Imagine being in a mall with a number of shops, when all you need to buy is one shirt. How do you decide which shop to go to? The most obvious step for any person would be to have a look at the shops through their windows and decide which one offers the best options. This makes the window display

Online portfolios allow writers and journalists to collect their clips and show off what they can do. Online portfolios usually have beautiful graphic layouts that display selections from a writer’s body of work. Writers use their online portfolio to organize their samples into categories so that ed

Kevin O’Neil of Rafalko Advisors Inc., who runs the website RetirementPlanning.Guru, said that self-employed workers like freelancers need more discipline than employees of companies with sponsored retirement plans. Not only do freelancers need to determine how much they should be saving, O’Neil sai

Tip One: Find out when their press day is And never, ever call them on that day. Firstly, because it won't have any effect, and secondly because you will annoy the editor involved and they will always think of you as an annoyance. How do you find out when the press day is? Phone them up and

Take a break from your work. After finishing your first draft, it’s tempting to ride the wave of momentum right into editing, but you’ve got to take a break from your writing. Put it away and work on something else for an hour, a day, three days… however long you can spare depending on your dea

While the freedom of self-employment is almost gift enough in itself, a freelancer also has to make money in order to continue living the dream. Thanks to a plethora of apps and services geared toward increasing productivity and helping you to do-it-all-yourself, it’s easier than ever to keep fre

Fortunately, cold emails and job boards aren’t the only ways to find new gigs and build your client base. I’ve put together a quick list of simple habits you can use to increase your income - with no pitching required! Raise your rates every year With each passing year, you’ve got another

Create a dedicated workspace. One of the perks of working from home is writing while cosy on the couch or in bed, but it’s not conducive to a productive mindset. Your brain automatically equates your bed with sleep and your couch with relaxing, so one of the first things I’d recommend is setti