Archive for the "Philosophy of freelancing" category

I am usually a very busy person. When I’m not working on fiction or projects for clients, I’m usually fending off supermodels with a stick. They say, “Oh, Nelson! How do you balance being a genius with maintaining that Olympian physique of yours? Is it a genetic predisposition to greatness, or do you put forth [...]

I was browsing the oDesk Community recently and I came across this thread on low wages.  Threads on low wages are nothing new, and normally I’d hesitate to bring another to your attention.  However this one got me thinking about the issue in a slightly different fashion, so I thought it would be worth exploring [...]

I was recently reading a post of Nelson’s where he was talking about developing yourself and not losing sight of your goals just because you’re focusing on your day-to-day existence.  He made some very good points, which you can read about here. His biggest point was that the only way to keep your dream alive [...]

I was reading an article on the Inquirer the other day that was talking about how the graphics chip maker Nvidia was responding to a spate of problems they’ve been having with some of their laptop chipsets. The thrust of the article was that Nvidia is blaming everyone from the chip foundry to the companies [...]

oDesk is a great place to get started as a freelance writer. I know- it’s where I got started. What could be better than earning money while you develop your skills? Unfortunately, there’s a flock of novice wannabes jumping in who can’t write well at all. They think commercial writing is a home business venture [...]

The Fourth of July: Independence Day. Among all the fireworks and barbecues as we celebrate the two-hundred-thirty-second anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, I’d like to draw your attention to another kind of independence:  Ours. As well as the US National Independence, we should also take today to celebrate our personal independence as freelancers. Freelancing [...]

So, the other day I was looking though my interview invitations and was surprised to see one in web programming. I’m a writer, not a web programmer, but I opened it anyway in case it was someone wanting content who just happened to cross-post a writing job under web programming because it was for the [...]

In the first part of this series, “Word of Wisdom,” I quotes Tom Petty songs and tied them in with the work of a freelancer. Now, I’m going to subject you to the same by quoting Bruce Lee. My colleagues and I have started a writing movement called Musclemalism, and the philosophies of Bruce Lee [...]

How well do you know yourself? For example I’m a left-handed male in my mid-forties; I’m a Meyers-Briggs INTP, Astract-Sequential, Visual Learner who prefers compromise to conflict. That all sounds really wonderful, but what does it mean?  To some people it doesn’t mean anything, and to others it means a lot.  I could also have [...]

My friend and I were meditating over the greater questions in life, such as the meaning of llama fur, and he turned to me and asked, “So, is using oDesk an economically viable option for developing my career?” I turned to him and said, “My child, you are wise to consult me on these matters. [...]