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time management for freelancers

Feb 01 2017
Corinne McKay

Shifting perspective: from putting out fires to long-term business success

This is a guest post by Dorothee Racette, a past president of the American Translators Association. Based on over 20 years of experience as a successful freelance writer and translator, Dorothee now trains and coaches small business owners in time management and productivity. She shares her insights … [Read more...] about Shifting perspective: from putting out fires to long-term business success

Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Guest posts, Productivity · Tagged: Dorothee Racette, productivity, rush jobs, time management for freelancers

Jan 04 2016
Corinne McKay

Guest post: Getting beyond feast or famine

This is a guest post by Dorothee Racette; Dorothee is a past president of the American Translators Association. Based on over 20 years of experience as a successful freelance writer and translator, she trains small business owners in time management and productivity. In her blog, she shares her … [Read more...] about Guest post: Getting beyond feast or famine

Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Guest posts, Productivity · Tagged: Dorothee Racette, productivity, Take Back My Day, time management for freelancers

Dec 17 2015
Corinne McKay

Analyzing your own tendencies

Here's a 30-second summary of this post: as a freelancer, you'll find that some things feel effortless and some things feel like pushing a cement mixer up a hill. Analyze the difficult things and figure out how to make them less difficult, and your life will be much easier. This post was inspired … [Read more...] about Analyzing your own tendencies

Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Money, Productivity, Work/life balance · Tagged: money management for freelancers, time management for freelancers

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