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    Discover Your Passion With This Japanese Secret for Happiness

    If you’re still trying to figure out what the Danish mean when they talk about “hygge” – that cozy moment which gives you a feeling of wellness and happiness -, buckle up ’cause “ikigai” is already here! This Japanese philosophy wants you to be happy. It lets you find out what makes your life worthy […]

  • Boss fires you
    Get Started, Work-Life Balance

    Do You Secretly Wish That Your Boss Would Fire You?

    Can you remember those first weeks at your brand new job? Everything was exciting. Everyone seemed kind. You were longing to learn more and more about that new company who had just hired you. You wanted to show your boss and colleagues how ready you were to help, to work hard and to take on […]

  • Online Presence
    Get Started, Online Presence

    How to Improve Your Online Presence Without a Website

    Are you eager to start earning money online but you don’t have a website? Would you like to have a professional-looking online presence, but either you don’t know where to start, or you think it’s gonna take you way too much time – which you don’t have? Then I got good news for you: You […]

  • Habits vs Freedom
    Freelancing, Time Management

    Habits vs Freedom – What’s Best for Freelancers?

    On top of your mind, what does a normal day in the life of a freelancer looks like? Is it working on the beach, with a smoothie next to her laptop? Working all night long to deliver a project to a customer? Or is it answering emails while doing washing machines? Do you think freelancers […]

  • Do all freelancers need to have a blog
    Blogging, Freelancing

    Does Every Freelancer Need to Have a Blog to Win Clients?

    The answer is NO. There, I got it out quick, didn’t I? 😀 Although I’m a strong fan of blogging in most cases, not every kind of business needs to have a blog. Let’s see when it’s advisable to run a blog, and when it can translate into a waste of time. When does it […]

  • Winners & Succesful Bloggers
    Blogging

    What Oscar Winners Share with Successful Bloggers

    Have you ever heard a successful actress say that her success was quick and easy? That winning an Oscar isn’t that big of a deal? You haven’t, right? If winning an Oscar were so easy, we’d all be Oscar winners, right? But we aren’t. ‘Cause it isn’t easy. In fact, it’s really difficult to get […]

  • How to get international customers
    Finding Clients, Freelancing

    How to Get Customers from All Over the World

    Gone are the days when you had to go in person from door to door looking for new customers and give them your resume. If you can buy online from all over the world, you can also work online for your customers – no matter where they operate from -, don’t you think so? Of […]

  • Creative Online Business
    Get Started, Online Jobs

    How to Work Online – Whatever Skills You Have

    Do you love your job, but you’re sick and tired of having to be there in person every single day? Would you like to keep on developing professionally – but you’d also love to work from home, or from any other exotic place you’ve so often seen on Instagram? Don’t you think you could ever […]

  • What does success mean
    Freelancing, Work-Life Balance

    What Does Success Mean For A Freelancer?

    How do you define success as a freelancer? When would you say that you’ve achieved the work life you always wanted? Is your definition of success becoming a millionaire? I mean, not that I would say no to earning millions, but that’s not usually the motivation which drives us to quit our job and start […]

  • How to avoid blogging overwhelm
    Blogging, Planning & Productivity

    Why Bloggers Get Frustrated – And How to Avoid It

    Have you ever wondered why bloggers keep constantly sharing how they blog? Most bloggers end up writing about their blogging schedule, their weekly tasks, their time management systems and their workflows. You could think – many do – that we blog about blogging because the only way to make money with a blog is writing […]

  • Unnecessary stuff
    Get Started, Planning & Productivity

    How Marie Kondo Can Help You Quit Your Job – And Finally Start Something New

    This post may contain affiliate links with NO cost to you. Has it ever happened to you that a film suddenly gives you a lightbulb moment, and you associate that film you’re watching just to relax with a totally different subject going on in your life? Well, that happened to me while watching Marie Kondo’s […]

  • Guilt-free working moms
    Work from Home, Work-Life Balance

    How to Enjoy Work and Family – Without Feeling Guilty

    If you’re a working mom, I bet you gasp every time you leave the house for work. You feel guilty about leaving your kids back. But you try to convince yourself that it’s all good – You’re working to earn money for your family, so it’s something you do for them, right? And yet, you […]

