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What is the Upwork Job Success Score & How Do I Improve it?

What is the Upwork Job Success Score & How Do I Improve it?

According to an Upwork report, 73% of hiring managers are more likely to opt for freelance workers than they would’ve three years ago. The abrupt...

14 Best Entry-Level Jobs for Introverts Who Like to Work Alone

14 Best Entry-Level Jobs for Introverts Who Like to Work Alone

If you’re an introvert, finding entry-level jobs that don’t require hours of networking or group work can be difficult. But with the rise of remote...

How to Avoid Upwork Scams & What to Look For

How to Avoid Upwork Scams & What to Look For

Upwork is arguably the most popular and one of the biggest freelance marketplaces online. Freelancers from around the globe have registered themselves on the platform...

How to Start a Creative Agency as a Solopreneur

How to Start a Creative Agency as a Solopreneur

So you want to know how to start a creative agency? That’s great! The creative industry is booming, and a lot of money can be...

LLC for Freelancers: What All Solopreneurs Need to Understand

LLC for Freelancers: What All Solopreneurs Need to Understand

Freelancers often start out as struggling professionals. At the time, their natural habitat would include job boards and gig sites like Upwork and Fiverr. Their...

Crafting a Graphic Design Contract to Protect Yourself (with Templates)

Crafting a Graphic Design Contract to Protect Yourself (with Templates)

Having a graphic design contract in place may be the last thing on your mind when you’re starting out as a freelancer. In all the...

5 Freelance Money Management Tips & Tools to Stay Profitable

5 Freelance Money Management Tips & Tools to Stay Profitable

Freelance money management systems help you keep your small business or freelancer financials on track while you focus on growth and expansion. Apart from that,...

Want to 10x your growth in 2025? Follow this 2-step “get focused” method.

Want to 10x your growth in 2025? Follow this 2-step “get focused” method.

Last year, I didn’t think the New Year would affect me at all. Most holidays don’t. Most “events” don’t. But when December 31 rolled over...

4 Time Blocking Templates for Taking Control of your Schedule

4 Time Blocking Templates for Taking Control of your Schedule

We live in an exciting time. Technology allows more and more jobs to be performed from anywhere, at any time. The answers to all of...

How Hyvä Themes Revolutionize Page Load Times in Magento

How Hyvä Themes Revolutionize Page Load Times in Magento

When I first started working with Magento ecommerce websites over a decade ago, one challenge stood out: optimizing page load times. As a seasoned SEO...

5 Business Purchases to Make Before the End of the Year

5 Business Purchases to Make Before the End of the Year

It’s the holiday season and you’re probably already feeling super-strapped for cash. However, now’s one of the best times of year to make business purchases....

6 Benefits of Being an Entrepreneur

6 Benefits of Being an Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship used to be a fairly predictable story. Someone with an idea invents a new product or service, sells it to a lot of people,...

11 Best Ways to Make 10k a Month in July 2025

11 Best Ways to Make 10k a Month in July 2025

Do you know how to make 10k a month? It may sound like an unrealistic goal, but it can be achieved with hard work and...

16 Highest Paying Freelance Jobs to Look for in 2025

16 Highest Paying Freelance Jobs to Look for in 2025

It’s no secret that the freelance economy is booming. In fact, according to a recent study, nearly 59 million Americans (36% of the workforce) are...

How to Onboard Freelancers to Your Agency (and Grow Your Business Faster)

How to Onboard Freelancers to Your Agency (and Grow Your Business Faster)

Finding and hiring the right freelance talent for your agency can be challenging. From sifting through countless applications to vetting portfolios, the process of bringing...

Top 5 HoneyBook Alternatives for Freelancers (2025)

Top 5 HoneyBook Alternatives for Freelancers (2025)

A freelance business is mainly composed of time spent in creative/client work and time spent in administrative work. Many freelancers discover early in their journey...

Top 8 Dubsado Alternatives to Manage Clients (2025)

Top 8 Dubsado Alternatives to Manage Clients (2025)

If you have decided to give “this freelancing thing” a serious go, you must have noticed that you won’t get very far without technology and...

Asana vs Monday: Comparing Which Project Management Software Reigns Supreme

Asana vs Monday: Comparing Which Project Management Software Reigns Supreme

Staying on top of workflow, deadlines and cash flow is vital to the success of any business. For freelancers, all of these tasks fall onto...

What is a Freelancer? Here’s What it Takes to Be One

What is a Freelancer? Here’s What it Takes to Be One

Unless you have been living under a rock, you have more than likely heard about the rise of independent workers, contractors, and new ways of...

20 Best Mac Productivity Apps That Will Change the Way You Work

20 Best Mac Productivity Apps That Will Change the Way You Work

Productivity apps are designed to make your life easy. They can help you schedule your freelance life, avoid burnout, and get more work done quickly....

12 Reasons to Choose Laravel for E-commerce Development in 2025

12 Reasons to Choose Laravel for E-commerce Development in 2025

Statista reports that online sales made up 19% of total global retail sales. We expect this number to climb in the next few years. Many...

72 Best Creative Personal Logo Ideas + Top Design Tips

72 Best Creative Personal Logo Ideas + Top Design Tips

Logos are an important part of branding. It’s a key part of marketing that helps customers identify and remember your company. A well-crafted personal logo...

6 Tips to Keep Clients Coming Back as a Freelancer

6 Tips to Keep Clients Coming Back as a Freelancer

Acquiring new clients is far more tedious (and consequently costlier) than “activating” current clients. Ever wonder how to get clients to keep coming back? A...

5 Accounting Tips to Survive: The Annual Guide

5 Accounting Tips to Survive: The Annual Guide

Gone are the days when people thought of an accountant and pictured someone with several books and ledgers open in front of them, furiously calculating...