Moving On? Nope, Just Moving
When I was originally offered the job to write for Bizzia’s freelance category, I nearly jumped out of my skin. There have been a lot of great people who wrote here before me, and it seemed almost silly that I should be the one to try to fill their shoes. Come visit me at AfterGraduation.net. P.S., isn't that a great picture of me? My sister took it (s

Are you Happy as a Freelancer?
For someone who likes writing, being a freelancer is a dream job. On paper. You have a flexible schedule. You get to pick and choose the jobs you do. You act as your own boss. Insert any number of the other advantages here. But I think that often, we all get too caught up in the advantages that we never really take our current happiness into account. Let me explain what I mean. When someone asks me what I do, I usually spend more than a few minutes explaining my job. I noticed recently that I always end the explanation by saying how much I love my job. I think, though, that when I explain my job, I idealize it. Happiness is a strange beast. I have a friend who claims that h

Should You Keep Business Hours? (part 2)
Earlier today, I wrote about normal business hours and how it is my opinion that it isn’t necessarily better for every freelancer to work during the day. I work at night and, in fact, I’m writing this post well in advance and scheduling it to appear on Bizzia. As you’re reading this, I’m probably still sleeping. Just because it isn’t perfect for every writer to keep traditional business hours doesn’t mean, however, that you shouldn’t keep business hours at all. Let me tell you a short story: A few years ago, I was dating someone with a sched

Should You Keep Business Hours? (part 1)
One of the best parts about my job is that I have a flexible schedule. It doesn’t mean that I work less – for every hour I take off, I have to work an hour when I’d normally be enjoying some free time. I had to actually explain that to my boyfriend, who didn’t really see that misplacing hours of work means that they just move, not completely disappear. But I digress. The point is, flexibility as a freelancer is definitely a bonus. Could some people take flexibility too far, though? If you have a family (especially one with children), chances are that you stick to a somewhat normal working schedule. In other words, you write when they’re at scho

How to “Dumb Down” Your Writing
I’ve met writers who have been insulted when asked to write in plainer language. I can understand that, I suppose – working hard on something only to be told that it is too advanced in terms of reading level can be frustrating. “Dumbing down” your article, however, doesn’t mean that you have to dumb down the content. You can still create an informative, even technical, article, even if you’re writing for a junior high reading level, rather than for a group of college professors. Here are some tips for making revisions that take your text to an easier reading level without losing the integrity of the actual article: