Wouldn’t it be great if every client paid exactly what your time was worth? That’d be ideal, but in reality, most clients will arbitrarily ask for a lower freelance rate for the sake of getting a discount. If you asked me last year, “What would you do if a client’s ideal budget was 25% or even … Read more
Freelancing on the side is an appealing idea. But following your dream to freelance as a full-time freelance business seems too hard to do, so you stick to what pays the bills and keep your day job. Sound familiar? You do what needs done to get by, but does that mean you should shelve your … Read more
These are the best freelance tools that new and established freelancers are using and recommend. You can be confident that you’ll enjoy using these freelance services as well. Find the best tools to start a freelance business This guide gives recommendations for tools that we recommend you use to build your freelance business ?. If you’re … Read more
Finding freelance jobs online can be a difficult task, but with the proliferation of online jobs sites you’ll never be stuck for options for finding freelance work online. I’ve compiled this list of 21 freelance job sites, covering everything from web design and IT contracts to photography projects, graphic design to copywriting jobs. While you will … Read more
Are you looking for full-time or part-time employment? Are you in the wrong profession? Are you a recent graduate who is looking for something to keep them busy? Are you good at doing research? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then you are in the right place. Today, there are many … Read more
This freelance contract template will give you the basics for getting a robust freelance contract in place for your freelance business. And there’s even a free example contract to download. Freelancing can be a risky business. Much of the relationship between you and your client will come down to trust. But one practical way you … Read more
When your business expands, you may consider moving from Wix to WordPress. WordPress is bigger in many aspects and provides a wider choice of installable plugins that definitely will make your business soar. The following article will show you how this is possible and provide a step-by-step process on how to transfer your site from … Read more
Being a freelancer is great. We know that. You know that. But sometimes it’s worth digging a little deeper, worth finding out what makes you – and your fellow freelancers – tick. For that reason, Dinghy recently embarked upon the inaugural ‘Freelancing in 2020: State of the Industry’ survey. After all, what better time is … Read more
(Photo via Sean MacEntee) I’ve decided to come up with a privacy plan for myself. After hearing about the NSA’s surveillance scandals and now the details about Edward Snowden, the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations, I’ve been kicked into action. These events has got me (and several million other people) spooked by who is … Read more
Online privacy issues are currently difficult to understand. Amid media headlines about NSA, Prism and Snowden, terms such as encryption, Tor and HTTPS are used extensively with the average person expected to keep up with what they mean and understand how the issues affect them. For people who aren’t technically adept, the message about why online … Read more