No man (or woman) is an island and as a "solopreneur"/ freelancer working alone can be isolating. So I try to meet as many like-minded people as possible, attending networking groups, creating relationships with other small business owners & freelancers and join...

Does your site have an SSL certificate? You will know if this is the case because your domain will have an https prefix (not http). SSL stands for "Secure Sockets Layer" and is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server...

Knowing when you need to hire a professional Ok, I'm probably a bit biased since I design websites professionally but I think anyone who is serious about their business needs to have a quality website that represents that. So often clients come to me who have built...

I love working with musicians. My partner, Josh, is a professional musician and we spent many years "on the road".  So even though I don't play an instrument or sing, I am intimately familiar with the lifestyle and the ups and downs of the profession. Chris Wagoner...

One of the most interesting things about being a freelancer is the way jobs can materialize from a series of random events. I am always vowing to myself to spend more time "finding" jobs, networking, etc. but in reality most of the time I find that the universe...

Like most people (especially women, I would guess) I usually cringe when I see a photo of myself. Most of us are overly critical of the way we look and are especially aware of the awkward versions of ourself that are sometimes captured by the lens. So yesterday's...

I just finished up work with a client that was so much fun to work with! Ballroom Basics for Balance TM is a local non-profit spearheaded by my friend Susan, who is an amazing masseuse and physical therapist (I have been getting massages from her for years). Susan had...

Ok, I know there are tons of these "personality" tests online. . . and most people probably don't need to answer dozens of questions to find out that they're awkward, indecisive or an extrovert. I LOVE these types of things though. I am someone who is always analyzing...