Wanderlust, Ink.

Note: This post is part 3 of a series on the top freelance bidding sites. I originally intended to describe all six of the top freelance bidding sites together, but the monster post that resulted was far too long to sit through comfortably. I recommend you check out part 1 or part 2 if you haven’t [...]

Note: This post is part 2 of a series on the top freelance bidding sites. I originally intended to describe all six of the top freelance bidding sites together, but the monster post that resulted was far too long to sit through comfortably. I recommend you check out part 1 and part 3 if you haven’t [...]

Before I discovered freelance sites like oDesk and Elance, I taught English for $1,000/month. Yeah, I had expenses of less than $150/month, but I wasn’t exactly getting anywhere with that income. Add to it the limited vacation opportunities each year, and you can imagine how quickly I jumped that ship when I discovered some on-the-side [...]

The Chinese, or at least my wife’s kin, have an interesting bargaining strategy. It’s so simple it goes right over my head every time. When a price is quoted, Ivy immediately responds: “Wow, so expensive! Can you make it cheaper?” And the price drops by X%. It boggles my mind that this ever works, but it [...]

If you’re anything like me, you’re always looking for ways you can add value to the services you offer your clients. Higher value can lead to higher rates, and higher rates can lead to less work or a quicker reward. Sometimes it’s difficult to differentiate your services from those of other freelancers. Sure, you may [...]