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A Freelance Translator’s Christmas Songbook
By: Julija Savić
Tags: Christmas, Translator Fun, Humor, Freelance, Translation

The Zingword crew wishes all of our friends, readers and followers an awesome holiday season! 🎄

In the hopes that all of you will have time to take a break and enjoy some Christmas fun times with your loved ones (if you celebrate it, that is), we’ve decided to adapt some famous Christmas songs to the tune of freelance translation! They are, of course, for amusement purposes only, so don’t take them too seriously 😉

Merry Christmas to all, and to all an awesome turn of the year!

Have some Christmas carols of your own, or other song adaptations to the tune of freelance translation you’d like to share with fellow translators? Send them over to jules@zingword.com and we’ll publish them on our blog!

Freelancing, Translating (Jingle Bells)

Dashing through the source

With the tabs all open, hey,

O’er the lines I go

Focused all the way

Clients start to ring

My schedule’s all alight,

What fun it is to translate this,

There’ll be no sleep tonight!

Freelancing, translating,

Try’n’ to keep my cool,

If only someone told me this

When I was still in school

Freelancing, translating,

‘s mostly very fun,

But I’ll give up my holidays

For another project’s run!

Let Em’ Go (Let It Snow)

Oh, some projects are real delightful,

But some clients are mighty frightful

So I thought I’d let you know,

Let ’em go, let ’em go, let ’em go!

Man, with some of them there’s no stopping

But the rates aren’t really popping,

So since your career should grow,

Let ’em go, let ’em go, let ’em go!

When you finally get paid right,

How you’ll love tackling all that you get

And you’ll hold those clients real tight

And do work you’ll never regret!

If your efforts just leave you crying

Cause your clients are cheap and lying,

I thought I should let you know,

Let ’em go, let ’em go, let ’em go!
Freelancer’s Things to Consider When Choosing a Customer
By: Muslum Unal
Tags: Freelancer Life, Freelancing, Freelancer, Freelancer Customer, Freelance

Hello my friends. In this article, I will talk about what should be considered when choosing a freelancer buyer.

One of the most worries about a freelancer is whether his money will go to bed on time; whether he can even get his money! To address this concern, you can:
I set a huge goal for my freelance writing business (Fiddleheads & Floss Writing Services) this…
By: Christina M. Ward
Tags: Writing, Self Improvement, Poetry, This Happened To Me, Freelance

I set a huge goal for my freelance writing business (Fiddleheads & Floss Writing Services) this month; to double my income. Instead, I have already more than tripled it this month. TRIPLED. And the month is only halfway over! So many of my clients have come from referrals made by other Medium writers, who kindly threw my name in the pot for jobs here and there. I have those folks to thank for recognizing my talent and work ethic, and for doing all they could to show support.

Having said that, it’s a lot of work. I have worked 7 days a week sine July. I am tired. I am happy. And I am on my way, finally, to getting my life back in order; better order than before. Hoping to start 2021 off by shopping for my camper (or apartment) and getting moved.

Onward!
Want to quit your permanent job and go freelance full-time? Here’s what you need to consider first
By: Helen Wallace
Tags: Freelancers, Freelance, Freelancing

The freelance life is one that tends to get romanticised a lot. Sure, it comes with a lot more flexibility when it comes to where, when and how you work, which is, no doubt, something that appeals to many a desk-bound worker. It also makes you the boss of your own solo business and puts you in the driving seat when it comes to your career.

But this doesn’t mean that this lifestyle isn’t without its drawbacks. It comes with a ton of admin which would, in a conventional job, be handled by the company, you pay more taxes and, for the most part, you’ll be working in isolation and not have the company and camaraderie of a team. What’s more, there is no buffer between you and your clients, and you will have to fight for yourself and your work every step of the way. If you are someone who feels that they are organised and opinionated enough to handle it, however, full-time freelancing can be a fulfilling and lucrative career path.

If you think you are up for the challenge of leading a solopreneur life, great! But don’t announce your resignation just yet.

Here are four things you should consider before taking the plunge and pulling the permanent-employee plug.

1. Your money situation

In the freelance world, it’s either feast or famine. This means that while sometimes you might be fully-booked and raking in the dough, other times work might be more scarce and the paycheques even more so. To be a responsible freelancer, you need to be disciplined when it comes to saving because you might have to rely on that stashed-away cash if you find yourself in the midst of a dry spell.

2. Your organisational skills

When you work in a conventional nine-to-five, managers are lurking behind every corner to make sure you are staying on top of your workload. As a freelancer, you need to manage your time effectively and keep yourself motivated and on track. Keeping your workspace tidy and organised will help, as will keeping a daily to-do list and using productivity tools to maximise your time.

