Web Worker Daily

If it takes a village to raise a child, it’s possible that it takes a vast digital village to raise a teleworker. Whether we’re conscious of it or not, our work habits, tools and business perspective are at least partly influenced by the people and ideas we encounter online.

Take a moment to think about the blogs you regularly visit, the high-profile professionals that you consider your mentors, and the groups you interact with online. How have they shaped your work? What extraordinary ideas have you learned from them?

As I pondered this myself, I identified the most important ideas that have helped me as a web worker. Read the rest of this entry »

Online workers usually don’t receive an automatic raise from clients.  But this doesn’t mean that we aren’t entitled to one from time to time.  Raising your rates is one of the many ways you can go a step further on your personal career ladder.  But with people throwing around the words “downturn” and “layoffs”, is this really possible?

I believe it is, and here are seven simple things we can do to make it happen:

Add new skills and credentials. Adding more skills, projects, and credentials to your resume, usually means that you’ve gained more experience and will have more to offer your clients.  When this happens, it only makes sense to raise your rates because of the new and improved contributions you’ll be making.

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