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16 August 2010 View Comments

Reasons Why You’ll Not Succeed in Freelancing

The lure of this industry is growing by the minute. With little start-up costs, accessible and cheap internet and a new awakening among businesses, freelancing is slowly but albeit gaining a foothold in our country. The realization that one can earn a living while working in their most comfortable surroundings can quickly become a nightmare [...]

9 August 2010 View Comments

Break Over

It’s quite disheartening for me to have neglected this forum that had given me a chance to meet, exchange and learn with and from others. But the past months have seen me move to a level I had only dreamt of – a place I had wished with all my strength for; where I could [...]

4 April 2010 View Comments

Another Year Begins…

It has been one year- April 3rd- since I began this blog. Due to work commitments, I have to admit I have neglected this medium. On that ‘fateful’ day I decided to write and pen my thoughts and experiences was the most nerve wracking, hair raising moment for me. It’s been a journey of learning. [...]

28 January 2010 View Comments

Learning 2.0. A Freelancer’s Guide

“With this degree… to do all that appertains to it… blah blah blah” These are words that are said to graduands every year from our universities. Well, my power to do all that appertains to what I studied is not closely or remotely related to working with words for a living. With a recent post [...]

21 January 2010 View Comments

What Have Learned About Blogging-Part 2

About six months ago, I wrote a post that attempted to compare blogging to running a business and freelancing. When writing the first post, I was a newbie blogger with a puffed up chest, an ego and confidence on steroids about blogging. This actual post was delayed deliberately to help me learn more about blogging. [...]