The Telecommuter's Guide To Staying Sane
Telecommuting is becoming more and more popular as employers offer this option to their workers.
How To Begin A Career As A Successful Freelancer
Anyone can freelance, it's easier than you think. However, that is by no means a guarantee of success.
Billbooks Invoicing Software: Feature Rich And Easy On The Pocket
A full-featured invoicing app with an economical price tag sounds good? That's Billbooks for you. Creating a professional-looking invoice with Billbooks is simple as can be.
The Intrepids: 5 Inspirations From 5 Digital Nomads Who Work & Travel
Thanks to the Web, we can take inspiration from the many who actually have escaped from the cubicle and have stepped out further with globetrotting. They are the intrepid breed called "the digital nomads".
How To Find Your First Clients As A Wordpress Freelancer
Freelance development is just about being an insanely hot programmer, right? Right? Wrong.
The Current State of Freelance Writing
Thinking of freelancing. This is the current state of freelance writing in 2014.
5 Resources Every Online Solopreneur Needs -- Do You Have Them?
For a solopreneur, the Web is a fun place from which to run a business. But to ensure that your online business runs smoothly, you need to arm yourself with certain basic resources.
5 Websites Where Freelance Writers & Coders Can Find Work
Freelancing has its benefits, but the difficulty comes in finding people and companies to whom you can market yourself. Fortunately, there are now more places to find freelancing gigs than ever before.
How To Use Video To Promote Your Freelance Work
Video production is an important tool for any freelancer, but at the same time, it's a rather expensive commodity. With that said, you need it, and MakeUseOf is here to tell you how.
How The Internet Has Revitalized Legitimate Work At Home Jobs
Is there any truth to the work-from-home stigma? We would like to introduce two examples of today's "online workers" who work exclusively online and you can decide for yourself.
200 Ways To Make Money Online
If you've decided you have what it takes to be a freelancer, and are willing to take the plunge, this infograph is for you.
Should You Freelance? Weighing The Pros and Cons
Some people choose to freelance. Others are forced to.
An Inspirational Comic Strip For All Struggling Freelancers
Striving freelancers, listen to me. Keep going. Just because you work from home doesn't mean you're worth less than your office-constrained counterparts. Don't sell yourself short. In 1990, Bill Watterson, creator of the beloved comic 'Calvin & Hobbes', took the podium and delivered an inspirational commencement speech to the graduates of Kenyon College. He shared unforgettable moments from his personal life and the struggles he faced with what he referred to as a real job -- a job that's creatively and intellectually unfulfilling. A job you take just for the money. A job you hate.
Self-Employment Works: 6 Tips To Set Up Your First Online Business From Home
With the explosion of digital technology and fast Internet speeds, more and more people are looking for a way out of the drudge of the commute and the threat of short-term contracts to work from home, running their own businesses where they can be in greater control of the way money is made and spent. Unfortunately, it isn't as easy as quitting your job on Friday and booting up your PC or Mac the following Monday. There are various things you need to have in place.
Stop For A Grammar Check: 4 Areas Where You Can Improve Your Spelling & Grammar
Being a freelance writer or journalist isn't easy, particularly if you write in a language that isn't your mother tongue. Yet, many foreign speakers are tempted to write in English because it promises a greater audience and thus better opportunities to earn a living. The drawback is that we are constantly struggling with the details of the little devils in the language.
Write Faster To Work Better: 5 Essential Tips To Improve Your Writing Speed Online
How do you write things at work without wasting the entire workday doing it? How do you pump out even more articles as a freelancer, without sacrificing quality? In this article, I’m going to draw from 7 years of paid freelance writing work, and 13 years of professional engineering technical writing experience, to answer those questions.
How This Freelance Writer Maximises Productivity With Windows 8 & Windows Phone 8
My personal desktop setup has changed considerably in the past few months since purchasing the Acer Iconia W7 series tablet, which I use as my primary PC. Gone is the tower of my old self build AMD-powered game station, replaced by far more compact dimensions, a new monitor and an external HDD. This is the main hub of my professional life: a Windows 8 tablet. Yes, you read that right. Let me demonstrate how you can be productive with Windows 8. It is possible, and with the right apps you can get great results.
How I Freelance Without My PC - Using Windows Phone As A Mobile Office
One of the things I love about a freelance career is being able to up sticks from my home office and go to a local café, bar or library to work in a different environment. It can prove extremely productive and as they say, a change is as good as a rest. I’ve even used the boot of my MPV as a makeshift office! While I generally have my Windows 8 Acer Iconia W7 series tablet with me in such situations, there are of course times when I’ve been caught out.