The Three Steps I Took to Triple My Rate

Seven years ago, I was struggling. I had just left a full-time job at an agency to pursue a freelance career. My schedule was packed every day, but my income was… unimpressive. I was living in a tiny apartment with my new wife, but every month felt the same. We weren’t getting anywhere.  My wife […]

Pulse Check: How are the Vital Signs for Your Business?

If you work in marketing, web development, or SEO, you’ve probably already heard about Google’s latest metric for user experience – Core Web Vitals. For the uninitiated, here’s a quick overview. (I promise this ties back to freelancing.) Core Web Vitals are a set of standardized metrics that attempt to assess the quality of a […]

Karma and Super Connectivity

Instead of trying to harvest value from our networks, let’s infuse them with value, thereby leveraging the rule of reciprocity. If we nurture our networks proactively, we’ll all rise together.