Do you know that in the freelancing world, your name is your brand? Neither do I when I first started out as a freelancer. Advertisements
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Let Me Tell You The Origins Of Freelancing
Etymology is the study of the beginning of words. Let’s look at the beginning of the ‘freelancer’ word.
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Freelancing: What To Prep Before You Go On A Break
I am going on a break!!!! Freaking at last! You probably guess that I have been on home arrest ever since I got pregnant and hadn’t had the opportunity to travel much. Flying to and back from Singapore doesn’t count because I’ll still be up to my neck with chores and duties as a mother…
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How to Find A Conducive Working Environment Outside of Your Office
While I only work within the confine of my study, I love to write my own articles on the WordPress app when I am outside. Sometimes even bringing my baby in her stroller while I typed words away on my iPhone and sipping my Green Tea (like what I am doing right now).
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Timetable Of A Work-From-Home Mother
Now that my little diva has stabilized her timetable (sort of), I thought it will be nice to share my daily schedule with everyone. For those who are mothers, I feel your pain but juggling your time between your freelance work and your family shouldn’t be a life and death battle. For those who are…
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Luxury Brand Does Not Equal To Customer Service
If you have followed MiddleMe consistently, you’ll know that I recently moved my place. With a new place, besides selling off unnecessary items (I am a self-confessed hoarder!), we indulge ourselves by furniture shopping. Most of our big pieces like the bed and the couch are bought 2nd hand from a dear friend who relocated.…
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How To Balance Between Freelancing & Mommyhood
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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Freelancer’s Survival Guide to Economy Downturn
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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My Freelancing Weapons
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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A Word of Advice: Scamming Company
Hi Kally, I have been a silent follower of yours since last year and I always admire how well you provide your advice to others. Now let me throw you a curveball on the territory that you are familiar with. I’ve been in the real estate as a sales manager for 7 years and I…
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Transiting from a Single Freelancer to a Mommy Freelancer
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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Comparing, Belittling and Competing
I have always thought that being a little competitive is always good for myself. However, it is a thin line between healthy comparison and belittling yourself. There is a saying in Chinese, 长他人志气 灭自己威风, meaning: lauding the spirit of your competitor and belittle that of your own. I always believe the biggest enemy is oneself…
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Easy Solutions To Your Business Problems
Being a founder, CEO and driving force of a business on a day to day basis can be truly exhausting. There is so much that you have to worry about that it can be overwhelming. When you start out, you have to do everything because otherwise your business will simply not exist. That means sourcing…
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Hateful Tactics that Sales Person Deploys
There are great sales folks that you might even vision yourself being friends with them or you are already awesome friends with them. And then…there is the other flip side of the coin, the sales folks who deploy hateful unethical tactics to lure customers like yourself to buy stuff or signing up services that you…
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Guest Post: Confessions of a Hard Worker..(because I take my breaks)
Today I like to share with you on a post that I came across on one of my readers, Robin’s Nest. Very much like MiddleMe, her blog is gear towards self-motivation and promoting healthy workplace culture. Please enjoy her article and pop by her blog for more inspiration! I’m sure a lot of us think…
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Get Started With The Online Business
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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The Common Startup Mistakes That You’re Most Likely To Fall For
Taking those first steps into the world of business is immensely exciting. Amidst the enthusiasm, though, you should be aware that the number of failed startups easily outweighs the success stories. If yours is going to be one of the new SMEs that thrive, it’s imperative that you follow a winning blueprint. Those strategies will…
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The Client Experience Is What Matters In Freelancing
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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How to Resolve a Customer Service PR disaster
25th February marks the day that a legendary American rock band, Guns N’ Roses, for the very first time, held their concert in Singapore. While their performance was fantastic, the logistics and management by the concert organiser LAMC left a lot to be desired. Many fans were (and probably still are from the looks of…
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Unconventional Jobs that I Had
Previously I have written about fantasy jobs that I wanted to try in my lifetime. This time round, I have written another fun post, I’m revealing some of the strangest jobs I had. These are jobs that I took on when I’m in between jobs, holiday jobs during schooling days and ad-hoc assignments for fun.…
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