On January 14th, 2025, I received a strange email from Upwork that I first subjected being a hoax: “Upwork’s Expert-Vetted Talent Badge: Interview Invitation.” As I hadn’t done many gigs…
I never saw this coming! Literally, I would have missed the whole thing unless one of the other folks on the Favikon Top 200 LinkedIn Creators list, tagged me in…
Caricature LinkedIn banners are becoming a thing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools do a decent job creating them almost instantly. However, the work of a true caricature artist is distinct…
My previous personal branding tips in Part 1 explained the rationale behind my recommendation for freelancers to put conscious effort into building a personal brand. There are plenty of benefits…
If you know my story, you already know that I 10X’ed my rates on Upwork years ago. I did several things right from the start: I chose a niche that…
In May 2023, one of my long-term goals regarding this site was finally met: I launched the CoachLancer Job Board for our elite freelancer member community! This has been one…
Everybody knows that to succeed as a freelancer and particularly as a solopreneur, personal branding is very important. As a guy who has over 70 nicknames on LinkedIn given by…
On May 31, 2022, I had the honor of presenting my views on value-based pricing and how to use it for yanking up your hourly rates as an Upwork LIVE…
Freelancers work alone… not! Quite the opposite! Actually, I think, only the starting ones and the unsuccessful ones do. There are loads of upsides to networking as a freelancer, connecting…
‘Solopreneur’ is a somewhat new term that is derived from ‘solo entrepreneur,’ i.e. a person who conducts business solo. The concept is fundamentally different from that of a ‘freelancer’ which…