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Top 10 Challenges Faced By a Freelance Writer

readmylog — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:36:32 +0800

Freelance writing is an ideal job for those who likes writing and prefer having flexibility. However, this is not a job for every skilled writer because it has its own set of challenges. Good writing skills is not the only thing required for this work. A freelancer has to look for good clients also. Its a common perception, that a person with good writing skills can become a good freelance writer. However, it's just the half-battle won. A freelancer must be ready to face different challenges that comes his way and must learn how to overcome them.

Top 5 Things Freelancers Should Know About Sales

readmylog — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:29:20 +0800

Having excellent technical knowledge is only the start to a great career as a freelancer. Although some freelancers may not understand every thing that is involved, they will often find out very quickly that sales is an essential part of their new job position. If the freelancer does not have or doesn't acquire effective sales skills, it can be a swift exodus to the close of a promising career.

Top 10 Mistakes When Outsourcing Work To Freelancers

readmylog — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:44:46 +0800

Small and large companies are taking advantage of outsourcing many different types of tasks and projects to freelancers today. As technology advances and more people are working at home for themselves, this trend is becoming increasingly more common to those who are now part of this new worldwide industry. Although this latest trend can be advantageous to both the freelancer and the company, there are at least 10 mistakes that can be made by a company when they are outsourcing their work.

Listed below are ten of the top mistakes made:

Top 5 Web Conferencing Tools For Freelancers

readmylog — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:55:18 +0800

Web-conferencing software tools has really changed the way how people communicate over the web now. You can fine online meeting software reviews all over the internet. One of the most recommended tools available today is GoToMeeting. GoToMeeting reviews are wonderful and it provides many robust features with itself.

Top 5 Reasons Why Freelancing Is The Hardest Job In The World

readmylog — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:12:05 +0800

Freelancing is not as easy as perceived by many people. People think that freelancers just sit in front of the computers and do a little work to earn huge amount of money. This is a myth and freelancing as a career requires hard work and dedication to show results. Freelancing is one of the toughest and unstable jobs. The income levels may vary too as one month you make a lot of money and the next you hardly make any money and struggle to pay your bills. The initial phase of a freelancer's career is most challenging and things tend to get a bit easier with experience.

Top 10 reasons Why Freelancing Might Not Be Your Dream Job

readmylog — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:31:09 +0800

Many times people dream of working for themselves instead of working in corporate job positions. Due to all of the long hours and bad bosses that makes everyday living extra hard, the desire to quit and start a business can become stronger as time passes. Although every individual has their own personal reasons for working as a freelancer, many people have some of the same reasons in common (i.e. performing a job that they enjoy). However, listed below are ten things that the freelancer should be aware of before they quit their corporate job positions.

Top 10 Reasons Why Freelancing Has Job Security

readmylog — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:43:58 +0800

Freelancing has several advantages and is a lucrative alternative to a traditional job. Freelancing can be a great career option as it provides you with better job security. The fact is that if you have the talent and the skill set you can survive even in the most competitive job markets. If you have a talent which is in demand you can easily find a job irrespective of the condition of the economy or job market.

Why be so unprofessional, Freelancer?

readmylog — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:24:44 +0800

Anybody who wants to become a freelancer must understand that freelancing is a very serious job that requires as much dedication as regular office job. Also, it requires a lot of commitment and same amount of time and energy.

Sadly, image of freelancers have come out as a last and risky option. They are often considered to be unreliable in their work along-with being problematic in nature.

Let us try to see why freelancers don’t earn respect from clients and can such problems be prevented.

6 Habits of Unsuccessful Freelancers

readmylog — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:19:27 +0800

Making a move towards being a freelancer can be daunting for even the most talented people because there is so much more involved with being successful as a freelancer. A freelancer needs to be responsible for each aspect of his business. Unfortunately, these aspects are different from the actual coding work that typically creates the most significant challenges. Let us take a look at some common mistakes occasionally made by freelancers. These will help to prepare oneself and learn ways to avoid these pitfalls.

So, are you making below mistakes?

HostPapa Review : Is it the best in India?

readmylog — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:27:52 +0800

For customers looking for an extremely reliable and well-acclaimed hosting service provider, then there is no other choice than HostPapa. It provides ‘green web hosting’ services to the clients and customers. The company cares for the environment and does beneficiary steps for it. The company has already marked its presence over 80,000 customers as of now, and it is increasing day-by-day.

oDesk vs Elance comparison

readmylog — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:23:49 +0800

oDesk: oDesk is a company with a global job marketplace and has a series of tools targeted at businesses that intend to hire and manage remote workers. Based in Redwood City, CA, oDesk was founded in 2003.

HTC ChaCha Facebook Phone review

readmylog — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:18:11 +0800

For all you Facebook aficionados who were looking for a good Facebook special device, the search is over, especially with HTC ChaCha Facebook phone generating some good reviews within a few days from launch. Though Vodafone has also come up with Vodafone Blue Facebook phone but as per its price tag, it has excluded some features, notably 3G and Wifi and this is where HTC ChaCha comes into the frame, along with other features that are better and bear enhanced specs.