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Can the app you use make you write faster? (An experiment)

By Michelle

In case you missed it, last year, during NaNoWriMo, I wrote a dang book. A book that is now being serially published and will soon be available for purchase on Kindle. Because I am physically incapable of not being a total nerd at any given time, I wanted to try something: testing my writing speed and […]

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Dear freelancers: we’re better than this

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I love talking to other freelancers. Sharing battle stories, celebrating our successes together, helping out people who are earlier along on their journey. It’s all fantastic. The one thing I’ve noticed is that as a community, we are really bad at giving each other advice sometimes. This was highlighted for me in a recent incident, […]

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Favorite things: February edition

By Michelle

New feature! Because why not? (Really, it’s because I am obsessed with Product Hunt–it’s my new Pinterest–and I’m constantly finding new things and looking for new outlets to share them in, and what better outlet than my own blog?) Scannable Scannable is another home run from the Evernote team. Super quick, easy, high quality scans […]

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How to Get to Inbox Zero Faster (The Best Free Tools/Apps)

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What separates productive people from business owners that are constantly stressed? This post is part of weekly feature, Workflow Wednesdays, that aims to find out, with a weekly post going in-depth on a specific part of a business owner’s workflow and what they do that makes it rock. Interested in being featured in a post? […]

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Looking for a gift for the freelancer in your life? Look no further.

By Michelle

It’s that time of year again. The time when we all buy our gifts last minute while praising the wonders of the modern world (Amazon Prime, ahoy!). Or, alternately, we sit at our computer screens and frantically search for the right gift. If you’re looking for something to send your friends/family/relatives for gift guide ideas, […]

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Behind the scenes: the November recap

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Monthly recap time! And I’m more on it than last month, since it’s only going up on the tenth! Go me. How I spent my time: I tracked more time in November than in October (114 hours vs. 90), but not as much as September or August (where I did about 125 hours each). This […]

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Workflow Wednesday: Evan’s Filofax system

By Michelle

What separates productive people from business owners that are constantly stressed? This post is part of weekly feature, Workflow Wednesdays, that aims to find out, with a weekly post going in-depth on a specific part of a business owner’s workflow and what they do that makes it rock. Interested in being featured in a post? […]

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Behind the scenes: the (very late) October recap

By Michelle

Yikes…the latest recap yet. NaNoWriMo has been kicking my ass, y’all! But since I know you guys enjoy them, I figured better late than never. So here’s the October breakdown: How I spent my time: I tracked a lot less time than September or August in October–a 45 hour decrease. That’s about a 1/3 decrease. […]

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Workflow Wednesday: Do a client audit, fix your profit leaks

By Michelle

What separates productive people from business owners that are constantly stressed? This post is part of weekly feature, Workflow Wednesdays, that aims to find out, with a weekly post going in-depth on a specific part of a business owner’s workflow and what they do that makes it rock. Interested in being featured in a post? […]

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