Beyond the Rhetoric

Working from home is a perk filled treat that many aspire towards. However for all the benefits and perks of working from home, there are also a few negatives to contend with. Most of these negatives have to do with managing the work and life balance aspect of having a small business via your home. [...]

Whether you’re considering a career in freelancing or you’ve already gotten started, it is important to recognize the many pitfalls that are common to many entrepreneurs who work from home. While it is true that your mistakes are valuable learning experiences, it’s even better if you can avoid making those mistakes in the first place. [...]

It’s that time of year again. While many other people are concerning themselves with mistletoe and fruitcake, freelancers and other small business owners need to concern themselves with many other year-end responsibilities. Of course, that’s in addition to the usual holiday cheer and eggnog lattes. As a freelance writer, there are certain tasks and questions [...]

Do what you love and the money will follow. It’s a mantra that you hear all the time. People say that one of the greatest goals in life is to take what you love to do and figure out how to make money from it. While I’m talking from the context of an entrepreneurial venture, [...]

Some people will tell you that what the major banks did with the mortgage crisis was unethical. Similarly, the smaller business of freelance writing is equally with its fair share of ethical considerations. While some of these are certainly going to be culture specific, there is one topic that comes up periodically among the freelancing [...]