At the end of 2008, I wrote a post about post about outsourcing that generated quite a bit of interest, so I thought it was worth raising this topic again. After years of battling with my business payroll taxes (I have an S-Corp and thus have to file quarterly payroll taxes and a separate year-end … [Read more...] about When to throw in the towel on a task
Money
Where do you keep your money?
One of my business goals for this year (because the new year should really start with the school year, don't you think?) is to do better with managing my business finances. I already pay myself a regular salary but there are definitely areas for improvement. Specifically, I feel like I'm drowning in … [Read more...] about Where do you keep your money?
Link: living on an irregular income
Get Rich Slowly has a great post on How to budget for an irregular income; it's definitely worth a read on your coffee break. Two of J.D.'s tips that I particularly agree with are: Use separate business and personal accounts and pay yourself from the business account as if you were an employee. I … [Read more...] about Link: living on an irregular income
Personal software training: a niche waiting to be filled?
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of giving a seminar on "Beyond the Basics of Freelancing" for the Northern California Translators Association. At the end of the seminar, I did a short overview of ways to diversify your freelance income stream. All of us are familiar with the basics such as editing, … [Read more...] about Personal software training: a niche waiting to be filled?
Diversifying your income stream
With the economy not really knowing what it's doing this year, it's a good time to look at your income stream: what's up, what's down, and how can you do more of the work that's up? In my case, my work from U.S.-based agencies is markedly down, work from European clients (both direct clients and … [Read more...] about Diversifying your income stream