3. Your administrative acumen

As any freelancer what their biggest frustrations are about being a solopreneur and the endless amount of admin will be near the top of the list. You will be responsible for sending quotes and invoices, chasing up on late payments, supplying new clients with contracts and paying your own taxes, which are only deducted automatically as PAYE when you are in a permanent post.

4. Your work style

While some people thrive when they spend most of their time alone (here’s looking at you, introverts!) all freelancers experience feelings on loneliness from time to time. If you want to go freelance but don’t think you’ll handle only having a potplant to talk to, considering renting a desk in a co-working space or join an online freelancing community for insights and support.
How to Find the Best Android App Developer
By: Joseph Samuel
Tags: Top, Best, Android, Freelance, Developer

Android’s market is gradually becoming the world’s largest market and in the coming time, the Android and apps market will be the world’s largest market. Because 240 million devices are used all over the world.

If you are searching for the best freelance Android developer, this is a huge responsibility.

Searching for the best independent Android app developer is a huge responsibility because finding a good Android app developer is a big thing.

Android is an operating system built-in Linux and Linux built into Java and XML. Android is not a language but a framework with a lot of scopes.

Android development provides many features and support classes.

1. Android Development Provides Animation, UI Design, and changes the Screen size property.

2. Android provides a touch screen to a user.

3. Content resolvers, Content Providers, and database.

4. App billing and Google play store.

5. Android provides a tool for debugging.

Quality of Android Developer

1. Calm Yet Zealous: — As an Android Developer you have to face the more difficult issues and always your mind is Calm Yet Zealous because you always ready to solve the more difficult issues.

2. Confident and bold: — A developer should not have a doubt about our work. As a developer, you have full confidence for your work you have Confidence in your work because.

3. Hearer and Doer: — Before hiring any developer, he also checks a developer Discipline because manner is a very important part of any developer.

4. Manager and Planner: — If you make any project you have to manage all things in Development. You have a responsibility to timely deliver a project.

5. Honest: — Honesty is the best policy but some time developer is not honest to our work. Because sometimes people deliver a project for a freelancer.

6. Good Communication: — As an Android Developer you have the best Communication skills because sometimes you will have to talk to a client.
Say goodbye to these 5 bad habits to level-up your freelancing career in 2021
By: Helen Wallace
Tags: New Year, Freelancing, Freelance, Freelancers, Bad Habits

Even the most special of unicorns have the odd bad habit. We all do! But some of them could actually be damaging your freelancing career.

Here are five of the most common ones you should leave in 2020 so that you can make 2021 your year to shine.

1. Poor time-management skills

As a freelancer, you might not have to adhere to conventional office hours, but that doesn’t mean that you should spend all week watching Netflix and then rushing to hand in work at the last minute.

Learning to manage your time more effectively will save you a lot of stress. But if willpower alone is not enough to keep you focused, try using a productivity app to help you get things done more efficiently.

2. Not upskilling yourself

In order to guarantee work not just in the present but the future as well, you have to stay relevant and in-the-know when it comes to trends in your field. This will help you to stand out in an over-saturated market. Do this by participating in free online courses, watching videos, listening to podcasts or subscribing to mailers that focus on your area of professional interest.

3. Saying ‘yes’ to everything

Always being a keen bean might seem like a good idea — the more clients the better, right? But it’s important to learn to turn down jobs that don’t align with your career objectives or that you simply don’t have the capacity for. This can also be seen as over-promising, which can often be accompanied by under-delivering. There are only so many hours in a day!

4. Being unprofessional

A solopreneur is a one-person business. As such, you need to be professional in all your business interactions (and watch what you associate with your personal brand on social media as well). Not only should you conduct yourself like the boss you are, but you can keep your reputation in check by producing clean work, on-time that adheres to the brief, while also being punctual with your communication.

5. Having an enormous ego

Life is all about learning from our mistakes and experiences, and you are never too old or too experienced to grow. This is why you should approach any criticism you receive in your professional life as an opportunity to learn something new and to hone your craft. No one likes working with someone who thinks they are perfect, so be mindful to keep your ego in check.
These 4 pet peeves *irritate* freelancers the most
By: Helen Wallace
Tags: Freelancers, Freelance, Freelancing, Pet Peeves

Sure, freelancing is fun and flexible. But it has a dark side too, and that is made up of endless admin, chasing late payments and dealing with demanding clients. And, because you are the face of your solo business, you no doubt often have to swallow your pride and submit on the regular because, as the old adage goes, the customer is ‘always right’!

As a freelancer, you probably have your fair share of work-related pet peeves that get you well and truly triggered. Here are four of the most common ones, because it’s nice to know that at least others are feeling your pain.

