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…
Stepping Into Something New: Completely Different Industry
Entering an industry can be really exciting and also make you feel unsure at the same time. If you are switching to a career or just starting out, everything might seem strange at first and feel like you are totally out of your depth. The way people talk about what they expect from you and…
The Slow Erosion of Energy: The Burnout
Burnouts do not happen all of a sudden. It starts with a spark that people barely notice, often in the form of sudden loss of energy and it grows as time passes on. Tasks that normally take seconds to finish slowly become a task that feels really hard to do. Even daily activities become a…
Thinking About Leaving Your Job
Quitting any job is a big decision, especially if it is your only source of income. A person should spend weeks or months before they try considering making the jump and make sure that it is the right thing to do for their career. No matter what reason you may have regarding quitting your job…
When Trust Starts to Slip Between You and Your Boss
Trust between you and your boss is really important to make your job experience more fulfilling and fun. When you have trust between each other, work becomes easier and smoother. You get to make more ideas come to light since you are given the freedom to work on your ideas and collaborate with others. Trust…
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