Category: Links of Interest
Do I need to take a class to get started freelancing?
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This is based off an answer I gave on Quora. Figure out what you’re going to do. what are you good at now? what will people pay for? what is the target market you’re looking at? Where will you offer your services? – is Upwork worth it? – what about testing your ideas on Fivver
Getting Past the Gatekeeper So You Can Have a Winning Proposal
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Over on the Liquid Web blog I wrote about some tactics you can use to woo the buyer on a project. In my last post I talked about the importance of talking to the buyer for your project. I introduced the idea of the gatekeeper there. To recap, the gatekeeper is anyone that doesn’t have
Chris Lema on serving your inbox
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Is your inbox your boss? While I may check email at some point any day of the week the only day I put effort in to clearing up what’s in it is Friday. See Friday I’m between calls so there isn’t really much I can do once I start on the call and meeting bandwagon.
Cal Newport on Open Offices
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Newport cites a new study on open office plans, interruption and face-to-face interactions. The short version is that open offices promote less face-to-face interaction, more IM/Slack and more email. So we have more digital distraction and less of the thing that the office was supposed to promote. This quote sums up my feelings on the
You’re Failing Because You’re Doing Nothing
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Without action, knowledge is often meaningless. As Aristotle put it, to be excellent we cannot simply think or feel excellent, we must act excellently. Yet the action required to follow through on what we know is often the hardest part. That’s why even doctors know better than anyone the importance of exercise and diet, 44
Rest is Required if You Want to Excel
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I was reminded of this fact this week. Here you can see where I was. I sat there for a few hours and read then sent some emails and did some writing on my phone. I broke out my journal and thought about my business without listening to any music unless it was provided by
I’m talking about time blocking on The Productivity Show
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You can catch me today talking about time blocking on The Productivity Show. We talk about: Why I don’t think you can make our find time The 4 Steps I use to define an ideal week Mapping an ideal week to a real week Why you should double your time estimates Go listen.
I gave you the four questions I use to talk to buyers on Liquid Web
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I’ll be writing for Liquid Web now, and today I talked about the difference between buyers and gatekeepers. Most importantly, why you should be talking to buyers and how to figure out if you’re talking to the buyer of a project. While it can be flattering to be asked to quote on a project, it
I Agree With This Sentiment on the iPad Pro
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From The Sweet Setup I’ll highlight a few portions I agree with. The iPad has been my main computing device since the Pro line came out. Being without it for a few weeks has really highlighted why I prefer the iPad, and in many cases, has shown me how I can do more than on
Bad clients happen
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Bad clients happen. They still happen to me and I have a long developed client vetting process. The thing is, each time it happens it’s your fault. You missed something about them that should have tipped you off. You rush through to the proposal so you didn’t have time to get to know them. Don’t
