Browsing all 10 posts in Freelance.
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
One of the toughest things a freelancer faces, is managing one’s schedule and allotting enough time for all the things that he or she is responsible for. This is much different than what someone at a typical day job would face. Instead of simply managing your own tasks, you have several areas that need to be covered and finding time for them all can be tricky. Especially when it comes down to “billable time”, and prioritizing tasks based on their value and necessity. Jon Hicks wrote a great article titled Why You Can Never Work …
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
In mid-July, I sat down and took a good look at my online presence. How I portrayed myself as a person, a professional, and what role my website played in all of this. When I first launched my blog over 5 years ago, I was only doing freelance work part time, so my portfolio was essentially an after-thought. For the past 4 years, I’ve been out on my own, yet I never really beefed up the professional end of my website. The main goal of this redesign was to better balance work and play, and …
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Well, not exactly. But it makes for a good title, doesn’t it? I am however, on a bit of a theme development binge this month and next. If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that last week I released the first of many themes on ThemeForest (affiliate link) – a marketplace for themes and templates spanning many platforms.
Monday, April 6th, 2009
I never thought I’d see the day when I wrote about income tax, but it seems many people are unaware of the benefits working freelance has when it comes to write-offs. Especially if you’re working from home. While I didn’t exactly have a smile on my face when I left the accountant last week, I was pleased with the deductions I was able to make this year. I’m sure things are different from province-to-province, and definitely country-to-country. But that’s why it’s best to go and talk to an account who’s versed in the freelance world …
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
When I made the jump back into freelance work in March of this year, I didn’t have much time to get my plan of attack in order. As a matter of fact, I pretty much just started taking on clients again without really giving it a second thought. I had only been out of the game for a year after all. But a lot can happen in a year when you’re talking technology and the internets. When I realized I was a sinking ship, I started to evaluate myself and how I conduct business. That’s …
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
One thing I’ve always wanted to do, is write more on topics pertaining to my work. From design techniques to WordPress tips, and even the business side of freelancing. I just never get around to it, and usually attribute my hectic work schedule to this short-coming. But I find myself in a situation I never thought I would be in, and I only have myself to blame.…
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Shortly after making my return to freelance web design, a familiar name appeared in my inbox. Not someone I knew personally, but someone I knew of. It seemed Chris Pirillo was in need of a redesign and had been pointed in my direction. When I got talking to Chris about what he was after, I quickly began to get excited, as a redesign was just the tip of the iceberg. Chris had this idea – a social media theme that would allow you to easily integrate the social networks you use on a daily basis …
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
This is definitely not news for those following me on Twitter, as I’ve been dropping hints over the past couple weeks and finally came right out and said it a few nights ago. But for everyone else, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve journeyed back to the land of freelance web design and I have no intentions on leaving.
Friday, August 17th, 2007
After only 8 months of existance, Andrew and I have decided to see if we can sell off our joint venture – Dashboard Themes. There are many factors that lead us down this path, but the big one is time. Neither of us have the time that’s required to take the site to the next level. It’s been doing well and steadily ramping up traffic to the point where we’re pulling in half a million page views a month, but the fact that it brings in hardly any revenue and the time we’d need …
Monday, April 16th, 2007
I found FreelanceSwitch by way of Jonathan Snook over the weekend. I skimmed their recent posts then subscribed. Definitely looks like a resource I could use as I’m still not up to par with everything that goes along with freelancing. This morning as I’m sipping my coffee and seeing what’s new on the interslice, I saw a title on FreelanceSwitch that interested me – Taking Care of Your Internet Persona. Now, this isn’t the first article of this type I’ve read, but when I got to their list, I couldn’t help but laugh out …
