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How I made my first $100k on Creative Market

How I made my first $100k on Creative Market

I got my first Graphic Design job straight out of college at a local construction company.  It wasn’t the most glamorous design job; fairly simple...

12 Creative Writing Jobs Sites to Make More Money from Your Passion

12 Creative Writing Jobs Sites to Make More Money from Your Passion

Landing creative writing jobs is a dream of many people around the world: high pay, flexible hours, interesting assignments… What’s not to like? The hardest...

11 Best Invoice and Contract Software (BOTH) in September 2024

11 Best Invoice and Contract Software (BOTH) in September 2024

Invoice and contract software can make working with clients much simpler. In fact, if you can find software that not only creates contracts, but then...

How to Kill the Feast or Famine Cycle and Get Reliable Freelance Work Year-Round

How to Kill the Feast or Famine Cycle and Get Reliable Freelance Work Year-Round

The feast or famine cycle is the burden bearing down on many freelancer’s backs. However, that doesn’t mean freelancing isn’t a wonderful way to make...

How to Get Freelance Clients (7 Ideas That Work in 2023)

How to Get Freelance Clients (7 Ideas That Work in 2023)

Learning how to get freelance clients on a regular basis can be tough. As a freelancer, you’re kind of in it on your own. Yes,...

How to Start a Design Blog and Get Readers Fast (2024 Edition)

How to Start a Design Blog and Get Readers Fast (2024 Edition)

Learning how to start a design blog has gotten dramatically easier over the last decade. In 2009, while I was a college student, I started...

Have a Past-Due Invoice? 3 Email Scripts to Get Paid Now

Have a Past-Due Invoice? 3 Email Scripts to Get Paid Now

There are plenty of things in the business world that are more frustrating than dealing with a past-due invoice, but few that are more irritating....

How to List Freelance Work on Your Resume: Tips & Samples for Success

How to List Freelance Work on Your Resume: Tips & Samples for Success

Most freelancers don’t care too much about their resumes, but a resume is essential. A quality resume not only helps you show off your skills,...

Top 10 Freelance Workflow Software to Do More With Less Time

Top 10 Freelance Workflow Software to Do More With Less Time

As a freelancer, every hour of your time counts. One of the best investments you can make is to keep your daily workflow up-to-date with...

The Best Writing Jobs Sites for Building A Solid Portfolio

The Best Writing Jobs Sites for Building A Solid Portfolio

Struggling to find the writing jobs of your dreams in a diminished job market? Need to earn money fast? Finding freelance work online provides opportunities...

24 Freelancer WordPress Themes to Make Your Website Stand Out

24 Freelancer WordPress Themes to Make Your Website Stand Out

A freelancer WordPress theme can be a lifesaver for a new freelancer who needs a professional website. Let’s be honest: it’s hard being a freelancer....

7 Things to Consider When Buying Health Insurance as a Freelancer

7 Things to Consider When Buying Health Insurance as a Freelancer

Navigating the U.S. Health Insurance system as a freelancer can be pretty overwhelming, especially the first time you do it. While many countries have healthcare...

How To Write an Invoice For Freelance Work That Gets You Paid

How To Write an Invoice For Freelance Work That Gets You Paid

Experienced freelancers know how to write an invoice for freelance work, but those just starting out may not. An invoice for freelance work is essential...

Are You Constantly Hustling for New Clients? Let’s Change That

Are You Constantly Hustling for New Clients? Let’s Change That

As a business coach and service-based business owner myself, I’ve noticed there’s a common challenge many of us experience at some point and that is:...

How to Use Video to Stand Out From the Crowd and Attract Your Ideal Client

How to Use Video to Stand Out From the Crowd and Attract Your Ideal Client

If you’re a solopreneur, freelancer or anyone who uses social media as a business tool (which should be ALL of you!), you’ve probably noticed that...

Top 4 Shopify Competitors to Choose From for Your Next Online Store

Top 4 Shopify Competitors to Choose From for Your Next Online Store

Are you launching an online store any time soon and can’t figure out the best suitable eCommerce platform for your project? If so, I bet...

Scope creep is great for your business—if you handle it like this

Scope creep is great for your business—if you handle it like this

I remember receiving some bad news earlier in my career from a client that I was doing some identity work for. We’d finished the logo,...

What Is An Invoice? Your All-in-One Resource for Learning to Get Paid

What Is An Invoice? Your All-in-One Resource for Learning to Get Paid

Whether you run a small business or you’re a freelancer, you’ll need to get paid at some point — this is when the invoice comes...

How to Track Expenses When You’re Self-Employed

How to Track Expenses When You’re Self-Employed

Tax season may be over, but many questions continue to linger when it comes to knowing how to track expenses throughout the year. It is...

Client Management: The keys to communication, plus tips + tools to get it done

Client Management: The keys to communication, plus tips + tools to get it done

As anyone in business would agree, client management is crucial to not only your productivity but also the success of your business. So when did...

How Much do Graphic Designers Make on Average?

How Much do Graphic Designers Make on Average?

How much to graphic designers make on average around the world? It’s a bit of a complicated question—like asking, “how much does a house cost?”—but...

62 Work At Home Jobs to Make Money Right Away

62 Work At Home Jobs to Make Money Right Away

Millions of people around the world are using work at home jobs to completely transform the way they and their families live and work. Working...

$508,000 Worth of Business Advice for Freelance Writers

$508,000 Worth of Business Advice for Freelance Writers

Lots of freelance writers start out following their passion and then try to make money. I’ve done the reverse. I started my career as a...

How to Get Your Start in Freelance Digital Marketing + Jobs, Tips & More

How to Get Your Start in Freelance Digital Marketing + Jobs, Tips & More

Deciding to start your own freelance digital marketing business can be extremely intimidating at first. This article will help cover the various types of digital...