Mar
19
The problem with working as a freelancer, it seems to me, is that you’re still trading your time for money. If you’re ill, or just don’t feel like working, you’re going to see the result on the bottom line. What you need – indeed, what everyone needs – is a source of income that is …
Mar
03
When I was still working for a boss, I used to catch myself dreading Monday mornings quite early in the weekend – usually late on Saturday afternoons, but sometimes as early as Friday night. Life is too short to spend a third of it working at a job you don’t like. I would go so …
Feb
29
If you’re aiming at making a living as a freelancer, you need a blog. Blogs are great for building up a network of contacts. A well-executed blog can be a showcase for your skills. And if you’re good enough, you can earn a living from your blog – just look at Darren Rowse. If you’re …
Feb
28
Shama Hyder has a great post over at FreelanceSwitch.com about things you really shouldn’t be saying to your clients… http://freelanceswitch.com/clients/10-phrases-every-freelancer-should-kick-out-of-their-vocabulary/
Feb
15
There’s a great post at imod.co.za about why South Africans can’t get paid by Paypal – the comments are especially interesting. Since I mentioned Hostgator yesterday, I’ve discovered that they have a somewhat discriminatory policy regarding South Africans. If you live anywhere in the world except, it seems, China and South Africa, you can pay …
Feb
14
Did you know that you can register a .co.za domain name for R50? Most of the Internet Service Providers are still charging between R100 and R200 for every domain name you register. But Uniforum, the organization which administers the .co.za namespace, dropped the annual registration price for .co.za domains to R50 quite some time ago. …
