Tag: Freelancing
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Let’s talk about Life as a Freelancer
Join David O’Sullivan as he unpacks the trials and tribulations of Life as a Freelancer with comedian and Jack of All Trades Brendan Jack, travel writer Ishay Govender and Kirsten Kairuz from The Graft Yard.
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The Pants or No-Pants Guide to Choosing Your Freelance Workspace
When you’re starting a business, especially if you’re going freelance, you don’t need to rent office space. Until you do. At least, this has been my experience.
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Why Every Freelancer Needs to Schedule a Fridge Break Right Now
Being the master of your own schedule is liberating and heady. You feel powerful, you feel inspired and…you feel like scrolling Facebook. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Let it happen, sometimes. Scrolling on Facebook and pithy updates on Twitter can be good for you. Here’s the trick to it: schedule…
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Goodbye Freelancing, Hello Me-Lancing!
After a stint in the regular world of gainful employment, a freelancer chooses to go back to flying solo. But this time, it’s different. This time, the rules have changed. By Mandy Collins
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What I Learned When I Gave Up Law to Travel the World
It’s not easy to take the road less travelled, especially when it means trading a high-power corporate job for freelance travel and food journalism. But for Ishay Govender-Ypma, switching careers has brought new joys.
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Hooray! I’m free from freelancing at last
Yes, freelancing is a wonderful, flexible lifestyle that puts you in charge of your own destiny. But in these tough times, it’s even nicer to know, when you’re once again gainfully employed in the full-time economy, that month-end means money in the bank, and weekends mean the luxury of time to unwind. By Mandy Collins
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From hero to zero – and back again!
It takes courage, confidence, and a certain degree of craziness to leave a comfortable management position for the ups and downs of freelancing. But if you get it right, you don’t just get to be your own boss. You get to be your own hero. By Cath Jenkin
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10 Proven ways to be a tougher, smarter freelancer in 2015
Being your own boss has many benefits, but it also means you need to put your foot down and run your business like a business. Here’s how. By Dorothy Black