“You don’t get paid for the hour.  You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.”  -Zig Ziglar
This quote is so applicable to what we do as freelancers.  When we first started out, it often seemed like it was all about cramming as much as possible into each hour.  “If I can do [...]

“The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you.”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This week, all I talked about was money. How we split it, where we keep it, and how we make sure that Uncle Sam gets his fair share. I just wanted to take a moment to remember that while being [...]

As I sat down to review our posts for the week, I noticed that we hit on a pretty wide variety of topics.  I mean, we used the word “poop” in “Potty Training for Freelancers,” for crying out loud.  We did talk about the idea of getting more focused with “Becoming a Specialized Freelancer,” although [...]

Sometimes we get so caught up in building a successful home business that we can just plain forget why we’re doing it.  When it’s all about keeping business records and worrying about your client’s reaction, some of the more important aspects of life get lost in the shuffle.  Sometimes we need to take a deep [...]

Over the weekend, take a few minutes to reflect on this beautiful sentiment by Winston Churchill. 
 “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
To me, these words are especially poignant for work-at-home parents who are striving to make a living while still being able to give time, [...]

First of all, don’t forget to enter the drawing for the Freelancing Octopus.  The deadline is midnight Pacific Time.  Leave a comment on the post and/or link back to Freelance Parent to get entered.
 Secondly, I wanted to share this great quote from Thomas Edison.  Now, there was a guy who knew how to work hard [...]

It seems like there’s been a fair amount of discussion around the blogosphere this week talking about when times get tough.  Even Tamara brought it up with her post “When the Customer Makes You Cry.”  But let’s not forget about the reasons we’ve chosen to run our own businesses in the first place. 
Frank Lloyd Wright [...]

This was an exciting week for us here at Freelance Parent because several of you decided to Stumble Tamara’s post on Finding Your Niche.  That’s been a lot of fun, so thanks to all who have given us a thumbs up or taken the time to add a review!  In that post, she talked a [...]

In the spirit of working our way through all the things that are good, bad, and ugly in this business, I thought I would leave you with this quote by Winston Churchill:
I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
As Lorna and I wade our way through finding those first few freelancing clients and finding time for ourselves as veritable [...]

Tamara and I, being the word geeks that we are, love the idea of closing out each week with a relevant quote. This week’s Freelance Inspiration comes from Marian Wright Edelman:
Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night.
We talked a lot about [...]