Freelancers are always encouraged to ask clients to refer them to others as a means of free advertising, but I don’t read much about cultivating peer referrals. In my experience as a freelance writer, this is a rich source of work leads, especially when you make… Read More »
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In a bid to prove how robust and versatile Skype is, the company has embarked on a unique experiment that has a writer using Skype-enabled gadgets to stay in touch with the office, update her blog and keep in touch with friends and followers while… Read More »
Reckon the Blackberry is only good for email? Maybe when it’s fresh out of the box. But if you want to bump it up a few notches, here are seven powerful applications that can transform the way you use and interact with your BlackBerry. Jott for… Read More »
BlackBerry is the smartphones du jour for web workers, and it’s not hard to see why. A straightforward interface, Fort Knox-like security and superb email handling make it the platform of choice for mobile email, but there’s a lot you can do to improve… Read More »
A little over a year ago, I made a big mistake. I moved from Gmail to Yahoo Mail. As a web worker, a large part of my day is spent in my inbox, so it wasn’t a decision I made willy-nilly. When the new version of Yahoo… Read More »
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how you could optimize a Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone for web workers. This week I move onto the iPhone, which, according to research firm Canalys, accounted for 28% of the US smartphone market as of Q4 2007.… Read More »
I’m certainly not advocating working for only two hours a day. But why not, if that’s your daily maximum? Why force yourself to labor away at times that don’t really suit you when, as a web worker, you’ve got the freedom to dictate your own hours? Read More »
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One of the best things about being a web worker is that you don’t have to sit at a desk to be productive. The always-on, always-connected nature of cell phones have revolutionized mobile working, and other portable technology like Blackberrys, thumb drives, laptops and UMPCs… Read More »
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