer and … Read more