1. Disorganised clients

It’s not easy staying organised as a freelancer, especially when you have multiple clients, but there are ways to utilise your time better and create a workspace that is conducive to productivity. So if you are doing your bit to stay on top of things, it’s incredibly irritating to deal with sloppy clients who make late payments or are poor at communication and correspondence.

2. Helicopter clients

Just as bad (sometimes worse!) than the disorganised client is the helicopter client who, much like a helicopter parent, spends the entire workday breathing down your neck. Whether this is hundreds of messages or emails (during and after office hours) or countless meetings and phone calls, no one likes to feel as though they are under constant surveillance.

3. Bad briefs

In order to produce the work a client wants, you need to *understand* exactly what it is they want. This is why they should supply freelancers with a thorough, in-depth brief so that they are able to nail it the first time around. Verbal explanations in lieu of a written brief don’t count, either, there should always be something tangible to refer back to so that both parties are covered and protected.

4. Undercutting industry peers

It’s important that when you decide on your rates that you make sure they are in line with the rates in your industry so that everyone gets paid a decent wage to do the same job. A common problem, however, is people lowering their fees significantly in order to get the gig. This brings the entire industry standard down so, in the end, everyone loses.
How I Made $2,910 on Upwork and What Did I Learn
By: Nick Popov
Tags: Upwork, Money, Online, Freelance, Side Hustle

Upwork

In 2018 I decided to try out new things, that can help me develop myself both professionally and personally. One of them was Upwork — I created a profile on the website. Within a very short time people started reaching out and asking for different things, most of them related to my professional experience. During that period I managed to do 10 projects and to make $2,910 out of it. Not much, but after all I did not apply for jobs and managed to reject dozens of different requests.

Was it hard or did it take a lot of time? No. Did I develop new skills? Yes, I did. It helped me work as a real consultancy before I started one. So, here’s a list of things that I noted during this period

Don’t undervalue yourself. A lot of people will try to push you around for the lowest price. Reject them. Don’t set a small rate for yourself either — if you think that smaller rates attract more projects, this is simply not true. The real thing about the rate is that the lower you set your price, the worse the attracted customers will be. They will treat you like cheap garbage and will criticise your work. Remember — people don’t value cheap things. Or assume that there’s something wrong with the cheap things. Turn down jobs you are realistically not able to do. Otherwise you can end up unable to deliver. Yes, it’s good to gain new skills, but not all skills can be acquired in this way. Once you fail a job your rating will definitely go down and other possible customers will notice that. Turn down jobs that are bad. Like don’t pay enough, ask too much, are not clearly defined. Don’t even bother to think about doing homework for students — they don’t know how to do it themselves and cannot check what you have done. And also — even if you’ll do the homework well, the students will probably not be able to make it pass for their own. Be very clear on deliverables, timelines and the scope. If you — or the customer — are not able to define that, it’s already a sign that the project has a high chance of failure. Search for projects yourself — try keywords. Apply for the ones that look reasonable. This way you’ll broaden your client base. Don’t stop only on UpWork. There’s also Guru, for example.

And yes — be always honest. But I guess this should always be the case.

Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.
The Most Requested Article
By: Aigner Loren Wilson
Tags: Writing, Writing Tips, Productivity, Freelance, Short Form

The Most Requested Article

Need help nailing down your schedule for when to write? This popular article gives you the tools to succeed. Aigner Loren Wilson ·Dec 12, 2020

This has gotten curated, 3 separate publications have requested to reprint it, and it’s less than a week old. A mixture of insight, experience, and no nonsense guidance, this guide helps even the most stubborn of procrastinators.
Thanks to Internshala’s online training certification programme, which gave me the confidence and…
By: Prateek Ranjan
Tags: Android Studio, Android App Development, Android, Kotlin, Freelance

Thanks to Internshala’s online training certification programme, which gave me the confidence and boost I needed to take up android development.

It was a wonderful experience where the course had so much to offer. I learned Kotlin (the official language for Android Development), Android studio, Postman etc. I learned to design native android apps based on Kotlin, study the entire lifecycle and backend functionalities.

In the final assessment test that included a given project as well, I scored 90% and was one of the top performers in the training.
freelance Difference between UI/UX Designer and Web Designer?
By: Joseph Samuel
Tags: Designer, USA, UI, UX, Freelance

Web Designer is an IT professional he is responsible to develop the best layout according to the user and everyone easily understands web layout. A good web designer needs to have good Technical skills and Creativity to make the best design and they need to have a site will look and how it will function.

Below I will share some points a Web designer has to know all skills.

1. Creative concerting.

2. Color theory.

3. Typography.

4. Icon development.

5. Diagrams.

6. Infographic.

1. Creative Concerting: — If you want to become the best web designer. You have to creativity because using Creativity you can make a unique design. And these all creativity is very helpful for making the best design.

