Have you ever felt like you aren't good enough or that you aren’t capable of getting the job done? If so, you are not alone. This feeling of "not being able to" has a name: impostor syndrome. It is a phenomenon that is scientifically proven to exist and that can be treated in psychology when you fully believe that you are not capable of doing...
Some freelancers like to put their foot on the gas in the beginning of their career and never let go. However, driving fast all the time might make you crash sooner or later. For a freelancer, that means burning yourself out. Having a freelancing career means freedom and you should make use of that freedom.
Time management is an essential skill for any employee, but freelancers depend much more on their effective time-management skills. When working at home, you can find yourself wasting your time, doing little things around the house or simply enjoying the comfort of your place.
One of the most challenging parts of being a freelancer is trying to accurately set your rates. There is a fine line between overpricing and underpricing your services which is something that can be difficult to achieve.
Over the past few years, podcasting has seen an enormous growth in popularity, and with good reason. Not only can podcasts expand your reach as a freelancer, they can help you establish yourself as an authority in your industry as well as help you build a connection with potential customers.
White papers are powerful tools for both businesses and freelancers and are generally used to address a specific problem and the proposed solution to it. White papers are put together in an organized, professional manner and writing one usually requires a good amount of time spent researching.
It’s the bane of freelancing existence – getting paid late. Late payments aren’t just some nuisance freelancers like to complain about – they can be a significant financial risk. At best, dealing with it wastes valuable time that you can spend either on work or enjoying your life. At worst, late payments mean that you’re unable to pay essential...
A case study is an interesting marketing tool for freelancers. It consists of extensive research on a given subject, with the aim of creating knowledge and offering new perspectives. It can serve as a pillar for the development of new studies, or as social proof. It is in this last aspect that a case study can be particularly interesting and...
GitHub is a platform that brings all of the world’s developers together and gets them create projects together. Easy, often open-source collaboration with lots of documentation has helped GitHub revolutionize teamwork for coding and development.
It’s not easy being a successful freelancer. You need courage, entrepreneurial spirit, a high degree of motivation, and skills in which you really excel. Do you also need a university degree?