Wedding planning is a stressful endeavor with truly magical outcomes, just like a business. — At the beginning of 2022, I was knee-deep in battling the effects of COVID. That was also the start of another challenge; planning and paying for a wedding. We wanted to pay off the wedding entirely by August. The goal was to have no pending payments after our wedding day. …

When it's ok and when it's not. And some alternatives for potential clients trying to break you down. — My wife sent me an interesting tweet from a Social Media and Marketing consultant. In it, he outlines how he's increased his rates yearly — in some cases, quadrupled them — to the point where he now charges $15,000 per hour.

If you’re a bad boss, failure as a freelancer is inevitable — Recently, I read a blog post from a fellow freelancer. He was giving up the freelance game for good. Not because he was not earning money. Not because he had no time. It was because he had too much time. He struggled to hold himself accountable. So he slept in…

If I started over, this is how I’d become successful in a third of the time. — I’m coming up on four years since I started freelance writing. While things are a bit steady now, it was not that way for the first 18 months. There were many ups and downs, mistakes, and fumbling around until I figured things out. Being a one-person show will always be…

Blog Posts will be around even when your social posts fade into the ether. — Spencer Haws, the founder of the online business Niche Pursuits, took on an audacious goal in 2022. He tried to publish 1,000 blog posts on his site in 12 months. His site was already receiving excellent organic traffic, but it stalled. So he took on the goal not only…

If you don’t take good physical and financial care of yourself, then what’s the point? — In a YouTube video, entrepreneur, podcaster, and influencer Patrick Bet-David argued that our net worth is not just the money we have in the bank. It’s multiple elements that combine to create our net worth. When we build each of them, we automatically increase it. These are: Our Health: Once…

Do you have the confidence and belief to achieve the things you want? — “If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.” –Cicero When you write a daily task list or map out larger life goals, there are a few qualities you’ll need to get them…

Who knows? But it will fundamentally change the industry forever. — One of my clients asked me how I felt about AI tools that can write articles. He’s been seeing videos, tweets, and other content about the flavor of the month, Chat GPT. As freelance content writing and ghostwriting have been my bread and butter, it’s no doubt piqued my interest. …

When you combine multiple skills, you create more value for the market. — If you’ve seen or enjoyed the Dilbert comic, you may have glossed over the fact that it combines multiple skills: Art, Comedy, Comic Strip Design, and Business. The author, Scott Adams, advocates becoming a “Tripe Threat.” By combining multiple skills, you become rare. …