Category: Motivation

Can I Find High-Paying Work on Upwork? Part 1: An Interview with Six-Figure Freelancer Danny Margulies

In 2015 Elance and oDesk merged and relaunched as Upwork. Most freelancers who’ve been in this game for a while know of these platforms and/or have looked for freelance work on them.

But, can you really make a living by taking gigs on this platform? For many seasoned freelancers, Upwork doesn’t always yield high-paying work.

But there are people that are using Upwork successfully.

How Do I Set My Freelancing Goals (And Stick to Them)?

The first month of the year has quickly passed by and you’re yet to make sense of how you’re going to take your freelancing business forward. As a beginner, is this the familiar eerie feeling you’re having now?

What do you do, how do you boost your freelance business income? These are questions you should answer before you take the next big step.

How Can I Balance My Life and Freelance Career?

Whether you’re a seasoned vet of the freelance life, or you’re bouncing excitedly at the starting line, there’s a few things you’re going to experience on this road.

Exhaustion. Burnout. Too much work and too little time. Life getting in the way. Especially if you’re a WAHM and a freelance writer.

How Can A Freelance Writer Be More Productive When There’s No Structure?

One of the main benefits of freelancing is the ability to set your own schedule.

You work when the hours work for you, you choose what to work on, and you manage your own commitments. With this setup comes a lot of freedom, but it can also be challenging – especially if you aren’t accustomed to this much autonomy.

How Do I Overcome Rejection in Freelance Writing?

Rejection is a big part of the freelance writing world, especially when you’re first starting out and trying to establish yourself.

As writers, having our work rejected is a lot like someone telling us our baby is ugly. It’s our word art, arranged just so, and it’s hard not to take it personally.

Though I’ve been a writer for several years, I’ve only now just started to try and make a living from it. So I am in the thick of rejection, as I try to hone my writing skills and find my place.

How Do I Make the Most Out of a Writer’s Notebook?

The writer’s notebook.

It’s in every writer’s advice book. Until about two years ago, I thought it seemed nerdy and even a bit self-indulgent.

I could never see myself carrying around this spiral of ideas and randomly busting it out mid-conversation. But, when agents rejected my novel because I wasn’t successful enough, I decided to develop habits for greater success.

How Do I Deal With Isolation When I Work From Home?

Isolation is common when you’re freelancing – no more coworkers, no more water-cooler, no more guaranteed daily interaction with others. For some, it’s fine. For others, it’s torture.

Even if you’re more introverted or you tend not to need a ton of social interaction to feel ok, you do need some interaction with the outside world if you’re going to stay mentally balanced. And don’t think that the people (and animals?) living under the same roof will give you “enough” interaction, day in and day out.

How Do I Recover from Information Overload as a New Freelance Writer?

When you are new to freelance writing, we tend to go a little overboard – reading 400 blog articles and countless eBooks about becoming a freelance content writer. It’s enough for your brain to go into system overload.

Conducting research is important when transitioning into a new field, but when is enough, enough?

Since every personal situation and professional goal is different, I can’t tell you when to stop conducting research, but I can tell you how I recovered from information overload and began building my writer site.