Category: Business
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The Introverted Freelancer’s Survival Guide to Networking at Live Events
COVID has had us isolated and in an ongoing “Zoom fatigue.” Are you as ready as I am to start meeting people in person again? If you’re an introvert, but still ready to get out there and network a little, this guide is for you. When my friends and I would go to a restaurant…
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2020 in the Rearview Mirror
Howdy and welcome to my annual end-of-year reflection on business and life. I write these for the purpose of: This is an exercise primarily for myself, but I post these publicly with hopes that someone else might find it interesting and/or helpful. If you’d care to read past annual reviews, here they are: What happened…
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Client Communication Skills
I have a secret to tell you: When you offer freelance web services you are much, much more than “just” a developer, designer, or whatever “just” you think you are. You’re also the sales team, account manager, project manager, and consultant. There’s a lot of communication involved with a project (or at least there should…
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One Step at a Time: A Personal Year-In-Review
This is the time of year where I typically post a business “year in review.” I’ll probably still write it, but I don’t feel like it right now. Aside from a couple of posts on mental health, I’ve kept this blog “professional.” I have no intention of being unprofessional in this post, but let’s just say…
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Announcement: Utility Pro Theme No Longer Available For Sale
I’ll dive right into the news and then give you a little more of the backstory: The Utility Pro Theme is no longer available for sale. If you currently have an active license, don’t worry. You still have access to our same great support team (thank you, Ginger Coolidge!). After five years of creating, maintaining,…
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What self-employed folks need to know about investing for the future
Self-employed folks don’t get a company 401k or other corporate benefits. How can you make sure you’re prepared for your family’s financial future? That’s the question I asked licensed financial advisor, Bill Fairley. We spent an hour talking about financial planning for freelancers and taking a few questions from my Facebook group for freelancers. Below…
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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 review The following is a recap of my business year. The older I…
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How to Squeeze a Full Year out of 12 Weeks
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, but I disagree. Knowledge is only powerful…