Every freelancer must have a profitable skill. Freelancing in itself isn’t a skill. It is an approach. The actual skill you will sell through this approach must have these 4 attributes: It must be a skill with digital value. In other words, there are digital products...
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BEING SELF-EMPLOYED SUCKS: IN MY LATE TWENTIES AND MUM STILL SENDS ME ON ERRANDS!
A lot of times young people in their twenties and thirties confuse unemployment with self-employment. Just because you have a dream in your head doesn't mean you are self-employed. It is difficult to get to terms with how difficult life becomes when you are...
Grow through Imperfect Design: Stop Poking Holes in Great Ideas When You Can Sell Them!
If you often poke holes in everyone’s great idea, you might never succeed at business or even in the smallest ventures. When I write product copy or marketing content for businesses, I can easily see the problems with their product. Instead of seeing them as failures,...
Opportunities After Your First Degree Are Not a Sure Deal.
The University education system doesn’t prepare you for life after school. A lot of young folks develop a distaste for competition. The harsh truth is that many young graduates think that: Their score is going to land them a job. They’ve learned everything. They’ve...
Case Studies: AI Prompt Engineering and Trailer Parking Space Sales Copy
I completed two interesting projects recently. And they have two lessons: The first is about what it takes to compete in an AI world. How skill evolution can make a creative writer more valuable. Before I talk about the Figma project, let me tell you about the AI...
Is The Freelancer, Remote Work, or Gig Economy Sustainable?
Someone asked if the gig economy will remain sustainable and this is my answer. The world’s increasingly uncertain economy will ensure that a lot more of us need work to be flexible, mobile, and divisible into small tasks. Think of COVID, think of looming war or civil...
So You Made a Mistake. Does a Second Attempt Ever Feel the Same?
Writing this piece took me back to an early memory of desktop computers. You’d be typing out half a book or thesis just before a power cut. That moment after the electricity goes out is when you remember that you haven’t saved your work. What does it look like to do...
The Blueprint: Create Hot Selling Fiverr & Upwork Gigs
Maybe you've been wondering how to choose a skill that you will sell on Fiverr and Upwork. Whether you are multi-talented or just trying to learn a new skill, you should read this to the end. There's also a free download for you when you read through this blueprint....
The Ultimate Freelancer Income Growth Matrix: I think I am ready for a car.
Today, I went out to shop for cars. For the first time in my life, I walked confidently into a dealership. I don’t think I would have had the guts a few years ago to walk into a car dealership and be telling them “let me think about it”.
At least this year 2021, even though I haven’t bought a car, I feel like I can price a car.
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