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I once had a client who insisted that we drape his new business’s website in the colors of the rainbow. It was one of those things where I was grateful to have a client who had a clear vision for his brand and who was willing to provide feedback and guidance in order to shape […] View original post at …
In the first post in this series about blogging with WordPress (and making money from it!), I looked at how you can find a niche for your blog if you want to make money from it. In this second part, I’ll walk you through the process of getting your blog ready to go. You may […] View original post at …
Life as a WordPress freelancer is pretty awesome. You work with (what we all know to be) the best content management system. You set your own prices. You pick the clients you want to work with. And you get to flex your creative muscles all day. What’s not to love? I think that if there […] View original post at …
It’s the mother of all cushy jobs, isn’t it? Start a blog, find an audience, and watch the dollars roll in! I’m sure everyone who runs a blog sometimes dreams of quitting the day job and becoming a full-time blogger. Except full-time blogging isn’t as easy as it seems. Like so many “dream” jobs, the reason […] View original post at …
Having managed a startup marketing agency for a few years, I can tell you that it’s not easy work. Although I had managed projects for nearly a decade, this was my first time handling the management of a company on such a large scale. Needless to say, there was an adjustment period. Once I became […] View original post at …
As I was reading about the weird ways to find new gigs as a WordPress developer the other day, I noticed a comment from kalico that I thought was worth exploring: Adding insult to injury is something every WordPress freelancer should be wary of whenever approaching a new client (or an old one whose website […] View original post at …
Why is Instagram so awesome? Let me count the ways: There are over 400 million users on Instagram every day. No character limits! It’s all about the visual content. Your posts don’t get buried like on Facebook or Twitter. Companies on Instagram receive the highest follower engagement rates (2.3%) out of all social media platforms. […] View original post at …
Seems like there are never enough hours in the day to keep your business running, doesn’t it? Between actively working to complete projects while trying to drum up new clients, it’s difficult to think that there’s more you should be doing to boost your revenue stream. One surefire way to keep your income in the […] View original post at …
Your clients are going to want a say in the work you do. It is their WordPress website, after all. The problem, however, is that sometimes your clients’ feedback isn’t helpful. There are times when their feedback is vague: “I don’t know. I just don’t like the way it looks.” There are times when they […] View original post at …
Is freelancing all it’s cracked up to be? Sure, it is! But it takes a lot of hard work. And I should know. I started freelancing in 2004 when I was 20 to help pay for college. My very first paying writing gig was an article for a teen arts magazine about Irish dancing. I’ve […] View original post at …
