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How to Enjoy More Freedom as a Freelance Writer

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Guest Post by Christopher Haymon If you have a knack for wordsmithing, a career as a freelance writer -- either full time or as a side hustle -- can be a profitable way to earn a living. It’s a great fit if you’re in journalism school or a recent post-grad and looking for work. Freelancing can help you pay the bills, explore your own creativity, and develop a diverse portfolio that accurately showcases your skills. And, of course, writing is the most portable of work-from-anywhere …

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10 Awesome Reasons to Become an Anywhereist

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Guest Post by Michael Gibbs I’ve been extremely attracted to the idea of working from anywhere ever since I first heard about it. The freedom that comes with such a lifestyle really appeals to me. Now, it’s not merely an attractive idea, but I’ve decided to proactively pursue the life of an Anywhereist. To be honest, I’ve never been interested in lounging on the beach with my laptop, an image often used to portray the life of a digital nomad. One, I have no interest in staring at a …

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How to Start a New Freelance Business in 5 Easy Steps

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How do you start a freelance business? I've spent a good part of my life as a freelancer of one sort or another. I was a freelance writer for several newspapers and magazines. Then I ran a business for a while where I combined writing with design, creating newsletters, brochures, and such-like. This was back in the pre-internet days. When the internet came along, I added web design to my portfolio. When the economy melted down in 2009, I was catapulted back into freelance writing - …

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Starting a Business is Hard. Do You Have What it Takes?

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There's a big hurdle we all have to overcome before starting a business or portable career. That's the expectation that, somehow, we'll be able to find something. Back in the day, you could find a job by looking in the Help Wanted section of the newspaper (remember that?), seeing something interesting, and applying for it. Today, not so much. To create an Anywhereist lifestyle with a portable income, I'm sorry to say you're going to have to create it, and that takes work. It …

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Got a Portable Career? Your Online Presence is Mandatory. . .

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There are as many types of portable careers as there are expats and anywhereists looking to earn a living overseas. One thing most of them have in common, though, is the need for a solid online presence. A permanent online address shows a level of stability that reassures clients and brings you more business. This leads to the question, what sort of online platform should you use as your online home base? Do I Need a Website? Some people believe that they can use a social media …

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8 Tools for Organizing Your Portable Career

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If your notion of the perfect workplace is lounging with your laptop on a sandy beach, or listening to the splashing of a nearby stream from a porch in the mountains, you need to plan and set up your systems differently than if you’re always working from within the same four walls. In order to work from anywhere, it's important to find ways to keep your files, notes, schedules, and everything else in a form you can access from wherever you happen to be. If you have a permanent office …

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