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Going Freelance, Part 5: Challenging yourself, staying on track

Leah@WSP — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 02:00:00 +0000

Doing a 180 and deciding to do something completely different with your life is by no means an easy thing to do. And it can get a lot harder. It’s been about five months since I started doing freelance or online work and I am still trying to find my groove. By groove I mean ... Read more

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Going Freelance, Part 4: Sources of Inspiration and Information

Leah@WSP — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:00:00 +0000

When I decided to take the leap and go for what I wanted to do, I started finding a lot of inspiration on the world wide web. I found myself hopping on to different blogs and websites of people who went through a similar experience and are now doing their own thing and helping others ... Read more

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Going Freelance, Part 3: Withdrawing from oDesk and PayPal

Leah@WSP — Wed, 30 May 2012 02:20:00 +0000

Last visited: May 1, 2016. Please note that I am no longer on Upwork (formerly oDesk) so I can no longer comment on the process of withdrawing funds from Upwork. Best to visit the Upwork support/help page for new updates and information. Thanks! Most of my online jobs have me working for international employers and I receive payment through ... Read more

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Going Freelance, Part 2: Getting online jobs

Leah@WSP — Mon, 28 May 2012 06:35:00 +0000

I had a scheduled post for this topic, but for some reason, when I did a last minute check before it publishes, it looked exactly like the previous post in this series. Sooo weird. I have no idea what happened. Either it was a Blogger glitch or I copied my previous post here by mistake. ... Read more

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Going Freelance, Part 1: Jumping Ship

Leah@WSP — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:39:00 +0000

Decision-making is different for every individual. Some people can make a major decision in mere hours. For some people, it takes weeks, a couple of months, or half a year to decide on something important. Others take years of convincing themselves before choosing one path over another. It took me about a couple of years ... Read more

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Going Freelance a.k.a. Operation Jump Series

Leah@WSP — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:23:00 +0000

Ever since I officially declared myself a freelancer (whips out pretend badge with “freelancer” scribbled on it), some friends have asked about what I do, where I get my jobs, how I get paid, and other related stuff. I decided to just create a blog series about these things because that would be the “cool” way ... Read more

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