It always hits me at the most inconvenient time…usually around 3:30 in the morning. It’s too early to get up and start my day, and I’m too tired to do anything but lay there in complete darkness, feeling completely overwhelmed and completely helpless at the same time. I bet you’ve experienced too. I’m talking about the […]
Archives for June 2017
Should You Start a Niche Site or a Freelancing Business?
One of the most common questions I get from people is advice on if they should get into building a niche site or freelancing business. It’s a good question, so I figured I’d share my thoughts on it here. Over the last few years, I’ve built two blog niche sites with a lot of success. […]
6 Months and 128k Words: 5 Lessons Learned from Daily Writing
About three years ago, I decided I wanted to start a daily writing practice. I immediately set a goal that I’d never actually achieve: 1,000 words a day. You can guess how long my writing practice lasted…. Two days. Writing 1,000 words was absolute torture. It made me feel worse about my writing than ever. […]
How to Make a Budget as a New Freelancer
Note from Sean: When Julie sent me an email asking if she could write a post for freelancers all about how to manage finances that included topics like taxes, figuring net worth, paying off debt, and how to make a budget, I was all for it. Figuring out your finances both before you start freelancing and […]
13 Essential Tools We Use for Our Business
Let’s face it there are a million tools, apps, and programs out there. You’ve probably heard of a lot of them, and seen countless lists highlighting why this app is the best or this tool is killer. This is where you might find the paradox of choice. There are so many tools out there, you […]