2. Color theory: — The color theory is best because using the color combination you can make an interactive design. And these all combination is best.

3. Typography: — Using Typo you can modify your design and make the best design according to user presence. And this technique is very helpful for any designer.

4. Icon Development: — Icon Development is very important because you are designing the best web. You need a unique Icon and if you know a design you can make it.

5. Diagrams: — Diagrams are a very important part for any designer because the first priority put a Diagram on the web and this totally depends on Creativity.

6. Infographic:-Infographic provide the best information using diagrams and more site is available to share an Infographic.

UX Design: — UX design is very important for any app and web because using UX you can understand how to interact with a user on a product because the interaction is very important for any user and product. UX stands for user experience means to establish an interaction between user and product.

UX is most important because using UX you can establish a connection between user and product.

1. Multiple user types.

2. Multiple products or services catering to different audiences.

3. Size of the website.

4. Merger or acquisition.

UI Design: — UI stands for User Interface using UI you can make an interface for your website and apps. UI gives a direction to establish the best design to every client and customer and this is very helpful for the user.

UI/ UX design is an Interface of a user and there is more important for anybody and there is a very useful process.
4 Must-Dos before engaging the freelancer
Tags: Freelancing Tips, Hiring Tips, Freelancing, Freelancers, Freelance

In this article, we are trying to figure out what you should do before hiring a freelancer to cut down your cost and streamline the process.

Write down the Project requirement in details -

As the project owner, it is your job to write down the project requirement in detail as much as possible.

For Example, you want to build the eCommerce app-

Write down all the feature list. Then, break the feature into sub-feature. Write down all the cases for these sub-feature. For Example- You want to build the “Rate an App” feature. So for this cases will be -

Case 1- User can “Rate the App” by clicking the designated button.

Case 2- “Rate the App” dialog/screen will come after the happy path.

4. Write down the User flow of the app. Use the wireframe/mockup tool to create the user flow.

5. Try to create the user persona, aka the target audience of your software.

6. Platform for which you want to build your app.

Bonus Tips: Try to add the visual in the feature docs to help you read the doc fast.

2. Figure out what type of freelancers you need-

Once you write down the project requirements in detail, you can quickly figure out what type of freelancer you need. Do you need a User research expert, Android Developer, Software tester, etc.?

For Example- Taking the same Example, i.e., Ecommerce App.

If you are not to figure out the app’s user flow, target audience, and competition, you may need the UX Researcher/Expert freelancer.

You may require a Graphic designer/ UI Designer if you cannot create the wireframe/final design of the app.

3. Write down the roles and responsibility of the freelancer-

Once you have written down the exact project requirements and who all freelancers you need. Now comes to the roles and responsibilities of these freelancers.

The roles and responsibilities of each freelancer are entirely dependent upon the project.

For Example- you have figured out you need an Android developer, and your project is related to the Picture editing tool. Then you need someone good at understanding Canvas, Camera, font, etc., not someone who is excellent at the networking library.

4. Set a freelancing budget.

Most importantly, set up an approx freelancing budget for each freelancer or complete project. The best way to do so is to ask your friends who work in a related domain. There are some tools available that will help you to estimate the total cost of the project.

Cost depends on a lot of factors-

What type of freelancers you required? Where you are located. From where you planning to hire the freelancer? (We will cover this in our next topic)

Setting up the budget will help you to reach the right freelancer who will fit into your bill.

Bonus Tip: Don’t set the fixed budget. Set the approx budget.

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Do You Have To Be A Polymath To Be Successful Nowadays?
By: Sebastian Mayer
Tags: Growth, Jobs, Work, Tips, Freelance

Do You Have To Be A Polymath To Be Successful Nowadays?

If you’re a little like me, you’re interested in many things.

You watch a film and enjoy it in a passionate way. You find a safe place in music. You read about science and get excited with this new thing you just discovered about the world. You read a philosophy book and you feel that the answers are clear for every question you’ve had.

You get really into it and start to do research on every single on of those things (or any other subject) and think “hey, I can do that” or “I could write a sick article about that” or probably “I could get into some of those niches easily”

I’m not ashamed to say that I’m as delusional as to see myself winning a Nobel Prize every now and then. It’s good to be ambitious, but… Come on.

This might happen in your imagination or in a platonic dream, but most people don’t follow through (although some do). But now let’s look at this in a different matter. You apply for a job that you see fit for you and get rejected. So you check out their website and notice the services they provide and then the idea pops up: “I can do all that if I try”.

Taking in account the amount of competition out there, it’s no surprise that you, even at a subconscious level, want to stand out by having many skills and a wide knowledge on many subjects.

