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2015 Year in Review

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Travel Selfie by Seth Eckert   As a freelancer and small business owner, I find it vitally important to take a regular step back and look at what I’ve been working on for the past year, to help shape the year ahead. I’ve had my head so buried in work in recent months that it’s taken … Read more

Tech For Good: The Rise of a Movement

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One of the things I’ve been struggling with as a freelancer lately is focussing in on a sector that matches my own values and who the clients I work with give me work that I enjoy doing. Often when your values and your clients’ are aligned, your work will be better as a result. This has the added benefit of making your client happier too.

This is easier said than done.

I’ve been struggling because some of the clients I’ve been working with recently haven’t matched my values and so poor work, somewhat beneath my usual standard, has crept through. This hasn’t been anything to do with my clients, who are fantastic to work with and appreciate my work, but is more to do with me and the opportunities I take on.

I often chat to my better half about what kind of clients I want to work with. She says I need to focus on a particular group of clients I enjoy working with and match my values. I agree and resolve to do something about it, only to take on a non-value-matching client the next week, under the guise of a nice client and good money. C’est la vie.

That has changed though, as I’ve found the area I want to focus on: Tech For Good.

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Freelance WordPress website designer for hire in London, UK

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Experienced Freelance WordPress Website Designer I am a freelance WordPress website designer for hire in London, with 8 years experience in the tech, mobile, government, charity and startup sectors. I offer a wide range of WordPress development and consultancy services, from strategy and design through to build and implementation. Though based in London and often work with client’s … Read more

Avoid These Law Firm Marketing Mistakes

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Abraham Lincoln said: “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” Abe was right. If he had not gone to the theater, he eventually might have said the same thing about lawyers who handle their own marketing. Lawyers are legal advisers. They know tort, statutes, rules, regulations and proper courtroom procedure. They can … Read more

How To Successfully Run Your WordPress Freelance Business

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Using Best Practices To Enhance WordPress Operations First, let’s take a brief look at WordPress. If you’ve already got a business using this tool, you understand. If you don’t, then know WordPress is basically an open-source (that means “free”) website making tool. Essentially, this is a powerful blogging solution. In terms of content management and … Read more

How to Pick a Highly Profitable Freelance Writing Niche

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Have you been having a hard time selecting the perfect freelance writing niche? Choosing the perfect freelance writing niche is similar to choosing the perfect outfit for a first date. You have tons of choices, but without confidence, you will not feel like you look your best. If you are on the verge of giving … Read more

How To Setup and Run a WordPress Blog on a Custom Domain

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  Register a domain name Try to get a .com if possible. Try 123 Reg for available domain names. Get Matching Social Media Usernames Also make sure the Twitter username and the Facebook page username of the same name are both free. Buy Hosting Once you’ve bought a domain, you’ll need hosting for the site. … Read more

Fastest WordPress Hosting – 2019 Guide

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Are you looking for the fastest WordPress hosting for your website? Doesn’t matter if you’re starting a new business or if you already have one that’s been around for a while, speed is one of the keys to making sure that your site can grow and remain healthy. Bonus point … this will also keep your visitors active. Looking for … Read more