Eliminate stress and find your perfect work-life balance
Being a freelancer or indie business owner isn’t all work and no play — after all, the lifestyle benefits of solopreneurship are what attracted many of us to 1009 life in the first place. Nation1099’s Thrive section is all about striking the ideal work-life balance, growing as professionals, and maintaining our sanity amidst the productive craziness of our day-to-day!
In this section you will find useful advice and tools for time management, stress management, healthy distractions, and travel advice. The gig economy is a place to thrive — never forget that!
Ultimate Guide to Gig Economy Data: A Summary of Every Freelance Survey We Can Find
How many people are in the gig economy? It’s not hard to find statistics about freelancers, but it’s hard to get real insight. We round up all the major studies of the workforce, break down all the gig economy data, and help explain how many freelancers there are.
Freelance Finances: Manage Your Income Like A Thriving Artist
Freelance finances are unique, but most financial advice isn’t tailored for artists, creatives and other independent workers. Our expert guest explains some of the unique financial issues freelancers have to consider and offers some helpful budgeting tools.
How To Charge a Rush Fee For Freelance Clients Without The Drama
Sometimes freelance clients get in a bind and have a rush job. Here is how to charge a rush fee with a professional attitude that provides a valuable service. The idea that rush fees should be a deterrent is outdated. The wording in these examples will help you get better clients and make more money.
8 Best E-Learning Websites for Freelancers
More freelancers are advancing their careers with online courses. There are many great e-learning websites for freelancers who want to grow their skills on their own terms. We weigh their pros and cons of some of the most common online learning sites.
Stop doing that! 4 Bad Habits Keeping You From Getting Better Projects
Having a hard time landing those elusive higher quality jobs? Getting better projects requires stronger discipline and some honest self-evaluation.
9 Ways Website Designers Can Get More Freelance Development Work Fast
A few projects have wrapped up and you don’t have anything in the pipeline. You need to land new freelance development work fast. Try these 9 strategies.
6 Essential Client Facing Skills You Need For A Successful Consulting Career
Client facing skills are what you draw on when you interact directly with clients: email, phone calls, in-person meetings, presenting your work, and collaboration. How you handle client facing activities impacts the experience your clients have working with you. Improve these skills to set yourself up for success.
Running a Freelance Business Takes Purpose – 3 Questions To Help You Find It
While social media may tell us the lie that running a freelance business is more about photos of yourself working in exotic locations than hard work, it is a lie. There is freedom to be found in running a freelance business, but also much hardship. There will be times...
Lonely No More: 4 Freelancer Networking Tips for Stay-At-Home Professionals
We grow up amongst a bevy of school friends (and not friends). There’s always a crowd around us, a cohort of classmates so to speak. Then some of us enter the world of work, the island of cubicles, the continent of open office space. Throughout our journey...
How to Be More Productive With Your Accountability Group
I hadn’t heard the term “accountability group” or "mastermind group" until I was already a member of two. Both groups were set up as places for us to find accountability with others in our profession -- one for new solopreneurs and one for freelance writers. While we...
