6 Ways to Present Yourself Better

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Most engineers have a profound dislike for the subjective, and I was no exception.  In school, presentations often felt like a popularity contest no matter how unbiased the professors claimed to be.  In the freelance world though, every meeting with a client is a mini-presentation and your audience is even more influenced by his/her emotions.  To get the best contracts at the best rates, we have take a deep breath and embrace the subjective.
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Review of Outright – Free Online Bookkeeping

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Keeping proper records of income and expenses is vital for any business and every type of freelancer, including the student freelancer. For those student freelancers who aren’t sure where to start keeping track of such vital records for their business or simply want an easier way to do so, Outright.com comes to the rescue. As a user myself, Outright gets it right and makes it simple to keep track of such information as income, expenses, some tax information, and will even generate reports. In this article, I will highlight some of the great features Outright has that can benefit student freelancers in a big way.
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