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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Guest Post: 5 Business Podcasts for Start-Ups
Browsing for something to read while waiting for my Uber driver to arrive, I came across an interesting article that benefits me. Recently, I have been listening to podcasts and found that some channels are really beneficial and educational.
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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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10 Things That The Workforce Changed 10 Years Ago
10 years ago is such a long time. I was still the carefree single social butterfly who is always buried under a pile of work. I work hard, I play hard.
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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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Professional Gamer: So You Want To Be One Too
Being paid to play video games may seem like the easiest job in the world, however, there is a lot more to earning from gaming that’s unknown to most. Games are intended for leisure and entertainment, but now they’re used to generate revenue that sustains tournaments as well as multimillion-dollar expert competitions. A professional gamer…
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A Letter To A Graduate
Dear Graduate, Congratulations! You certainly deserve a break to rest and rejuvenate after such a long and tough journey to reach here but make no mistake, this will not be your last tough journey as you foray into your first taste of the working world. You may have part-time jobs or holiday jobs before but…
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How To Support Your Other Half Doing Freelancing Work
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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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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I Have Writer’s Block Too!
Hands up if you get writer’s block! Despite some of my readers’ assumptions that I don’t have this problem, I do! Maybe not as often as some might have but every now and then, I do face writer’s block and couldn’t write any further than the first sentence. Sometimes, it is because I am overly…
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7 Signs Your Work is Ruining Your Life
Sigh! This topic is close to my heart. I am still very much a workaholic even though I no longer work in a corporation but on my own now. Sometimes, I think it might be even worse, running my own business that I have given a slip once or twice to allow my work take…
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‘Appy Tips For Small Businesses
Now that mobile devices are extremely dominant in today’s society, more and more small businesses are creating their very own apps. There are various reasons why apps are so useful for small businesses. Firstly, they can make it easier for customers and clients to get in touch, and they are also a handy way of…
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The Biggest Web Design Myths Debunked
Image from Pixabay Great web design, that invites your audience onto a page and converts them into paying customers, certainly isn’t easy. Every business these days has a website, and the sheer amount of competition out there can make it very hard to keep up with evolving standards. There seems to be a lot of…
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Everyone Should Have A Website
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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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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Review: Grammarly.com
Whether you are a student, a writer, a blogger even in your professional life, wouldn’t it be great to have your written work scan through by someone first before you submit? That is why great editors are often expensive and highly sought after. Even when I was in the workforce, many of my peers would love…
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Sales: It’s all About Options!
Making sales is one of the most important things you can do as a business owner. You have to make sure you understand how much is involved in the process of making sales as a business. Let’s get one thing clear; your end-game has to be to sell as much as you can. Companies run…
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You Gotta FIGHT! For Your RIGHT! To Work Without Being Made Miserable
The workplace isn’t usually known as a place of fun and games. Indeed, you’ve got to be pretty disciplined and even strict most of the time. After all, you’re there to do a job. But this doesn’t mean that your work life has to be miserable. Unfortunately, it seems that an alarming majority of people…
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Guest Post: HR in 2017: What to Expect?
HR has been constantly evolving since it entered the business landscape in the beginning of the 20th century. In the beginning of its corporate journey, HR departments were only focused on recruiting and selection. As time went by, departments adopted many new roles including training, discipline, health and safety, wage policies, etc. HR is still…
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