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Carrie Dils

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Business & Freelancing

While I write a lot of Genesis Framework and WordPress tutorials, I also write about business and freelancing.

Following are articles and lessons I've learned running my business. For articles specific to growing your business skills as a freelancer, visit my other blog at TheFearlessFreelancer.com.

Introducing: The Fearless Freelancer

Introducing: The Fearless Freelancer

You know that feeling you get when you finally push something out into the world that you've been working on for months? Dang, it's a good feeling! After a year of thinking about it and months of work, I am super-excited to launch my latest … [Read more...] about Introducing: The Fearless Freelancer

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2017: My Business Year in Review

Welcome to my 5th annual "business year in review!" I don't have a lot of traditions in life, but it seems writing this post has become one. Here are the previous years, if you're interested: 2013 review 2014 review 2015 review 2016 … [Read more...] about 2017: My Business Year in Review

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How to Squeeze a Full Year out of 12 Weeks

Book Review: The 12 Week Year

What if you could get more done in 12 weeks than others do in 12 months?  This post is a book review of The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington. I can sum up the book with this quote from the author: People say knowledge is power, … [Read more...] about How to Squeeze a Full Year out of 12 Weeks

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Web Devs: How do you help customers figure out what they want?

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One of my subscribers recently asked me a great question and I wanted to share my answer with you. How do you guide customers into figuring out what they want? As many newbies do I am building websites for friends and family, who simply want … [Read more...] about Web Devs: How do you help customers figure out what they want?

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Do you (want to) make money with WordPress?

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If you're a freelancer or small agency who makes a living selling WordPress-based products or services, this post is for you. Or, better yet, if you're not quite earning a living that supports self-employment, you're definitely in the right … [Read more...] about Do you (want to) make money with WordPress?

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What You Need to Know About Nexcess WordPress Hosting

I make no bones about the fact that I use multiple web hosting companies. This experience gives me a baseline to compare different hosts and decide which is best for what situation. The newest host on my list is Nexcess (a Liquid Web brand). … [Read more...] about What You Need to Know About Nexcess WordPress Hosting

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