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Freelance Team: 4 Ways a Project Manager Can Save You Time and Money

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Why Hire a Project Manager on Your Freelance Team

If you work with a freelance team, it’s quite possible you’ll greatly benefit from hiring a project manager. You can delegate plenty of tasks to him or her while you focus on the big picture and grow your business for real. Let’s have a look how a project manager can save you time and money in the long run.

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Another Spanish Adventure – with My Folks

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Spanish Adventure with My Folks - Meliway Travel Movie

Isn’t it great how freelance gives me the freedom to just leave everything and enjoy life?

It has its price, of course – I won’t spend too much time blogging about my trip now… A lot of work and email catching up to do! I will do one better – check out the travel movie I made 😀

My mom and dad were visiting – so they have the lead roles in the movie. We celebrated my father’s 65th birthday and their 40th wedding anniversary! How cool is that 😉

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Dormant oDesk Contracts – How Long Should You Wait?

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Dormant oDesk Contracts – How Long Should You Wait

A reader once asked me how long she should wait for a freelance client to give her work again before ending their oDesk contract. As you probably would guess, there isn’t a right answer. It depends on the freelance client, on the type of project and what’s your agreement with that particular client.

1. If the oDesk contract is on an “as needed” basis.

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Being a Freelancer – for Life or…?

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Being a Freelancer - for Life or...?

If you read the blog regularly, you already know that freelance for me is not just a job or a career path; it’s a way of life. I have principles which I stand by as well as requirements for both clients and freelance projects I take on. Being in control of my time is crucially important for me.

So you can imagine how I felt when a reader sent me a note not long ago stating it’s not true being a freelancer brings you freedom. I paused – did she really call me a liar? 😀

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How to Say NO to a Freelance Client When You Are Too Busy

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How to Say NO to a Freelance Client When You Are Too Busy

Sooner or later every freelancer faces the problem of having too much on their plate and not being able to take on new work. And sadly, majority of freelancers cannot say NO to prospects, terrified they will lose them as clients forever. As a result, we see plenty of burnout freelancers who lack work-life balance. Today, I’ll help you learn how to say NO to clients and still keep them 😉

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