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Can you relate? Sometimes, writing a blog post flo Can you relate? Sometimes, writing a blog post flows from beginning to end, and nobody could stop me from writing a 3-book saga if I set out my mind to. But there are MANY other times when I get stuck!​​​​​​​​
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That is why this week I'd like to share with you the strategy that I use to write blog posts faster even when I don't really have a clue how to start!​​​​​​​​
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Check out my strategy:​​​​​​​​
1. Brain dump everything you would like to say about the topic you want to write about.​​​​​​​​
2. Check whether your topic has become too complex to keep it simple.​​​​​​​​
3. Connect the dots between the bullet points. ​​​​​​​​
4. Write the ending of the post.​​​​​​​​
5. Write your intro to the post.​​​​​​​​
Get all the details in this week's blog post and get your posts done faster! You'll find it in my bio link @borntofreelance​​​​​​​​
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Do you have any other strategies for writing blog posts? Please share them in the comments!​​​​​​​​
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Wouldn't you love to go to your favorite store whe Wouldn't you love to go to your favorite store whenever you feel like it? Don't you hate it when you want to buy something but you can't make it? Well, guess what, online stores don't close. ​​​​​​​​
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They're always open for you to buy... or SELL! Yep. It must feel amazing to walk into your own brick-and-mortar shop, but just imagine how good it feels to sell overnight while you're sleeping 💵 😴 💤​​​​​​​​
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So if you feel like shopping for a tool that will help you plan the steps to start freelancing, the @workforyoushop is always open! See you around!!​​​​​​​​
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What content can I put on my blog? How can I repur What content can I put on my blog? How can I repurpose old blog content? How do I reuse my blog posts on social media? 🤷🏻‍♀️​​​​​​​​
If you have a blog or a podcast and you ever run out of ideas, let me tell you a little secret... I reuse the content that I publish over and over again 🤫 ​​​​​​​​
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Avoid reinventing the wheel and plan a social media content strategy that allows you to reuse your content on your blog, your podcast, and your social media captions. 🎯​​​​​​​​
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Work-life balance is possible with a smart content strategy in place! 💫 So if you're fed up with trying to reinvent the wheel, come up with fresh content every single week and live your life at the same time, check out the quick guide to reuse your content that you'll find at @borntofreelance ​​​​​​​​
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We can all set a goal, but why is it so hard to ac We can all set a goal, but why is it so hard to actually achieve it? Starting a business is not something that can happen overnight. You need to plan and you also need to know when you’ve reached your goal, so make sure that you set detailed, specific steps to make your goal specific and achievable!​​​​​​​​
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If you need accountability to actually follow the roadmap that you set to create your own business, check out the Work for You Planner @borntofreelance, a tool created for and by freelancers to help you plan the steps you need to take to start freelancing.​​​​​​​​
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How hard is digital vs. traditional marketing? And How hard is digital vs. traditional marketing? And why am I looking at a woman eating donuts?!​​​​​​​​
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Think about this: You want your visitors to know what your place (your online business) is all about. The same way a new bakery would display cakes, muffins, and donuts in their storefront window, right?​​​​​​​​
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The good thing about that bakery window? That you can only see its muffins by walking by. And if you like what you see (or smell!), you’ll probably go inside, even if you’ve set this impossible goal of not eating any sweets again until next Christmas! You just gotta have it!​​​​​​​​
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The bad thing about the muffins displayed at the bakery shop? That you actually need to walk by that specific storefront to see and smell freshly-baked products and bite the bait – and the muffins 😋​​​​​​​​
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Now, how many people will be able to see your storefront online? Theoretically, everyone with Internet access can, right? And what is that… Thousands? Millions of potential visitors? ​​​​​​​​
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Unfortunately, they won't be able to smell any cake or talk to you in person, but you can offer as much specific info as you want them to get.​​​​​​​​
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And that, my friend, is what digital marketing is all about: Taking people to your shop, displaying your products on the storefront, making it easier for them to find what they’re looking for, and starting a conversation to win them as loyal customers.​​​​​​​​
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So if you ever struggle with digital marketing, or if you think it's kinda sleazy, just think of muffins - and how to get your potential customers to smell them, and go into your store ;)
I'm sure you've heard the word "batch" before - al I'm sure you've heard the word "batch" before - although maybe not related to freelancing or blogging. If you're something like me, and you like cooking but don't want to spend every day in the kitchen, batch-cooking is either something that you already practice or that you'd like to try. And if you haven't heard at all about it before, it's just all about taking a day to cook the hell out of you, prep the meals for the freezer, and forget about cooking during the whole week - or month! ​​​​​​​​
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Anyway, as we don't want to talk about cooking here, let's see what all the fuzz on batching & productivity is all about! As with the huge meal prep in a sitting, when you work in batches, you're just dedicating a specific amount of time to either one single task or similar tasks.​​​​​​​​
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So, instead of checking your emails here, researching on the Internet there, and trying to get a project done at the same time, batching means focusing on one thing at a time. What for? Well, studies have shown that our productivity decreases by 40% when we switch from one task to the other.​​​​​​​​
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A perfect example would be content creation. Have you ever tried to write an article, a book chapter, or just an email when you're constantly being interrupted? Something that could take you about 30 minutes can become a whole-day task if you don't get to focus on your train of thought!​​​​​​​​
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The batching type that you choose is up to you! It depends both on how you like to work, and how huge the tasks you want to accomplish are. The most common types are time blocks, theme days, theme weeks, or even theme months! Just pick the one that better suits you and your lifestyle ;)​​​​​​​​
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Wanna get more details about content batching?? You'll find the link to the blog @borntofreelance
Why is it that we all feel tempted to set these BI Why is it that we all feel tempted to set these BIG great goals for New Year? They are sooo big and so great that, deep down, we know that we will never reach them! So let me suggest 3 steps to stick to your goals:
📌 Step #1. Set realistic goals. Coming up with huge undoable tasks isn't going to take you much further than next week. And the same happens with setting up too many goals. Just give yourself the chance to reach a smaller goal and, if you still find the time, overachieve. Is that a deal?
📌 Step #2. Divide your goals into small steps.
Planning for the whole year can feel very gratifying, as it lets you feel in control of your time! The thing is that we never know how the months ahead will look like - heck, think of 2020! Who would have told us that it was going to end up like it did, right?  So take your goals and make a list with as many steps as you need to reach those goals. The trick here is really dissecting the steps so that they become mini-tasks. In this way, you'll find it easier to find time in your busy days to tick tasks off your list.
📌 Step #3. Give yourself a timeline. Once you are aware of everything you need to achieve your goal, it's time to get your planner! Next, find a time slot for every single mini-task that you have on your list. And make sure you treat those time slots as you would treat any other appointment. This is an appointment with yourself, baby, so don't let yourself down! 🥰
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Here's to new beginnings! 🥂🍾⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Now that 2021 is saying bye-bye, let's take a moment to reflect on what we did or didn't achieve, and write down what we'd like 2022 to look like! 💫⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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