It’s always good to learn something new, but let’s ask ourselves the exact question, the question you might ask yourself:

Do I need to be a Polymath to be successful?

First off:

What’s a polymath?

If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it comes from the Greek phrase “having learned much” and the Latin “Universal man”. This is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of subject areas, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.

Take Leonardo Da Vinci as an example. He developed himself in botanic, architecture, paintings, philosophy, human anatomy, poetry, music, urbanism and more. So yeah, he probably didn’t run out of topics of conversation.

Many like him have existed in the past, like Bertrand Russell, Jagdish Chandra Bose, Aristotle, and many more. They master subjects both in science and arts and, in many cases, mesh them together in their works (i.e. explaining scientific principles through art or exploring art through science itself).
How film & TV hirers used production’s shutdown to invest in the future
By: We Got Pop
Tags: Freelance, Television, Hiring, Film, Inclusion

How film & TV hirers used production’s shutdown to invest in the future

Our Crew Portal quickly and easily connects hirers with talented local Crew, who are outside of their existing network. Our intention is to equip hirers with the tools they need to make a positive impact on the future of the industry. Our Jobs Board, Crew Finding and Insights open up access to the best opportunities, insight and network so Crew can have greater control of their careers. However, during production’s shut down there were no jobs to advertise or insights to share. So, how could we support the industry to prioritise inclusion? To try and stop the gap growing even wider during lockdown?

Enter virtual networking. A simple, remote vehicle for hirers to connect with crew outside of their network. Small actions hirers could make that would have a big impact on creating a more inclusive future for film & TV.

WHAT IS VIRTUAL NETWORKING?

In April we hosted our pilot virtual networking session. The ask to hirers: without the busyness of production to contend with, invest in inclusive hiring practices. Prioritise a fairer future for entertainment.

During the 1–2 hour online session hirers meet 1-to-1 with several talented crew members, all outside of their network. 100% of participants said they wanted to be involved in another session, that it was an hour well spent.

Quickly the format caught the attention of our production company clients who had been looking for ways to make their productions more inclusive. Now, in addition to the initial hirer led sessions, Production Office and Camera Department specific sessions have been hosted in partnership with Sid Gentle Films, Mammoth Screen, Lookout Point and The Bureau.

To date we’ve hosted six Virtual Networking sessions, rated 4.8/5 by participants (crew and hirers) with more in the works.

“We were incredibly pleasantly surprised by the people we met. It was great getting to meet people from different career backgrounds, having seen just a CV we may not have met. The technical set up worked really well and we can’t wait to be involved again.”

Chrissie Broadway, Head of Production, Sid Gentle Films “It was a great opportunity to network with experienced crew members and get some really useful advice without having to leave the house.”

Karolina Majka, Production Secretary

Get involved with an upcoming virtual networking session: hirersupport@wegotpop.com.

Crew, don’t miss out. The top film & TV opportunities, insight and network — all in one place. Join our Facebook Group to hear about upcoming events first and create a free crew profile to be eligible to participate.
Why The Overnight Blog Success Stories And ‘$1000 My First Month Freelancing’ Posts Aren’t Totally Honest
By: Colj Smith
Tags: Writing, Success, Blogging, Hustle, Freelance

When truth meets reality

I’ve clicked a lot of articles that have had the phrase ‘overnight success’ or something to that effect in the headline, and a lot of what I’m reading is about people who have been on the grind for months and years, and woken up one morning to realise their income is enough for them to quit their main job or stop worrying if the bills are going to be paid at the end of the month.

These are great stories, and I commend these writers and hustlers for sticking at in when times got tough. You are the true heroes of this art form, carving out an existence in the big bad world of online moneymaking.

But grinding for 48 months and finally making a decent income isn’t an overnight success. That’s like waking up on New Years Day and proclaiming that the world has made one complete rotation around the sun overnight.

You’re completely discounting the other 364 days. You’re completely discounting the hustle, the learning, the mistakes, the failures, and the hard times.

And similar to how the earth needs to pass through Autumn, Winter and Spring to reach the glory days of Summer, I think these times of hustle, learning, mistakes, failures and hard times are essential in any line of work to develop your skills.

You don’t get the gains without the sweat, body aches, meal prep, and pushing through when every part of you is telling you it would be so much more simple to just give in.

I want to hear the stories of how you wrote what you thought was going to be your magnum opus, only to see it get a tiny handful of engagements and rejected by every publisher under the sun. I want to hear about you eating twenty-cent noodles for weeks on end when money was short. I want to hear about your friends and family begging you to go back to your office/prison desk job.

I want to hear all of this, then I want to hear that you smashed all the doubters to smithereens. You made the impossible trench run and against all odds, you fired the torpedo right down the middle of the exhaust port.

