5 Actionable Tips For Attracting New Clients to Your Business
Start by targeting the right people in places they frequent and offering them what they need. Always be creative, deliver value, reach out to prospects, and utilize the referral strategy.
Start by targeting the right people in places they frequent and offering them what they need. Always be creative, deliver value, reach out to prospects, and utilize the referral strategy.
We all admire those amazing Instagram accounts and travel blogs with gorgeous images from exotic locations scattered across the world. But how do they do it? How do they earn money while enjoying the adventure of a lifetime?
As it turns out, there’s a lot of work behind those perfect pictures. It takes organization, determination, and a lot of courage to be a digital nomad and influencer on social media!
If you are determined to try it, we’ve created a list of our top tools and resources to help you deal with the most challenging tasks you’ll encounter along the way.
Read More »The Influencer Starter Kit: 10 Tools And Strategies Every Digital Nomad Should Know
Guest post by Lucy Wyndham
In the past, work was something that could usually only be done in a certain defined location, such as a factory or an office. But with almost four million Americans now believed to be remote workers at least some of the time, it’s clear that this is changing. Now, it’s possible to pick up work wherever you are and complete it from a sometimes distant location, without hurting company bottom lines or becoming unproductive. This article will explore the exciting new world of work – and how technology is powering it forwards.
Read More »How The Power Of Technology Is Making Work More Mobile
Guest post by Lucy Wyndham
For one reason or another, Americans are leaving the United States and becoming expatriates at increasing rates. As many as 6.8 million Americans live abroad according to some estimates, though the number is impossible to know for certain. There are plenty of driving forces here with reasons for moving to another country, but one of the most dominant reasons is for education and careers. But as we see technology revolutionize every facet of our lives, the job market is one of the places seeing the most effects.
Read More »HOW TECHNOLOGY IS REDEFINING THE GLOBALIZED JOB MARKET
Guest post by Lucy Wyndham
Welcome to the age of the millennials where remote work reigns supreme and the chances of meeting your boss are quite minimal. In fact, studies reveal that around 70% of people across the world work remotely at least once a week. For years, schools and employment agencies have been prepping would-be job seekers on how to ace their interview. But here’s the sticky bit, an online interview is nothing like that and knowing what to expect lies at the heart of being successful.
Read More »Why the Cookie Cutter Approach Won’t Help You Ace That Online Interview
You have to work for someone you respect. And leaders need to be willing – and able – to step into that role. It won’t… Read More »The Unbreakable Chain
Being a freelancer can be very rewarding work with a lot of benefits. You can sleep in, you can pick your clients and you’re your own boss. However, it can also be hard work and it takes a special level of dedication and commitment. Here are some ways you can maximise your chances of success as a freelancer, no matter the industry.
By freelance writer/contributor Lucy Wyndham
While many millennials are sharing laments on Facebook about ‘the way life used to be’, seniors are sipping on a cup of java at their local café, connecting with friends, playing online games, and even doing their gift shopping on the internet. It can be challenging to learn the ins and out of new devices and technologies when we are older, yet they are making life easier for seniors in many ways, helping them face important setbacks. It is, perhaps, a wake-up call to stop polarizing seniors and tech.
By freelance writer/contributor Lucy Wyndham
If you are able to work from home, you can work from anywhere in the world. Of course, there are a few exceptions. But, for the most part, you are blessed with the skills and the type of lifestyle that allows you to travel and work. The term for this is “digital nomad,” and there are a few hacks that can make this lifestyle more financially comfortable for you.
Read More »4 Essential Hacks For An Affordable Work-Travel Lifestyle
By freelance writer/contributor Lucy Wyndham
Being able to work from home is an incredible freedom. While most of the working world is required to face rush hour traffic, show up at a physical place of employment, and adhere to a specific dress code, those who work from home have the privilege of avoiding these burdens. Pajamas can serve as acceptable work attire. Any part of your home can be your “office.” And your work day is largely controlled by you. However, as one might expect, benefits like these don’t come without some kind of downside.
