Funny but True Journey of a Web Worker!

Everyone in a while I come along a great infographic or a funny one, well today I came accross one that is both!

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Freelancing, Web

Posted on September 28th, 2010 Written by Jamie Northrup

oDesk isn't just another freelancing marketplace!

There are tons of places for freelancers to find work, or for people to hire freelancers, depending on which side of the bubble you are. Well oDesk isn’t just your standard Freelancer marketplace, they have quite a system going to take a step further, it’s full fledged solution for both parties. They not only have [...]

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Freelancing, Web Tools

Posted on June 18th, 2010 Written by Jamie Northrup

5 steps to create yourself a pricing sheet with mark ups.

One of the biggest mistakes most people working on the web make is not charging enough, or not being consistent enough in their pricing. Also it’s sometimes best to overprice yourself, that way you can bring prices down for family, friends, or even if you do bulk work. Here are 5 steps to help you [...]

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Freelancing

Posted on June 14th, 2010 Written by Jamie Northrup

I blog at home and work, but work from anywhere.

I came across a poll over at ProBlogger today (vote here), that asks “Where is your favorite place to blog?”. I looked over at the five choices (Other, Home Office, Cafe, In Front of the TV, In Bed, At Work) and at first glance I thought, I like all of them, but then I remembered [...]

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Blogging, Freelancing

Posted on March 23rd, 2010 Written by Jamie Northrup

Three places to find online work that pay quickly.

Have you ever run out of work to do, and need to find more quickly? Well it happens to the best of us, and thankfully there are places on the internet for just those times. These places are known for having tons of work available at all times, and chances are, if you are a [...]

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Freelancing, Make Money

Posted on March 12th, 2010 Written by Jamie Northrup

Working online means you need both kinds of business cards!

An article over at Web Worker Daily titled “Why You Still Need Business Cards” started a mini debate about the need to still have real business cards as opposed to online business cards. Adam Pash, at LifeHacker, has replied to this post with his opinion (here) and started the debate asking his readers (including me) [...]

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Freelancing, Web Tools

Posted on March 9th, 2010 Written by Jamie Northrup

5 things you need to get to work from home.

If you run your own business from your home and don’t have an office, like more and more people do every day, then here are five tips to make you look more professional to your clients and yourself. Whether it be answering to customers over the phone or in person, you don’t want or need [...]

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Freelancing, Web

Posted on March 7th, 2010 Written by Jamie Northrup