If you recall, recently I have a reader that wrote to me regarding balancing my time between freelancing and motherhood. Although I might have address that during my email to her, I felt it might not be detailed enough. So here it is, a more detailed list on how I manage to spend quality time…
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When you are working as a writer for clients and yet keeping your blog up to date at the same time, you might lose the passion of writing. Maybe because you are mentally drained or having a huge writer’s block or even you are sick of being stuck to your desk/computer 9 hours a day.…
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Whether it is by choice or circumstances that your partner picks up freelancing as a form of occupation, it is not necessary a bad thing.
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If you haven’t felt it, good for you but the economy is going down and expected to stay down at least until 2019 (hopefully not longer than that).
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Okay, this is another fun post I love to come up with whenever I am stressed. I find that my brain works better when I take a break and write something fun and crazy.
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It’s heartbreak that a lot of people don’t have jobs or they don’t earn enough to live the life they’re yearning. Some of those people are even intimate to us. That’s why it’s great to know that there is work at home options that jobless or unsatisfied employers can try. Transferring money home isn’t a…
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When I was a manager, I like to give my all and my best to the task at hand so it isn’t unusual to expect the same when I became a freelancer. Being a freelancer to me is rather like a boss marketing my own services to my clients and each client I treat them…
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I was an executive, a manager, with more than 50 staff under my command. Then… I left that to become a freelancer. And I am a top rated freelancer, specialising in writing, career consultation and recruitment. Then… I upgrade to become a WFHM (work from home mom). As with any other transition, there are challenges…
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Staying focused as a freelancer is hard work. There can be all kinds of distractions at home, and even if there isn’t, you can still find yourself flicking through the TV channels, eating everything in site, and generally not doing anything. These are the secrets freelancers use to stay focused! Exercise In The Morning Exercising…
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From time to time, I get comments from fellow readers that asked me how do I manage to write work related or career-related articles for so long and at such a frequency. This is especially when I am an active freelancer and a new mother as well. My only answer is that if you do…
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Are you lucky enough to work from home? If you are, you will understand just how good you have it sometimes. After all, not everyone can roll out of bed and into the office in their pajamas. Still, life as a freelancer or a work-at-home adult isn’t a piece of cake because you have to…
Read MoreOne of the biggest considerations to make when starting a new business is whether you should have a physical premises or not. You could be forgiven for thinking that the physical shop is in decline and soon, everything will be online. The high street is in decline, that is true, but it isn’t dead yet.…
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Outside of family happiness, earning more money is probably the most common life ambition of our generation. After all, financial fears impact millions of us on a daily basis while increased wealth opens up new doors in life. Above all else, increased financial strength can provide securities for our children and loves ones too. The…
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Last year, when someone asked if I want to help out for a few days at his company as a receptionist, I jumped at the chance. The position is currently vacant and they needed someone at the frontline because of a major event held at the premise. If you have been reading MiddleMe, you’ll know…
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The majority of new small businesses fail. That isn’t meant to scare you off or put the willies in you, it is just meant to help you position yourself better, to look success in the eye and help tip the scales in your favor. How? Well, by knowing what separates an entrepreneur from succeeding and…
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The internet has revolutionised the way business is conducted. No more do you need a physical premises of sorts, today you can operate a business from your lap if needed with simplistic ease. You don’t even need to move from bed. Some businesses have made millions this way. Look at Amazon, they only exist in…
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Freelancing is a fairly new line of work for a lot of people. If you’re used to the world of employers and employees, of being beholden to some authority, you can get some bad habits stuck in your mind. It’s still a buyer’s market as far as labour goes, even in the freelancing world. But…
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Nowadays, technology is pretty a huge part of our lives. Whether it is Twitter or your-name.com, everyone is connected on the World Wide Web. Those who followed me on MiddleMe since day 1 will know that I’m not very big on social media and online presence. However, no matter how much you hate having your…
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Welcome back to MiddleMe and a start of a brand new week! Continuing where we left off last week on another 5 reasons why you should give yourself a bigger credit if you are working for yourself because you deserve it. Impact of Failure No impact is greater when you fail on your own business.…
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Regardless whether you are a freelancer, an entrepreneur or an employee, this article is for you. Especially if you are thinking of switching a role between the three. Today we explore why working for yourself deserved a much bigger recognition than an employee of a company. Financial Risk When you work for yourself, there’s no…
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