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Quitting freelancing, debunked

April 6, 2016 by Jake Poinier

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quitting freelancingMy April Fool’s Day post, “Why it’s time to quit freelancing,” was intended to cite common complaints about the freelance business with sufficient winking and nudging to make it obvious I was goofing around—and not quitting freelancing. The feedback on social media made it clear, however, that some of the bullets contained painful truths and warranted further discussion. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Manage Your Freelance Business Tagged With: April Fool's Day, calling it quits, freelance lifestyle

Why it’s time to quit freelancing

April 1, 2016 by Jake Poinier

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quit freelancing This is the most difficult post I’ve ever written, because I’ve decided it’s time to quit freelancing.  I’d need several thousand words to explain exactly why, but what follows is a basic overview of my reasoning. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: April Fool's Day, calling it quits, freelance lifestyle, rants

New book on work-life balance for the self-employed

September 30, 2015 by Jake Poinier

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Juggling on a High WireI’m absolutely thrilled to announce publication of the first book in the Dr. Freelance Advisor Guide series: Juggling on a High Wire: The Art of Work-Life Balance When You’re Self-Employed, by Laura Poole. (Available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle versions.)

As enjoyable and rewarding as self-employment can be, it’s not without its challenges—not to mention the nagging temptation to work all the time! Juggling on a High Wire helps you keep the balls in the air and your toes on the wire, including: [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Manage Your Freelance Business Tagged With: Dr. Freelance Guides, freelance lifestyle, More Cowbell Books, self-employment

The hole in my office

March 27, 2015 by Jake Poinier

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Who’s the best girl?

It’s been a hard week. We put our loyal Labrador retriever, Bagheera, to sleep on Saturday. There is a hole in my family, my life, and my office.

If you’re a self-employed dog or cat owner, you know the space your furry sidekick occupies, physically and psychologically. Not half-jokingly, I’ve always called Baggy my office manager. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: dogs, freelance lifestyle, self-employment

The job you love

February 14, 2014 by Jake Poinier

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I’m not a big fan of the quote or concept of “Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” It’s the cotton candy of career advice: pretty, fluffy, gone within seconds, bad for you, makes a mess, doesn’t really taste as good as you imagined, and generally ends up tossed in the garbage. Sorry, Confucius.

If you’ll allow me to channel my inner Mike Rowe for a moment, you need to be able to find the value (and fun) in what you do.  [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Manage Your Freelance Business Tagged With: freelance lifestyle, Mike Rowe, the job you love, Valentine's Day

Will layoffs cause a freelance tsunami?

January 2, 2010 by Jake Poinier

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Dr. Freelance, I’ve got quite a few friends in the newspaper business who’ve been laid off in recent months, and many of them are hanging up a shingle as a freelancer. Do you think this is going to lower prices and/or create more competition for freelance gigs? — Freelance Tsunami Watcher

Freelance Tsunami Watcher, I’ve seen the same thing, with tons of friends (in all types of media, not just papers) who’ve lost their jobs in the past year. It’s pretty awful. There are several factors to my answer: [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Manage Your Freelance Business Tagged With: economy, Freelance Forecast, freelance lifestyle, trends

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