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8 strategic tips for taking time off as a solopreneur
The holiday season can feel different when you’re self-employed. While friends with salaried jobs talk about their “time off,” self-employed workers often wonder if they can afford to take a good long break. But freelancers need to rest, relax and change gears as much as everyone else. Here are some tips on how to make sure you get all the “down time” you need.
Ways freelancers can diversify their income
Many people are drawn to freelancing because of the lifestyle and career freedom it affords. However, the lack of stability can be stressful. During the pandemic and following economic uncertainty, some freelancers have watched their work shift or outright disappear, prompting an urgent need to find new ways to earn an income. Even those who […]
Freelancer Checklist: 6 Tips to End the Year in Style
Year-end is an opportunity to rest, relax and reconnect with friends and family, and we usually have plenty of time to do this as most of our clients are also on holiday. But before you pop the cork on your New Year’s Eve champagne, ensure you’ve taken care of these small but essential year-end tasks.
Webinar: The Freelancer Starter Kit
This is the Canadian Freelance Guild’s biggest event ever with six panelists and a moderator with a broad range of freelance skills, expertise, and experience: writers, authors, teachers, journalists, marketers, a magazine editor, a publisher, and an audio-video producer. They’re gathering for a weekend workshop to show you what’s in the Freelancer Starter Kit: the […]
Webinar: Author Julie Barlow and Going Solo
Whether you’re only thinking about the freelance life, have already taken the plunge or were pushed into the deep end, ‘Going Solo’ can help you make sense of the murky waters that represent modern-day solopreneurs. The subtitle of Julie’s newest book says it all: “Everything you need to start your business and succeed as your […]
What to Expect On a Press Trip: 8 Tips
If you’d like to explore this in your career as a freelancer, this is what you should know about press trips.
Webinar: Are You Year-End Ready?
Love it or hate it, your financial year-end is coming to a close. Getting and staying ahead of this annual business deadline is critical if you want to keep the Canada Revenue Agency off your back. Our Experts Panel is here to help. Are You Year-End Ready? Online: Thursday, November 21, 2024 6 p.m. to […]
Questions to help you reflect and plan for 2025
There are all sorts of positive reasons to spend time reflecting on your business, asking questions and planning. Things like reducing anxiety, improving clarity and encouraging creativity. But making the time to work on your business instead of in your business? Sometimes more difficult than it seems. A while back I purchased a self-paced digital […]
Webinar: Getting Canadian Government Contracts
Governments operate on an April to March budget year. Now is the time to access the largest employer in Canada: the federal government. Provincial and municipal governments can also be lucrative clients. With their tendency to spend whatever is left over in their budgets as the end of March approaches, it’s important to set yourself […]
Here’s the Number 1 Secret to Getting Invited on Press Trips
This article about getting invited on press trips is written by Vanessa Chiasson, a freelance writer based in Ottawa who specializes in travel and human interest stories. Have you ever wondered how to get invited on press trips? Before I embark on any trip as a travel writer, I always hear the same question from […]
