This blog post is the third in a series of eight adapted from a talk given at TOS-Con 2021. Learn more about TOS-Con here. Master Your Craft By far, the most important thing that you can do to stand out in your field—and it’s the thing that the majority of freelancers...
How can you land a great job without jumping through the normal hoops, sending out loads of resumes and cover letters? Simple: Demonstrate your value by sending a tailored pitch to the company you most want to work for. That’s what I did, and it worked wonders.When I...
This blog post is the second in a series adapted from a talk given at TOS-Con 2021. Learn more about TOS-Con here. Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter teaches that there are only three basic strategies in business: cost leadership (maximizing financial...
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”—Tim Notke What sets those who succeed apart from others? This was the question researcher Angela Lee Duckworth set out to answer. She spent years studying people in challenging situations, from teachers and...
This blog post is the first in a series of eight adapted from a talk given at TOS-Con 2021. Learn more about TOS-Con here. Freelancing is not for everyone. It’s really difficult to both build a career that you’re passionate about and to make good money doing it, but...
