Learn Something New (and Enjoy It!)

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Welcome to Spark an Idea Thursday. Each week we’ll share some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers. We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition to your blog! If you do, please link back to this post so we know where you were inspired!
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Get a Fresh Look for Your Website!

Time Is Money: What Every Client Should Know Before Outsourcing

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A designer friend recently told me that she was stiffed on a design job and how it really rocked her core trust in online business owners. This isn’t enough to make her jump back into the corporate world but she really took this slight personally.
I shared my own story here yesterday about not being paid [...]

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The Check Is In The Mail: How To Avoid This Tale of Woe

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I have a tendency to spoil my clients. I’m such a people pleaser that I bend over backwards making them happy and making their outsourcing experience as easy as possible. Sometimes that means I don’t look out for MY best interest, which can be detrimental.

Last summer I was doing some writing work for a client [...]

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Build Your Own Freelancing Website: Step 3 (Blog or No Blog?)

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Welcome to the third post in our “Build Your Own Freelancing Website” series! So far we’ve covered domain names and hosting. Once you’ve purchased your domain name and hosting package, you’re ready for…
Step 3: Decide whether you want to publish a blog and where it should go.
In my last post, I listed three options for [...]

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Things Usually Work Out When You Follow Your Gut

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Welcome to Spark an Idea Thursday. Each week we’ll share some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers. We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition to your blog! If you do, please link back to this post so we know where you were inspired!
This week’s challenge is to [...]

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Build Your Own Freelancing Website: Step 2 (Hosting)

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Welcome to the second post in our “Build Your Own Freelancing Website” series. In the first post, we talked about choosing and reserving a domain name. Once you’ve done that, you’re ready for the second step – choosing a company to host your website and purchasing a hosting package.
Step 2 – Choose a web host and [...]

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Build Your Own Freelancing Website: Step 1 (Your Domain Name)

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The week before last I asked you what you needed to know about building a website for your freelance business. If those who responded (by e-mail and on the blog) are representative of Freelance Parent readers as a whole, you’re looking for easy-to-follow instructions for creating a simple website and blog.
In light of that goal, I’ve [...]

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Don’t Let the Cat Sit On Your Lap For Too Long (and other tips for staying healthy)

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Welcome to Spark an Idea Thursday. Each week we’ll share some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers. We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition to your blog! If you do, please link back to this post so we know where you were inspired!
This week’s “Spark an Idea [...]

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Be Yourself (and other important lessons)

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Welcome to Spark an Idea Thursday. Each week we’ll share some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers. We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition to your blog! If you do, please link back to this post so we know where you were inspired!
This week’s “Spark an Idea” [...]

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Freelancers: Is Your Website Working For You?

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If you have a website set up for your freelance business, and you think it’s perfect just the way it is, that’s great! You probably don’t need this post, although I would love for you to share your suggestions for other freelancers in the comments.
On the other hand, if you either (a) don’t have a [...]

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