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What You Need to Realize as a Self-Employed Professional
Becoming self-employed is exceedingly popular these days, especially with the proliferation of the gig economy and marketplace apps like Uber. Of course, this does not only apply to just menial labor, but also university-level professionals as well. Aside from managing your finances, there are more modern nuances when it comes to being self-employed in this age.
By Jonathan G6 years ago in Journal
What I Learned From Writing Poetry
I'd like to say that I decided to write just as a passion, as a way to spend my spare time, to learn a new skill. But, the truth is, that's not the case. I started writing as a therapy to myself. This became my way to make sense of what I was feeling—as a way to cope, to put my struggles behind me.
By Vala Rogers6 years ago in Journal
It's Only Temporary
Everyone knows what a temp job is, right? It’s where you’re assigned to work for a company for a certain period of time. Once that time is up, you may or may not be assigned another job. If you’re not given another assignment immediately, the paychecks stop.
By Penny White6 years ago in Journal
How to Improve Your Attitude at Work
Unless you have a job that you absolutely love, which means that you would do it even if you did not get paid, work is most likely not your favorite place to be. However, going to work is necessary to live. Improving your attitude at work will help make work a bit more enjoyable.
By Kari Oakley6 years ago in Journal
Investing in the Customer Experience
Companies today operate in a competitive environment, where they must battle for the attention of consumers in a world with seemingly endless options. With the rise of the Internet and social media, customers are constantly assessing and reassessing their choices. If they're happy, they'll spread the news. If they're unhappy, they will share with the world their unhappiness. With this in mind, companies have figured out that in order to remain on top of their game and relevant, they have to craft a customer experience that's top-notch. The customer experience must be the priority, whether the company is selling an app, offering a product, or providing a service.
By Kevin Gardner6 years ago in Journal
How to Start a Business with $0
At first, I was going to leave it at that (Answer: Get to Work!), laugh and run away. Then I decided some people really might want to learn how to get started. Often getting started is the hardest part of any perceived challenge: running that 5K, drafting that 1000 words per day, finding that new job, losing that extra weight, eating healthy, quitting a bad habit… you get the idea.
By Michelle LeBlanc6 years ago in Journal
6 Easy Ideas for a Low Cost and Highly Profitable Carpet Cleaning Business
The organic nature of the carpet industry and carpets being a sizeable investment, have led to the development of the carpet cleaning business, which now is producing millionaires and successful entrepreneurs. Though starting such a business can be challenging, however, these ideas can make the process easier.
By Ross Geller6 years ago in Journal
Train Your Mind to Better Manage Your Time
Time is our most precious commodity—as I'm sure all of us know—and what we choose to do with it is equally as important. While over the years I've been working on my business, I've come to have a grasp for how we can structure our time.
By Eric Burdon6 years ago in Journal
Why Your Business Team Needs to Implement a CRM System
Technological development in recent decades has brought radical changes to a number of areas of our life. This definitely includes business, and today there is no major company that doesn’t make use of robust technological infrastructure to manage their daily affairs so that they can remain on the top.
By Daniel Bishop6 years ago in Journal
