August 2011

The Next Level of Freelancing: Enhanced Freelance

The Short Version I’m launching a membership site today for freelancers who want to up your game. This is a soft launch: for $7 a month, you get to be a charter member and guinea pig. You get to see what I’ve already worked up and tell me what else you need to succeed. I’m [...]

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The English Major is the Next Geek Success Story

A hundred years ago, the kids that we would now describe as geeks and nerds had few guarantees that things would be great once they got out of high school. There might have been some teasing and jokes about whether such people would really do better than the jocks and other stereotypically popular kids. These [...]

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Melissa Breau Goes Full Time Freelance and Tells Us About It

The entire idea of going out on your own full time can be thrilling and scary, all at the same time. Melissa Breau is making the leap right now and agreed to answer a few questions for us about how she’s making the process work. Why did you want to freelance full-time? Just to play [...]

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More Millionaires (And Fewer Jobs) Than Ever

By 2020, the number of millionaires in the U.S. is projected to double. Right now, the unemploymnet rate in the U.S. is 9.1 percent. These two facts are not mutually exclusive, despite the fact that they seem like they should be. The economy has not exactly been fantastic for several years now and has managed [...]

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A Donation You Should Consider Making, Especially if You Consider Yourself to Be a Writer

The ability to write makes a world of difference. Sure, I’ve got a biased view since my entire business model is based on the fact that I’m not too shabby at putting words in a row. But think about the difference that effective writing (and not just literacy skills) have made for a whole list [...]

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Your Responsibilities to Your Business and How You See Them

I’ve heard entrepreneurs, freelancers and business owners of all stripes talk about how they view their business. It’s pretty common to hear someone refer to her business as a baby — something to be nurtured, to watch grow and to take responsibility for. Personally, I prefer to think of my business as a second spouse. [...]

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