Why Your Awkwardness Is Actually Good For Business
Body language expert and entrepreneur Vanessa Van Edwards will be the first to tell you that she used to have some real trouble in social situations. “I say that I’m a recovering awkward person,” Vanessa explained in her first CreativeLive class. “Because whenever I would…
Networking Works: How To Get Jobs By Making Friends
Contrary to popular belief, networking is extremely lit, especially when your contacts are on fleek. (Sorry, I’ll stop.) Possibly the biggest misconception about networking is that the end-goal is employment when, in reality, the goal is to connect with like-minded people. Since graduating from college…
Saying No: The One Habit All Creatives Need To Adopt
Saying no isn’t always easy, but it’s essential to maintaining a healthy work-life balance and cultivating your creativity, especially if you’re hoping to become a working artist. If the very notion of having a health work-life balance makes you snort, it’s probably because you, like…
How to Make Freelancing Your Full-Time Job
There is a day in the life of every self-employed person where they finally make the leap. After deliberation and planning, they submit their notice, finish up their tasks, and leave the world of regular employment in favor of the life of a full-time freelancer….
No, Being ‘Busy’ Is Not A Badge Of Honor
Maybe it’s always been like this, but the advent of social media has allowed everyone, everywhere, to talk about how busy they are in a much more visible forum. It seems like we all have a million projects on our plates, that we’re drowning in obligations, and that we can’t…
10 Questions Models Need to Ask Photographers Before Booking a Photo Shoot
Working freelance in the creative industry means running your own business and using your name as your brand. It’s absolutely essential to be clued up on the facts and to ask in advance of any booking, everything you need to know before agreeing to shoot….
11 Things No One Tells You About Freelancing
Here is what I knew about working as a full-time freelance writer before I actually did it: Yoga pants and working from my bed. I have a feeling this is the idea that most people have about freelancing — that it’s all slippers, lazy mornings over…
How to Be Your Own Client (and Survive)
There are some truly nightmare clients. Some have no idea what they want, while others know exactly what they want and refuse to change their mind no matter what. It may be someone with unrealistic expectations or someone you can never pin down when you…
10 Lessons From a Resurrected Freelance Writing Career
I’ve learned a lot in my sixteen-year freelance writing career, especially because it is technically two freelance writing careers, bifurcated by the Great Recession of 2008, which coincided with the birth of my son. And yes, it turns out that old chestnut is true: hindsight…
How To Get Paid To Travel Using Skills You Already Have
When you’re on the road, no one knows who you are until they see what you have to offer. But there’s no need to give into the classic teaching English gig or work the night shift at a party hostel. You can find plenty of ways…
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