And I think that most budding content creators on the internet want to hear this too, because the majority of them haven’t reached the end of their story. Nobody who is at the top of the mountain wants tips on the assent. It’s those who are still climbing that need a leg up and a healthy dose of motivation.

The happy endings, the high-fives, and the milk and honey are so much sweeter when we’ve seen the protagonist being dragged through the mud for the whole film. But you know this, you’re writers.
Four steps to fairer crewing up
By: We Got Pop
Tags: Freelance, Television, Hiring, Film, Inclusion

The current reality of getting a film & TV job is that you need to know someone in the industry to get into the industry. Even if you do manage to get a foot in the door without a network, it’s just as challenging to progress without an existing circle to find jobs through. It’s these nepotistic hiring practices that have allowed film & TV to remain a closed shop.

Many are calling for change to make our industry more inclusive, but how can each individual make an impact? One group in particular can make small changes that will have a big impact: hirers. By hiring beyond your network hirers can take major strides towards driving a more inclusive industry.

Tight turnarounds and a lack of platforms to meet credible crew outside of their network has deterred hirers from looking beyond their circle. So, how can hirers positively contribute to inclusion in the industry while hiring talented, experienced crew?

1. Start meeting crew BEFORE it’s time to crew up

The crewing up phase doesn’t leave much room for a proper recruitment process so use down time to build up your network via industry groups, forums, and initiatives.

2. Advertise the job

Ensure the widest possible audience knows about your job by publicly advertising roles on industry forums and platforms. After all, crew can’t apply for a job they never heard about.

3. Include a job description

You won’t attract the best and broadest talent without being explicit about what the opportunity is. Include as much detail as possible on the project and the role. What skills will be required? What will the job entail? Are there any specific requirements?

However…

4. Avoid unnecessary role requirements

Consider: does this role really need all of the requirements you’re asking for? Include only those that are essential to perform the role. Perhaps you could hire outside of the genre? You could help crew looking to step into a new genre expand their experience.

Four simple steps hirers can take today to help all possible crew hear about available jobs, to gain access and progress within the film & TV industry.
I am working to improve and expand on a practice of Google and other technology companies, to serve free food to its employees and visitors. I have developed benchmarks for lower levels of…
By: Rebecca Sealfon
Tags: Freelance, Hiring, Facebook, Google, Vocabulary

I am working to improve and expand on a practice of Google and other technology companies, to serve free food to its employees and visitors. I have developed benchmarks for lower levels of involvement than are currently recognized by the companies. The potential of people at these levels to contribute is currently under-recognized. It is important for them to receive greater recognition through these benchmarks, so both they and the companies can be aware of this potential.

Photo by Rajeshwar Bachu on Unsplash

This project has lots of neologisms, and is the Crew and anyone else interested? Eli Snow, Daniel G. Clark, Tree Langdon, Eashan Reddy Kotha, Paroma Sen, Keno Ogbo, James G Brennan, Uchechi Obasi, Timothy Key, Adam Slawson, Stuart Englander, Rebecca Sealfon
Difference between UI Designer and UI Developer
By: Joseph Samuel
Tags: Designer, Best, UI, UX, Freelance

Being a designer, a question comes to mind that what is the difference between UI designer and UI developer, a lot of people get confused in the question of what exactly is the difference between UI Designer and UI Developer in this article I will share what is the difference between UI Designer and UI Developer.

We also see a UI designer as a UX designer, but a UI designer should also have a UX design because both these designs are connected to each other the one who knows how to design the UI.

UI Designer: — UI Design is very important because without UI you will not understand what you will have to make. If you are going to design a UI, you have to take care of a lot of things like graphics, user experience, and other important things.

To design a UI a lot of things have to be needed, I am going to tell the same thing below.

1. Look and Feel of the Design: — If you are going to create a design, first of all, you will have to go about that design, by which type you can make this design interactive that means you have to show your creativity because creativity is very important to make any design.

2. Working on Graphic Design Element: — A graphic is very important to make any design good because all the design totals depend on one graphic only.

Research on the Design and its effectiveness:-Search a design idea related to your design and take some best trick and apply your design. Analysis of customers: — Before making any design you need to know the customer’s requirement because only the customer will tell which type of design he needs. Puts an effort into the brand design: — You will have to put your creativity into design and give a touch because touch shows your identity. Research on user guides and storytelling: — Search a design according to a user and what do you want and this design is very important and useful.

UI Developer: -HTML and CSS is very important for designing purpose and using JavaScript you can validate a forum and perform other important thing and this process is very important. UI/UX is a very important part of designing an app and the web. If you design any web you will have to combine HTML and CSS code and you require more skill.
Hello. I Have News.
By: Christina M. Ward
Tags: Writing, News, Follow, Freelance, Newsbreak

Hello. I Have News.

