The pandemic changed a lot about everyone’s day-to-day. Working from home was a big shift for many, and it easily meant more hours answering emails and getting projects done.

As someone who’s worked from home in one capacity or another for the last eight years, spending more time at home hasn’t been that much of a disruption to my schedule. In fact, being able to devote less time running around even created more time for me to get work done.

This has had an unforeseen, positive side...

I know, I know, I just wrote a headline that ended in a preposition. Yes, it’s bothering me, but this is an important question all us freelancers should ask, especially those considering making making a permanent shift from full-time work. It may not be the best way to word the question on paper, but in your head, that internal voice needs to consider whether or not being a gig worker is right for you.

Why it’s right for me

Formally speaking, the gig economy is an entire labor market...

To be fair, before I even start this piece, I want to say that these are just my opinions on the industry as a whole. They’re based on my observations and interpretations only. Thanks.

Prepare yourselves, I’m about to sound old…

Back in my day, studying communications was different. While I was in college, we were still years away from the first Facebook post, and social media didn’t even factor into a communications plan. There were’t even communications departments at companies, and I...

Ok, this headline is a bit deceiving, but I want to be clear that content writing isn’t only about sitting at your desk all day, stringing together words that will wow and impress clients. That’s a HUGE component, but to do the job well it’s not all you should be doing.

This is why project management skills are essential for any content writer. You do the work, but you also spend tons of time managing the details related to this work.

Working backward

The first thing you need to know how...

My immediate answer to this headline of a question is….HELL YES! Sometimes I feel it’s more of a job than an in-office, 9-to-5 type of situation.

While it can easily be more work, being a freelancer is ultimately a great job. However, being a successful freelancer requires a lot of self-motivation, organization, and determination.

If you define a job as a paid position, where you work regular hours, I’m here to tell you it’s time to update your thinking. A job doesn’t have to pay you —...