Pros Inexpensive Lightweight Comfortable, no nose slippage Cute (at least mine are) Cons They smudge if you look at them sideways These are one of those products I wish I’d discovered years ago. Thankfully I’ve managed to make it into my 30s without needing any kind of visual aids, but lately I’ve […]
Is Your Freelance Website Missing This Essential Element?
Success as a freelancer is incredibly difficult if you don’t know who you work for. It seems counterintuitive, but when you’re precise about the kind of customer you work with and really specialize in the kind of freelancing you do, you spend less time and effort trying to find clients. That’s when you can really […]
Quick Thoughts: Do You Know Your Industry Colors?
Every type of business or community has signals — language, images, shapes — that signal insider understanding. Colors are a big one and your site should reflect that. Use the guide below to get started after choosing your freelance specialization. If you don’t see yours here, visit five or six leaders in your industry and […]
Why I Just Turned Down A Full-Time Job
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! One of the greatest things about freelancing is that it gets you in close, long-term contact with people who hire. I’m always hearing stories from other freelancers about being offered full-time work or great […]
Sleep And The Independent Worker…How I Found My Peace
My relationship with sleep is probably best described as “difficult”. As a freelancer with fewer external forces shaping my schedule, I’ve been forced to make peace with it. I don’t have any formal disorders (as far as I know), it’s just not an activity I enjoy. I prefer staying up until 2 and hate sleeping […]
How To Build a Better Services Page
Easy Upgrade To Your Freelancer Website…Fonts!
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! So I’ve been ashamed of my freelancer site for a while now…the content flows, the colors are appropriate for my industry, it’s bright and inviting but still professional–but I’ve still been contemplating […]
Quick Thoughts: The Savior Of Black Economics — Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Or Freelancers?
I really wish that we, Black people, would start addressing the “work freedom” question in more nuanced ways, simply because there is more than one path to economic wokeness. I’m a firm believer that we worship Entrepreneurs as the saviors of Black economics entirely too much. Not everyone is born an Entrepreneur or even enjoys […]
Don’t Waste Your Time On A Business Name
It’s website month here at BlackFreelance and it’s got me rethinking my ENTIRE web presence. I recently sat down to listen to a podcast on freelancing as a B2B business writer an as usual with podcasts, I came out ready to do a million things…one of those being creating an entirely new domain for my […]
Quick Thoughts: Freelance Your Way To Full-time Work
One of my clients just asked me to interview for a full-time position with them. While I’m not personally looking to go back to that kind of employment, the conversations I’ve had around the job have reminded me how important an open mind is around the concept of work in the “new economy.” The work […]