Life is meant to be lived. Ideas and tips for achieving a healthy work-life balance, staying motivated and creative, working remotely, being a digital nomad, and most importantly, enjoying free time.
Freelancers get sick too - it’s inevitable. But how do you prepare to deal with being sick? Read on to learn about a few ways you can deal with falling sick as a freelancer and you learn about whether freelancers qualify for sick pay.
Freelancers face a lot of challenges in their day-to-day lives. How do we know what our community on freelancermap.com finds difficult? It’s simple, we asked you!
For freelancers, time is money. The cliché of lounging around in your pajamas while only doing a couple of hours of work a day couldn't be farther from the truth.
We often talk about how many things are needed to be successful as a freelancer, but we rarely say which exactly, mainly because they really are a lot. Everybody who has tried out being a freelancer for at least a year or two, knows just how vast the required skill set can be.
Freelancing can be great but it can also be pretty hard. Work slowly starts taking up too much of your time - you find you don’t have time to spend with friends and family, you forget about your hobbies, etc. We associate burnout with the corporate world but it is also something that affects freelancers. Here’s what you can do about it.
“Introvert” is a term that has become associated with negativity in the age of advertising, where it’s all about who can shout loudest. But looking at the roots of the word is enough to realize that introverts might be more valuable than originally perceived, especially in the world of freelance.
Starting out as a freelancer while keeping your day job is one of the best ways to start out a new career. The beginnings of a freelancing career tend to be rather slow, so how to tell your boss about this?
Last September, we hosted a blog carnival on the topic “book recommendations for freelancers” at freelancermap.com. Today, thanks to the participation of 22 freelancers from all over the world we are able to present a great collection of books that will help every freelancer to thrive on their business and stay inspired.
Technology and freelancing have a lot in common – they are fresh, fascinating and as dynamic as it gets. Things that are extremely relevant today will probably only be remembered through photos five years from now. Staying on top of all those developments and keeping a positive outlook as a freelancer while learning new things can be tricky...