Freelancers rely heavily on online reviews to support their profile and entice people to try hiring you for their projects. A single negative review, no matter how simple it is, can cost you future commissions. However, getting bad reviews can be unavoidable, and you can lessen its impacts if you are able to respond to…
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How to Turn Down Freelance Work Politely
For freelancers, saying “no” to a job is believed to be a big taboo. With how competitive the industry is and the difficulty of getting a steady stream of work, saying no to a job can derail one’s momentum. Contrary to popular belief, freelancers can also say “no” to jobs they believe aren’t a good…
Freelancers: How to Keep Work from Taking Over Your Personal Life
For many people, freelancing or working from home is ideal. You don’t need to commute, and you have full control over your schedule and your work. However, there are also setbacks to working at home, and one of them is separating our personal life from our work life. Without clear boundaries, it will be easy…
Trust as a Buffer in Uncertain Times: Staying Afloat as A Freelancer
When the economic situation, whether locally or globally gets tough, businesses take a look at what they are spending money on to see where they can save. They make their budgets smaller, change what is important to them and often stop spending money on things that they think are not necessary for the meantime. In…
The Quiet Weight of Freelancers’ Independence
Freelancing is often seen as a way for many people to become their own boss. They do not have to follow a schedule, clients can be picked based on their preferences and the capability to shape one’s career. However, beneath this independence comes a hidden reality that freelancers tend to ignore. And that is the…
Starting Freelancing as a Fresh Undergrad
Graduating from either college or university follows a familiar pattern: newly grads would work on their resume, schedule interviews and pursue a full-time job. However, in recent years, this pattern is no longer viable for many fresh graduates especially now that freelancing is now presenting a new alternative to build one’s career. It also offers…
The Fragility Beneath Flexibility
Freelancing is often seen as a way to be one’s own boss and have a lot of freedom to pick the projects they want and get paid from many avenues. But, during times of great uncertainty such as economic downturns, geopolitical events, and other global crises, this freedom can be a burden. Freelancers do not…
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