One of the most difficult periods in any job is the first few weeks, while you are getting to know your team and your new job. It’s a difficult time for any employee, but it can be even more difficult for employees who are telecommuting. Read More »
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Fred Wilson will be giving a talk at the 99% conference later this week entitled “10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss.” Prior to the talk, Wilson has provided a preview of his presentation, which gives his views on the various categories of entrepreneur. Read More »
Demand for social media skills has soared in the past year, according to the latest “Online Talent Report” from popular freelancing jobs site, Elance, not just for marketers but for developers, as businesses look to build applications that tap into social networks. Read More »
What are your intentions? Do you ever stop and ask yourself that question? Probably not. If you’re like me, you get up and kind of let the day happen to you — addressing emails, putting out fires, taking on whatever comes your way. Read More »
We’re always talking about tough clients, bad clients, boring clients. But what about the great clients who are simply having a hard time? When you work remotely, it can be difficult to tell when clients are having trouble achieving a task you need them to do. Read More »
Certain parts of my business are what I’m increasingly becoming known for, and if I hope to continue standing out in these areas, I have to continue to seek excellence, and to me, excellence is not the same as perfection. Read More »
You may have noticed that WebWorkerDaily now publishes many of its authors’ tweets beside their articles. The syndication of tweets like this is becoming more common as everyone from fitness instructors to real estate agents seeks to take advantage of social media’s personal branding possibilities. Read More »
In the “old” days, if something wasn’t going well for us, we’d share our difficulties with our friends and family. Today, with the advent of blogs, Facebook, Twitter and other social tools, we can broadcast our lives to the world. And the world talks back. Read More »
There are some people who go to a tax preparer no matter how simple their taxes might be, just as there are people who spend hours preparing their own taxes every year, even though they aren’t tax professionals. The decision of whether to do your … Read More »
Are you tired, worn out, overworked? Apparently, so many of us are that a major U.S./Canadian initiative called Take Back Your Time has been formed to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that now threatens our health and relationships. Read More »
I think it’s easy to get so distracted by the “busy-ness” of our businesses that we forget our purpose, our mission, or the vision for our life and who we hope to be. Read More »
It’s Friday afternoon. You clean up and get ready for respite. Surprise, surprise … within an hour of checking out for the weekend, a phone call comes in. What do you do? Ignore the call? Pick it up? Read More »
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