Diana Marinova

Freelance Mentor & Marketing Consultant

How to Make Time for Everything

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This post won’t tell you how to find time to do something. It will help you make time for everything you want to do. Because let’s face it – when we have to do something, it takes us exactly as much time as we have, not a minute more, not a minute less.

Bottom line – there is enough time for everything. Often our problem is we want to do everything here and now. How can we escape the vicious circle “I am in a hurry, I don’t have enough time?” The key is to learn how make time for all things we want to do. 😉

Freelance Interview – What Questions to Ask the Client during the Interview?

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You know I am an advocate for asking questions during a freelance interview. So naturally, one of the most common emails I get from newbie freelancers contains at some point the question “What questions should I ask during my freelance interview?” The best answer would be “Any and all” 😉

I suppose there are industry specifics and important details vary for different type of professionals. However, there are questions which must be asked (and answered) during the freelance interview and before taking up a new client, regardless the profession and industry. Let’s see what they are.

5 Characteristics Every Successful Freelancer Has

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Everyone can call themselves a successful freelancer but this doesn’t necessarily makes it true, right? This post is not to show you how to freelance your skills successfully. It’s not about qualities needed to become a successful freelancer either.
It’s rather about helping you recognize a successful freelancer when you see one. Here are the top 5 characteristics I think every successful freelancer has.

Blog Post Ideas – How to Never Be Stuck Again

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When I was starting my first blog almost 4 years ago, my boyfriend asked me, “Are you sure you wanna do this? Where will you get blog post ideas? Will you still have what to write about in a few months?”

I smiled at that question – obviously, he hadn’t run a blog. Although I had not done it myself either, it was absolutely clear to me there was no way I could ever run out of topics. Read on to learn why 😀

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