Checklist of Freelancer Needs: What to look for in general and why
I have been doing this over a decade and I thought it might be helpful to list out some common, general things you should/will/might see and ask for on contracts. This obviously do
Is your business or self-employment a hobby?
The only question you need to ask yourself is: Does it make money / turn enough of a profit to live on? If the answer is “No”, you don’t have a business, you aren
Negotiation 101: Flexibility in a salary range in your job offer and getting the most out of it
Negotiations are like poker games – how much is each side willing to pay / accept? When you get into a negotiation, how much more money are you potentially leaving on the tab
How I quadrupled my income from $65K to $260K in 2 years
I get this question a lot. “How did you manage to increase your income by so much almost right out of school?” 1. Industry was already full of freelancers The number on
Success Story: New Freelancer scoring a $24,000 a month contract
I’d like to introduce you to someone who is sharing a success story – you can read all of my other ones here. I offer career & money coaching here. If I can’t
How I quadrupled my income at the age of 25 (2 years out of school)
Everyone wants to know the secret sauce to quadrupling your income, and quite honestly, I don’t have it. I can only tell you how I did it, but it by no means applies to everyone
What my success and accomplishments have cost me
As I am slightly more active on Instagram than I have been in the past, I am getting a lot of real-time feedback and comments that I normally don’t get on the blog. I feel li
Why do I even bother giving free career advice to people who don’t listen? Feeling the frustration of it all.
So.. I have a colleague whom I worked with a while ago, about 4 or so years ago. We kept in touch, and she kept mentioning how she wanted to become a contractor. She worked for a w
Updated 2019: How much I have saved and earned over the lifetime of my career
YEARS WORKED: 58% of my Career I feel old now. 14 years? FOURTEEN? That’s the age of one of my nephews… O_o I also calculated the 8.12 years of actual time worke
My salary over the years
In detail: Age 23: $65,000 This was my first job out of school. I was offered $50,000 initially, counselled by the interviewing partner to “not ask for more than $50K“,