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Have you heard of News Break? Well, I hadn’t either until they invited me to be a part of the new Content Creator Program, a paying content stream for my work. It is my understanding they have only accepted 200 writers to this program.

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News Break is a popular free app that funnels local news stories right to your phone for you. Live in a small town? It’s ok because anything in your area will come to you — and it’s super helpful to stay on top of what’s going on in your area. If you want to download the free app, here’s the link to do that. FREE NEWSBREAK APP

You will likely see me sharing my profile all over the place as I need to build followership on this new platform. The platform pays handsomely, so I need to give this a good head start! (I mean 1K a month? Yes please.)

Please hop by and give me a hearty FOLLOW.

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I plan to post local news, national news, and all kinds of self-help or educational pieces — maybe even some entertaining essays. I look forward to seeing you on NB!

Here’s how to get the app.

Here’s how to apply to be a content creator and earn 1K per month.

Here’s how to follow my account on NB.

Here are a few articles I already have on the platform if you’d like to give them a thumbs up for support.

The Amazing Health Benefits of Ginger Tea — So Easy to Make

Will US Citizens Get Paid to Take Covid-19 Vaccine?

During this Crisis, Some are in Danger in Their Own Homes

Let’s Get Through Stay Home Holidays

Who Was Frankie Silver? Did She Really Murder Her Husband?
How to Start Freelancing / Freelance Jobs
Tags: Freelance Writing, Freelance Job, Freelance

What is a Freelancer?

A consultant alludes to an individual who sells benefits as opposed to taking a shot at an ordinary premise with one manager. The consultant can charge expenses per venture, every month, out of each day or every hour. This framework permits him to have beyond what one customers and he can likewise enhance his kinds of revenue/work.

How Can A Beginner Start Freelancing?

To begin outsourcing, you should choose what you need to zero in on.

Do you as of now have an expertise that you can sell? Or on the other hand do you need to gain proficiency with an aptitude? These days, you can gain so much from online instructional exercises, YouTube, or online courses. Visit this website for complete detail https://www.rabadawebester.com/2020/12/how-to-start-freelancing-freelance-jobs.html
You Can’t Keep Charging a Fixed Rate For Your Writing
By: Fernando Doglio
Tags: Writing, Marketing, Freelance Writing, Business Strategy, Freelance

Increase your rates

This is the easier solution, although you need to be careful about how you do it. Increasing your rates too much in one go might result in a negative outcome, so try to slowly increase it for existing customers and maybe use a more aggressive strategy with new ones.

This will definitely help you increase your income, however, it will shortly fall prey to the same problem: you’re capped by the amount of work you can do each month.

Granted, if you already have a base clientele and you can’t really accept any extra work, you might be able to grow your earnings slowly by making small adjustments on a fixed-time base. Essentially, you can set the record straight with them and say: “Look, every 6 months, I’ll be increasing my rate by 10%” and you can add a little “take it or leave it” part at the end, if you like. That depends on how much you know them and how much you think they’ll get offended by it.

The benefit of this approach, is that if you’re charging different rates for each client (this is also normal, since sometimes they come to you with a rate, instead of paying you your usual one), you can set different growing speeds for each one. Where the rates for client A increases 10% every 6 months, maybe you can set an increasing rate of 20% every 4 months for client B. This in turn will help you even out the differences between them.

A constantly increasing rate, however, will eventually meet a cap as well, you can’t expect your clients to pay you too much more — if you set a high increase rate, or you set it to happen too often, you’ll quickly be charging twice your original rate or more.

This is a strategy that you might find useful to use when you have clients underpaying you, but you still want to keep them, or when you live in countries with big inflation rates where the same rate per piece will not be effective for too long.
30 Freelance Business Ideas 2021 You Can Start Today
By: Hepitech Business
Tags: Business Ideas, Work From Home, Make Money Online, Freelance, Business Ideas 2021

Below you will find a list that is comprised of 30 freelance business ideas you can start. As with any kind of business, you should do extensive research into the industry and create a business plan. One of the biggest benefits of freelance is that you get almost unlimited freedom. So, with all of these, you can transform and change them to fit with your skills and interests.

One of the best parts about starting a freelance business is the choices you get to make. As well as choosing exactly what you get to do (from your industry to your services specifically); you will get to choose your clients and your projects. Make sure that you are making choices that you enjoy — not what you think you should do. There is no point in starting a business that you will not enjoy working for.

Being successful in many of these things will require you to be highly skilled. These skills will naturally develop further as your business does, but it will give you an advantage if you already have a talent for it.

