7 Common Freelance Struggles – and how to Fight Them Like a Champ!
People out there are saying some pretty cool stuff about freelancers. Rumor has it that you work from the comfort of your home whenever you feel like it, all the while making great money. While there’s some truth to this, freelancing comes with considerable downsides that might even make you second-guess your career choice. In …
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Stepping Up Your Game: 8 Tips To Raise Your Freelance Rate On Ongoing Clients
The moment you have both waited for and (kind of) dreaded has come: you’ve worked hard, you’ve gained skills and experience…you are a catch! So it’s time you earned more. But how do you about telling ongoing clients that you want to raise your freelance rate without coming off aggressive or apologetic? Will they see it …
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How to Tackle the Freelancer’s Variable Income Problem
Being your own boss is one of the perks of being a freelancer. Self-employment offers flexibility regarding schedule and the way you work. However, none of this comes without a price. Freelancers assume all the profit from their business, but they also have to carry all the risks and worries. Variable income is the biggest …
5 Team Productivity Tips for Fast Growing Startups
We have already mentioned the significance of team productivity for an organization’s performance. Naturally, efficient teams that cooperate well with each other contribute to achieving company goals. In this post, we’ll discuss how productivity and efficiency are often compromised when adding new team members – something that startup owners are very familiar with. We’ll also share 5 top …
5 Ways to Maximize your Professional Development
Have you ever wondered what all successful people have in common? Either they run a company or keep on landing promotions as employees. It seems like there’s nothing they can’t accomplish! Usually multi-talented and self-driven, they strive for one thing: professional development. The concept might seem complicated, but it mostly boils down to education. It’s …
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5 Reasons why Freelance Time Tracking is a MUST
If you are a freelancer looking into ways to organize your schedule, you’ve come to the right place! In this post, we will explore the ways a freelance time tracking software helps you organize your workflow and increase productivity. We know the struggle of wrapping up a workday and feeling like you’ve accomplished only a …
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Choosing the Right POS System: 4 Crucial Questions to Ask
These days, POS systems aren’t simply limited to classic open-and-close cash registers. Rather, modern POS systems are complex pieces of hardware and software that work together to bring businesses like yours into the 21st century. Whether you’re an established company still working off of clunky legacy hardware or an up-and-coming small business looking to make an investment …
How to Encourage Employee Time Tracking in 5 Simple Steps
By the time you are reading this, we hope you have already realized the importance of a time management software for your business. Just to refresh your memory, let’s mention some impressive statistics on the matter: Time tracking increases productivity: Companies have reported a 30% productivity boost in the first month of implementing it! “Over 85% of Best-in-Class companies integrate their time …
How to Improve Work-Life Balance and Productivity in the Workplace through Time Management
Over the last few weeks, we have delved into time management from a number of perspectives; what it is, how to achieve it, and how it benefits you and your business. In this article, we focus on how to improve work-life balance and productivity through effective time management. Besides, the ultimate goal of adopting a time management strategy in …
When Should you Get Paid by the Hour and When by Project?
There are several ways to charge for your services. Some professionals prefer getting paid by the hour, others by the project or monthly, etc. Choosing how you to bill clients should be an informed decision so your business can be sustainable and thriving. More and more freelancers and agencies charge by the project – services providers, …
