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How Do You Make Money Online?

I get asked this type of question (or variations of it) at least once a week: how do you make money online?  My favorite version of it came during a Table Topics session at Toastmasters a couple weeks ago: “Sagan, you do something on the Internet. Tell us about how you make money online.” You …

NEW Online Course for Freelancers

Edited to note: This e-course has since been archived, HOWEVER all of the material is still accessible (and greatly expanded upon!) in the other programs more recently created in the SaganMorrow.com School.  A couple weeks ago, I released a free social media tips e-book. And then a couple days after that, my business book for …

A Simple Trick to Get More Work Done

Last week I wrote a guest post for Freelancers Union: My Client Didn’t Give Me a Deadline. Now What? I encourage you all to check it out! We all have those times when you just feel like you’re plodding along. You have work to do, but it’s tough to just sit down and do it. The clock …

3 Reasons Why Elance Is a Great Option for New Freelancers

When you first start out freelancing, it can be tough! Building a client base, getting work experience, and making a living can take a long time. Although a lot of traditional online freelance bidding sites, such as Elance or Freelanced, aren’t the best way to get long-term freelance work (particularly because the pay can be ridiculously, …

how to stay disciplined as a freelancer

How do you stay disciplined when you don’t have a boss?

This is a common question I get from people who work traditional 9—5 jobs, or who don’t have much experience in the small business world or in freelancing. And it’s an excellent question: if you don’t have a boss, then how can you stay on track with your work? What’s to stop you from just …

Tips for Working at a Coffee Shop

Last week I talked about why I like working out of coffee shops… so this week, I’ve got some tips for you on working at a coffee shop successfully! 1) Have a plan for what type of work you’ll do. Don’t just decide that you’ll go work at a coffee shop. When you arrive, you’ll …

What I like about working out of coffee shops

It took me almost a year of freelancing full-time before I began working out of coffee shops semi-regularly. Be a freelancer! Grab your small biz checklist now >> Then, during the past few months, I was transcribing some university classes for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and a couple of my classes were spaced a few …

My Freelance Life: One Year Later

Can you believe that it was just one year ago yesterday that I started freelancing full-time? How the time flies! Every day when I wake up, I am so grateful and happy for making the decision to strike out on my own and start my own business. I love being a small business owner and …

Frequently Asked Questions About the #Freelancelife: Part Two

Read FAQ About the Freelance Life: Part One by clicking here! The below are some of the questions that inevitably arise during conversation with non-freelancers. I love getting questions about my freelance life – it’s certainly not for everyone, but it’s important that everyone understand that it’s an option that might work for them (and …

Projects I worked on during the week of Nov. 16, 2014

Rather than doing an hourly breakdown or a daily breakdown of my freelance life, this week I figured I’d share with you my project breakdown! These are the projects I worked on this week: Edited a manuscript and created content for the back-of-the-book blurb. Updated and managed social media for a client. Conducted a website …