A Day In The Life Articles

Do You Use a Branded Email for Your Freelance Business? Let Me Know!

Ok...I’m really curious... When it comes to your freelance business, Do you have your own branded domain name and email address, or Are you using a free email service like Gmail or Yahoo? Personally, I feel like having a professional domain and email can make a huge...

Do you do your own stunts?

My wife and I finally watched The Fall Guy last night with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. I thought it was good movie. I grew up in the 70s, so I remember the original Fall Guy with Lee Majors. I loved the show. Colt Seavers was back. The re-make had an interesting...

Are you feeling stuck?

I'm sitting here in my living room with my family, waiting for my Kansas City Chiefs to clinch another win toward a Super Bowl three-peat against the Texans. While I'm watching, I thought I'd see if you had a freelance business question. What's been on your mind? Is...

Friday Business Builder Wins…Share yours!

It's Friday! And, whether it's been a great week or a challenging week (I'm currently recovering from a bout with the flu), it's important for us to give credit to the work we are doing to build our businesses. Let's celebrate! I'm watching my inbox for your reply......

My freelance design business tech stack

I'll cut right to the chase... I get a lot of questions about the tech I use to run my lean, one-man design business. At the core, our businesses need a way to: Make offers Take money Keep in touch Additionally, we need tools to help us do our jobs quickly and...

Free chips and salsa

My wife and I took a break today from work to grab lunch together at a great Mexican restaurant in our small town. It was extra busy today. As soon as we sit down, we know what comes next. Free chips and salsa are delivered to our table just a moment later. (I always...

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