So, with all of this in mind, read through this list of freelance business ideas that you can start. Take inspiration, think about your preexisting skills and interests. Change, define, and alter these to fit your dream life.

1. Writing

Freelance writing is an incredibly broad business, so you should narrow it down to a niche. But, in essence, anything people want to read about, you can write about. If you have a good grasp of language and grammar and you love to get your thoughts out there, then think about becoming a writer.

2. Journalism

Freelance journalists are not tied to a specific organization. It can be a good option for people who do not align with mainstream journalism and would like more freedom with the kinds of articles they produce.

3. Ghost-writing

Ghostwriting is writing that you, personally, do not get credit for. It usually ends up published anonymously or, it is published on behalf of an organization or person; just not you. It is a good option if you love to write, but do not necessarily care about the glory. Writing content for other people is a very popular freelance business, and clients love to use good quality ghostwriters.

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What was your 2020 through the lens of money?
By: Sarah Weiler
Tags: Self Employed, Money, Reflections, Money Mindset, Freelance

It can be hard thinking about this year’s finances — for me it’s brought up feelings of guilt and inadequacy, but also immense gratitude and celebration, depending on where I put my focus.

For example, all my in person work got cancelled, but I was able to create a different income stream by running workshops online. The amount is not the same, but I can celebrate the resourcefulness and online community that’s emerged, rather than the comparative loss.

I’ve not been able to save as much this year, but I’ve also learned to live with a lot less. I’ve cooked more and generally operated more locally. The respite has come from a home cooked meal and a fire pit in the garden rather than a two week holiday to Spain.

I like to think of Money as a person in our life who we have a relationship with: a co-worker, or friend, or employee. What does Money need to hear from you about this year? How can you leave this year with Money feeling pumped about being in your life and being on your team?

I invite you to take at least 30 minutes to feel into what money has been this year for you — the good, the bad, the ugly, the unexpected.

It can help to go through your diary or bank statements and refresh your memory about what has happened this year — the work you’ve done, the outgoings and experiences — big and small.

The following questions and activities are here to support your reflections — trust your intuition of which questions or activities will be most relevant for you. If in doubt, choose one that excites you, and one that’s at your edge…

Journal or brainstorm on the following…

What can you celebrate this year with money?

What earnings are you most proud of?

Where have you been creative by saving money or being extra resourceful?

What has having money enabled you to do? (However small)

2. Where have you developed this year with money?

What positive mindset shifts have you observed?

What new habits have you started?

What systems do you now have in place, which you didn’t before?

3. Where have you been courageous this year when money was involved?

Have you asked for more money than felt comfortable?

Have you asked for help with money, or negotiated on a price that felt too much?

Have you said no when things were not aligned — even though it meant turning down money?

4. ALCHEMISE: What have been your struggles this year with money, and what have you learned from them?

What do you now know about your needs?

Are you now clearer on your boundaries, or had practise expressing them?

What have you survived?

What have you realised about what is important to you?

5. THINKING AHEAD:

What is an unhelpful belief you have about money that you’d like to shift in 2021?

you have about money that you’d like to shift in 2021? What is an attitude you’ve developed this year with money, that you’d like to continue?

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Title Search Jobs
Tags: Mortgage, Jobs, Titlesearch, Freelancers, Freelance

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Small Town Guy With Big Dreams
By: Kapil Sharma
Tags: Writing, Transformation, Blogging, Digital Marketing, Freelance

2027- Today we’re talking about a prominent face in the digital marketing industry who made it big here even not having enough sources at the initial stage.

Kapil , A name which is most trusted by big media houses and companies for their campaigning.He stated that the Digital Deepak Internship Program he took in november 2020 changed the entire course of his career that helped giving his journey a right path.

He’s now running a Digital Marketing Agency named The Digital Dudes and runs a travel blog where he posts blog about the places he travelled.He has travelled more than 10 countries till now.

People love his blogs and he has lakhs of visits on his blog.He runs a youtube channel combined to the blog which is nearing a million subscribers.He said he love his job which fulfills him financially as well as mentally as he work remotely most of the time.He now has a team of 7.

Though he mostly live in his house in Bangalore with his two kids and pets he likes to go to the hometown once in a while.He is about to get featured in Forbes magazine about his revolutionary new ideas and techniques which helps to get more leads spending less amount of money & making new sales funnels that help get more revenue for the businesses.

He now aspires to help youngsters be independent and work for their passion as this is what Kapil thinks will help us grow into a much better India and world that would be abundant.He does charity to animal abuse and child welfare NGOs . He is very athletic personality and workout everyday.He prefers to go office on his electric bike and take stairs instead of lifts.

He is quite a easy person to be with and treats them with respect and likes to keep the work encironment light for more productivity.