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Freelance Work At Home Tips: Diversifying The Egg Baskets
Working at home as a freelancer has its perks. Beyond the lax dress code you can save money on commuting, dry cleaning, lunches, etc. If you’ve found a great work at home gig, it can feel like you’ve hit the jackpot. If you’re a freelancer, you really don’t have just one boss and it can be liberating to be self-employed. A lot of freelancers find one big client to help pay the bulk of their expenses and extra clients are ‘gravy’ clients.
But is it save to work for one source?
If you’re a freelancer, you might consider diversifying your streams of income so you’re paid from more than one source. Or, do your best to get a contract. Freelance writers, freelance photographers, freelance web designers that get the bulk of their work from one client are in danger of being unemployed if they don’t have any type of work guarantee. Today could be payday and tomorrow could be the bread line if you’re not careful.
If freelancing and you have no guarantees of specific quantities of work from a big client, you need to diversify your income so that if there’s no chance of a contract and notice of any volume changes, you’ll be safe.
What if the big client eats up all your time?
If they keep you so busy you don’t have time for anyone else, do your best to put a buffer amount in savings and keep the pavement pounded regularly to watch for other jobs just in case.
Some clients don’t ever give you a contract and the work never runs out but if you’re not watchful, the rug could be quickly pulled out from under you and you could find yourself in trouble.
Budgeting, savings, a contingency plan and keeping up to date on available work at home jobs in your niche will all be helpful.
Happy Boss’s Day To Me! Work At Home Bliss
October 16 is boss’s day. Are you ready for it? Do you still have a boss or are YOU the boss?
If you’re a freelance work at home individual, time to treat yourself to something that shows your appreciation since you’re the boss! If you work at home and have a boss, send an e-card to show your appreciation for not having to ‘see’ your boss everyday!
As a work at home professional, here are some things I’m grateful to my boss (ME!) for:
- Unlike at my old jobs, I never have the problem of someone else taking the credit for work I did! Ok wait..as a ghostwriter I kind of do but it’s ok ‘cuz I get paid extra for that!
- If there’s a run in my pantyhose, no one stares.
- If I feel like wearing pantyhose and no pants, no one cares.
- The coffee is awesome here (it was beyond sludge at the Big Meatball [aka: where I used to work])
- The boss’s door is ALWAYS open and she’s very approachable! She just ‘gets’ me.
- When I need time off, I GET IT; no questions asked!
- I have unlimited earning potential here
- No daycare fees and I can watch the Y&R and Coronation Street every day from my job
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If you work at home, what do you love about being your own boss?
Finding Freelance Writing Jobs
How do you find freelance writing jobs? This post will give you several tips to help you become a successful freelancer.
What is Freelance Writing?
Freelance writers do all sorts of writing. Online writing is a pretty lucrative business if you’re good at it. You can write web site content, blog posts, e-books, white papers, newsletters and more and you can get paid per word, paid per project or get paid per hour.
How Much Do Freelance Writers Make?
Freelance writers can make a penny to a dollar a word. Some less, some more depending on the type of work and expertise you’ve got. Many freelance writers start off dabbling and can quickly earn a full time income writing for the web. Some companies pay via PayPal and others do direct debit or send a check to you for your efforts on demand, weekly or monthly.
How Do You Get Started With Freelance Writing?
Visit freelance writer mentoring blogs, job sites and online writer communities for some more help and information. Once you’ve got some samples and built a bit of an online portfolio through a blog, through free article sites and by writing, you can find general or niche writing work.
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