Freelancing

Top 10 Advantages of Freelancing

by Shabbir on August 23, 2010

Freelancing is very small portion of my total monthly revenue and yet I do not prefer to give up on freelancing because it has many advantages and so today we will discus on the advantages of freelancing. 1. More Control over Things I decide what work I want to do, when, how and at what [...]

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I am sure many of us will be more than happy to get an extra 10k USD doing what you love to do and today I will not only share with you why I make so much money doing freelancing but will also suggest, how you can also do the same. Let’s begin on why [...]

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RentACoder to vWorker – A vWorker Review

by Shabbir on June 22, 2010

After a long yet healthy discussion with RentACoder officials today I got an email which really pleased me. RentACoder is now renamed as vWorker which stands for “virtual worker” I will quote few things which I think was much needed changes for RentACoder We outgrew our name (Rent a Coder) a few years ago. Back [...]

Elance Profile Widget

by Shabbir on June 19, 2010

Yet another very interesting feature from Elance – Profile Widget. Grab the code and post on your blog / website to show your work history, skills and client testimonials. Here is mine Have you got yours? If you haven’t just go get it now

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Why Work from Home?

by Shabbir on March 28, 2010

No matter where you are based these days making money on internet is same for everybody. All you need is dedication and passion to take up opportunity and work for your passion. But working for your passion needs lots of discipline and many of us (yes including me) lack that discipline. So let us see [...]

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How to Live your Dreams – Action Items

by Shabbir on March 15, 2010

In an interview have you ever faced question like “Where do you see yourself after 5/10 years?” If your answer is yes think for a while about what was your answer before reading further and if your answer is No read further. Have you ever wondered why such question is asked or what is the [...]

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Ultimate Formula For Success

by Shabbir on March 14, 2010

I am damn sure after having a glimpse at the title your next expectation was to hear more about hard work and how hard you should be working but no I am not going to tell you that. It is not hard work which is the Ultimate Formula for Success but it is something else. [...]

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Build Trust – Business Will Follow

by Shabbir on February 21, 2010

Few months back I wrote about Tips to Build Credibility and Trust and how it can help you build your business online. Today we will talk more about power of trust. Why do you think celebrity endorsements cost so much? You name any celebrity and they charge like anything when endorsing products. Be it Sachin [...]

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October Elance Work Index

by Shabbir on October 19, 2009

Elance published October Elance Work Index which ranks the hottest skills in-demand and hiring trends in the freelance industry on the Web in October. PHP is still at the top but CMS and specially Joomla getting hot with lots of projects posted. Though Graphic design looses some places and points, Adobe Illustrator gains quite a [...]

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4 Simple Tips to Build Credibility and Trust

by Shabbir on October 9, 2009

No Matter in which business you are, the most important thing for any business to flourish is “Trust” but now how can you build solid trust. Be it your blog readers, your clients, or your customers. Few days back there was a conversation with a client in Elance workroom. As I am in India, normally [...]

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