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To Trademark Or Not To Trademark?

Elaine and I came up with the name $200kfreelancer late last year, when we were tossing around ideas for a blog that we’d enjoy doing, that would not require massive quantities of our time (we are both busy aiming to … Continue reading

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5 Ways to Get Freelance Clients to Come To You

Freelancing can be a lot of fun if great, well-paying clients come to you, so you don’t have to  spend time continually marketing yourself. But many freelancers find it challenging to make this happen. For advice on what employers seek … Continue reading

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Who Will Lead The Revolution For More Nuanced Lives?

Over the weekend, Judith Warner published a New York Times book review piece about The Conflict, the book by a French philosopher that lashes out against attachment parenting. Warner compares it with Madeleine M. Kunin’s latest book, “The New Feminist … Continue reading

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One More Sign That A Freelancer’s Blog Isn’t The End — It’s The Means To An End

A couple of days ago $200kfreelancer posted a story about Jonathan Blum, who has abandoned the high-traffic model of blogging in favor of producing quality content for a select group of clients. Right after we published, this story turned up … Continue reading

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Fast-Track Your Work-At-Home Business

Poornima Vijayashanker went from being an early employee of Mint.com to founding Bizeebee, a business which advises folks like yoga studio owners on how to grow their businesses. The 29-year-old engineer–who enjoys yoga in her spare time–has expanded the six-person … Continue reading

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High-End Business Model Helps Freelancer Thrive

Jonathan Blum’s love affair with the Internet is long gone. The freelancer, who has a regular column for TheStreet.com and who writes for such outlets as Entrepreneur Magazine, was an early and prolific blogger and eventually built up a high-volume … Continue reading

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Coffee Break For Freelancers: Hemingway’s Advice To Fitzgerald

The most valuable piece of writing advice I’ve ever read (and I don’t remember where I read it) was simple: Give yourself the freedom to write a shitty rough draft. That thought will often get me over the hump at … Continue reading

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She Traded Corporate Life for Freelancing–and Loves It!

Debbie Feldstein spent 25 years in an enviable career at the New York Emmy Awards. She worked her way up from secretary to executive director of the nonprofit, which recognizes excellence in TV programming. She spent a decade at the … Continue reading

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A High-Powered Attorney’s Guide to Building a Lucrative Freelance Business

Even if it’s passion for your craft that propels you forward day after day as a freelancer, it’s important to recognize that beyond being a talented writer, web designer or architect, you’re business owner, too. While you may not enjoy … Continue reading

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Financial Countdown To Freelancing

The anxiety before you make the leap to freelancing can be overwhelming. There were two crucial steps for me when I decided to quit my full-time job. The first was a conversation with my father-in-law, about the big picture. I … Continue reading

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