That’s some solid advice. Although it’s very contradictory to what I’ve been told most of my life.Our parents tell us to think things through before we act, which in many respects is a very valuable skill. Pausing to think for a second..
Topics: action, advice, business, Freelancing, movement, planning, thinking, work

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Let’s be honest: you are a freelancer to make money. This is your income. The goal of your work should be to make a living using the skills you own and love. But what are your client’s needs? Do those needs and interests match your own?I was..
Topics: business, client, design, freelance, Freelancing, sales, value

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Does anyone really know what Web 2.0 is? Honestly and down to earth has a good idea of exactly how all of “this” fits together? Sure, there are a lot of ideas, but they all seem to deviate from a deeper core.“It’s about allowing...
Topics: business, consumer, control, quality, quantity, SYNC, web 2.0

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There’s a reason that guy came to you (or you went and got him, but they still picked you!) It wasn’t because you blew them away with your coding knowledge or reasonable prices. It wasn’t even because of that cool logo you had designed..
Topics: chinese, client, Freelancing, friend, human, indian, john doe, louis vuitton, Networking, personality

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I made a guest post at Joyful Jubilant Learning yesterday that was very fun to write. If y’all would like to take a few minutes to head over there and read it that would be awesome!For anyone finding this site from JJL, welcome! I’m glad to...
Topics: guest post, jjl, joyful jubilant learning, miscellaneous

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