Having a great resume is a no-brainer. Even if you currently have a job, it’s always a good idea to keep your resume fresh and up-to-date. When I was looking for my current job, I was still in graduate school and had access to my college’s career center (aka get your resume reviewed for free!). This ended being a huge advantage for me, because not only did I receive resume reviews, but I was also Continue Reading
The 5 Blogging Tools that Keep Me Sane
Following in the spirit of our epic month of Everything Blog, today we'll be talking about blogging tools that keep me sane. But first, the winner of our epic Blog Giveaway is... drum roll please... Mel from BrokeGIRLRich! Mel wins a copy of Ruth Soukup’s How to Blog for Profit Without Selling Your Soul and Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett’s ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Continue Reading
5 Things I’ve Learned as a Blogger
For the next two weeks, I’m going to be doing something a little different. Many people thought I was crazy when I left my full-time office job to “work from home”. They thought I wasn’t working, basically. That’s definitely not true! So for the next two weeks, I’m going to be running a series on blogging. It will include how I got started blogging, how you can find time to blog (if you want to!), Continue Reading
FinCon18 Recap
Now that FinCon is over, I wanted to share my recap of FinCon18, held in Orlando, FL the last week of September. Thanks to the people I met through the personal finance community, including in the FinCon Facebook group, I was able to start freelance writing on the side, which led to virtual assistant work - which has now led me to being completely location independent. That's right - thanks to Continue Reading
How to Get the Most Out of Your Conference
If you’ve never been to a conference for work before, you are missing out - yes, on the connections and networking, but especially the swag. For introverts like me, swag at a conference is the best! Not only do you get stuff, but usually while you’re hanging around the swag, you meet other swag-grabbers and start chatting - networking and free stuff all at once! However, going to conferences is Continue Reading
How to Win Sweepstakes Every Month
Today we have an excellent guest post from Earn It Save It about entering sweepstakes! Do you think sweepstakes are a waste of time, or that you would never win them? I thought so too, so I started doing it casually while watching TV. Once I won a few things, I was like... okay, this isn't the worst way to spend 20-30 minutes! Sweepstakes don't cost money and if you do them while Continue Reading
From Shoeaholic to Boss Lady Entrepreneur
Are you curious what it's like to start your own blog and/or become a virtual assistant, but your life is crazy busy and you feel like you don't have time? I've talked a little bit before about what it's like to be a virtual assistant, how to be a good one, and how you can fit blogging/side hustling into your busy life - but today I have an actual case study for you. In this episode on Accio Continue Reading
The One Trick To Be the Best Virtual Assistant
I recently received a newsletter from one of the many great bloggers out there who shared a story about how he was looking for a virtual assistant (VA). He said dozens (50+) people applied… but he could only interview fewer than 10 candidates. Why? Was he very picky, or only had time to interview a few? How hard could it be to be the best virtual assistant (or even good enough to be hired and get Continue Reading
The Real Reason Women Need to Side Hustle
This post is part of the #WomenRockMoney Movement, a large group of female personal finance bloggers who have come together to inspire more women to learn about money. If you have money questions, or want support for your financial goals, learn more about how you can join us at the movement homepage. I hope to see you there! You've probably heard by now about the Harvey Weinstein scandal, and Continue Reading
The Number One Secret to Finding Clients as a Freelancer
I’ve been freelancing since 2014, basically ever since I started blogging. Back then (saying that makes me feel old but it does seem like it was a while ago!), getting freelance clients seemed a lot easier. Most of my clients came as referrals from other bloggers, who had too much work on their own and who passed their contacts on to me. Earning money on the side was the biggest way I paid off Continue Reading
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