Read More »3 Downsides of Working from Home – And How To Overcome Them
I walked into the buzzing workspace with my head down. I paused to stand up a little straighter until I heard the familiar crack in my upper spine. It was time to shift gears into networking mode.
“Act intelligent,” I told myself. “Don’t tell them that your company failed. Don’t tell them any of it. And don’t forget to smile.”
It’s impossible to keep up.
Every day I see self-help articles about life hacking with tips, tricks, and never-ending lists of things to do in order to become a successful human being. According to these articles, If I do these things I’ll run like a machine. I’ll be living life at 500%, 100% of the time.
I’ve been working in digital media for most of my career – building websites, doing marketing, graphic design, and even photography. But there came a time that if I wanted to advance in my career, I had to get out from behind my tantalizingly-oversized Apple monitor and lead actual meetings. It became critical for me to be present in the workplace not only as a project manager, but as someone who was able to successfully lead client meetings as well.
The Affordable Care Act has made health insurance accessible for millions of freelance workers, a number that is expected to account for 40% of the workforce by 2020. For various reasons self-employment is also increasingly popular amongst millennials, with nearly 40% of the millennial workforce already describing themselves as self-employed. To put things into perspective, that is 60 million Americans, and the numbers are on the rise.
Read More »Why Repealing Affordable Health Care Will Hurt The Freelance Economy
“Just so I understand this correctly, it’s possible to experience death in virtual reality. To experience what it’s actually like to die, in the brutalist of ways even. And as our senses develop — touch, smell, things like that — this experience is only going to get more realistic.”
The woman nodded in response. We were sitting across from each other in a large yurt that overlooked the Pacific Ocean, the door flap of the enormous tent making a gentle slapping sound in the wind as six of us sat cross-legged in a circle well past midnight.
The topic: virtual reality and consciousness.
Guest post by Cassie Phillips, Technology & Internet Security Enthusiast; Blogger at securethoughts.com. Full bio located at the end of the post.
Another year in the information age has come and gone, and the internet has cemented itself even further as an essential part of not only our personal lives but our business lives. Can you think of many positions that don’t involve the use of the internet and complex programs now?
With that advent comes the rise of freelance labor from all around the world, people much like yourself who wanted more control over their careers and their lives. And from what we can tell, people are starting to freelance every day and therefore joining the freelance economy.
The following is based on a talk I gave a few weeks back at Twitch HQ for Women’s Catalyst Lightening Talks.
I sublet to a friend for two months and hit the road.
Now, I didn’t go very far. I drove around California in my trusty Prius C – living with friends, crashing on couches, spending time in nature.
Because I believe that curiosity is greater than comfort.
I didn’t always believe this.
Read More »Environmental Biohacking & Rumbling With The Unknown
A few weeks back I gave a talk at The Alley about my experience in joining the freelance economy. The evening was filled with personal stories and powerful tips for getting started. I learned a lot from the other presenters and had a great time sharing my experience so far. Below are key takeaways from that talk.
Read More »Going Freelance – 5 Tips For Entering The Freelance Economy
“Wind extinguishes a candle and energizes fire. Likewise with randomness, uncertainty, chaos – you want to use them, not hide from them. You want to be the fire and wish for the wind.”
-Nassim Taleb
Last week I gave a talk at the monthly Catalysts Collective event here in San Francisco on the topic of antifragility. The following points are highlights from my talk.
To understand the premise of Antifragile – Things That Gain From Disorder there are three key areas to consider.
I always thought “inbox zero” was an urban myth. How is it possible that one’s inbox could have literally no emails in it whatsoever?
The last time I checked there were around twenty-thousand messages. Incoming ones starred for later, bookmarked newsletters going back to the beginning of time begging for acknowledgement — the dutiful read, watch, response, purchase or listen that may or may not make our lives slightly more whole.
I don’t know about you, but I’m a hoarder of information. I’m pretty much obsessed with emailing myself several times daily — links to recipes, lengthy thought pieces, cute shoes — never to be opened at the fabled moment for where there’s actually time. Let’s face it, emails generate more work than pleasure. And if the case was in fact pleasure, my pocketbook surely wouldn’t be pleased.