Fall Semester About to Start? Tips and Tricks for Survival as a Student Freelancer

Monday, August 15th, 2011

I don’t know about you, but my fall semester–the busiest of my collegiate career–will begin two weeks from today. Where did summer break go? If you are like me, chances are you spent most of your summer working on freelance projects and building your business. Kudos to you my friend! But when school starts, the time we have to work on our freelance business and meet client needs dwindles. Fast. With two weeks (give or take a few depending on your college) before the school year starts up again, I am going to share with you some tips and tricks to make going back to school easier on the student freelancer who also has a business to run.

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Tags: back to school, fall semester, get things done now, plan ahead, student freelance, take care of yourself
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A Student Freelancer’s Income Potential

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

While reading through “Freelance Confidential” by Amanda Hackwith (of which yours truly has been featured in), I ran across an interesting statistic relating to the age of a freelancer and their average income. Thinking about these statistics relating to my own student freelancing career got me thinking, “maybe I am making the average.”

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The Power of Planning

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

I am sure I have touched on this in several of my posts on this site before, but as a subject that I feel is pretty dang important, I feel as though I should elaborate more. Planning effects everything in our lives, no matter what we are doing, and even more so in our professional lives as well.
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Tags: goals, plan, planning
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A Few Reasons Why Freelancing Helps Your Academic Career

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Freelancing as a student has quite a few perks. You can make as much or as little money as you want. You can set your own schedule. But there are also many perks and benefits you get while freelancing as a student that I bet you didn’t realize. Freelancing can actually help improve your academic career. Below I will outline just some of the many ways freelancing can help you become a better student.
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Tags: academics, better freelancing, better grades, organization
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Why You Should Think Big About Your Freelancing

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Ever sat and wondered where your freelancing will take you? Do you plan to stay a one man band, or do you want to expand and become a decent size firm? Are you not even sure where you want your freelancing to take you? With all of these types of questions always come answers, it is just a matter of what, when, and how. What do you want to achieve? When do you want it to happen? How are you going to get there? All these questions are reasons why freelancers, even student freelancers, should think big about their freelancing business.
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Tags: freelance goal, future, planning, think big
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A Red Flag and a Response to Being a Student Freelancer

Monday, July 5th, 2010

I think it is safe to say that one of the biggest struggles student freelancers deal with on the day to day basis is when clients and potential clients question your student status. Recently, I received the following email:
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Charging Per Hour or Per Project? The Student Freelancer Perspective

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

When I first started freelancing, I really juggled with how to charge for projects. I started out charging per project, then switched to per hour because other freelancers stated that it was best. Then after working on a per hour basis, I realized that for me it was best to charge per project. I am sure that other beginning student freelancers struggle with the same dilemma as well. To charge per hour or by project? That is the question.
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How to Prepare for When Disaster Strikes

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

During the recent flooding and tornadoes that came through Middle Tennessee at the first of the month, it got me thinking about how unprepared I am, personally and professionally, for when disaster strikes. Granted, I am probably more prepared than most, I am still not completely prepared, and every time severe weather is in the forecast for my area, it makes me nervous knowing that if something happens that takes out everything I own, that not only will I have to recover personally, but my freelancing will also have to recover as well. Today I will outline some crucial things to keep in mind to help you become prepared for when disaster strikes.
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