The Power of Simple Systems
Systems work to make your life and your work run more smoothly. I believed that long before I really focused on implementing it (I’m a writer and, thus, a procrastinator by nature). Once I did, though, I was astounded by how much simply my life actually became.
I started prompts similar to the FREElance Survival Training [...]
SHELTER: Step Away From The Computer
The computer is an amazing tool. It simplifies work, makes research and communication a breeze and even provides much needed diversion from time to time. But as amazing as it is, it can come at a bit of a price. While it can be a helpful tool to use in the day-to-day aspects of work, [...]
Shelter: Google Apps New Feature—Google Sites
Google recently added a new feature to Google Apps, simply called “Sites,” that showed up on the dashboard with little fanfare. The stated purpose of Sites is to provide easy-to-use collaboration tools for people within your organization. It lets you set up customized, editable pages where you can set up messages, to-do lists, file storage, [...]
SHELTER: Adobe Connect
Need to meet with a client across the country to show (or look at) documents? Adobe Connect is a fantastic, easy-to-use online meeting application. You get an online meeting room where you can share your computer desktop or specific applications with everyone else, plus you get a dedicated, dial-in conference call number for your meetings.
At [...]
Alright, so today we’re going to talk about something a new tool for our shelter, called Jott.
Jott (Jott.com) is a really cool service it lets you actually write your copy while you’re in the car or airport or wherever you are, when opening up your laptop just wouldn’t be feasible. And it’s actually easier than [...]
A Few Words on Shelter
Earlier this week, I was in the woods. Yesterday, I spent most of the morning in the coffee shop I mention on the home page of the site (this picture was taken during the lull between breakfast and dinner…I didn’t want to freak people out by just snapping random photos).
So…what does my shelter look like?
Well, [...]
Okay…I’ll let you in on a little secret
…yesterday was not the first time I’ve worked along that trail.
It was the first time I’ve been able to bill for the time hiking into an out of that spot. But the truth is, as a freelancer, you can work from just about anywhere. I’ve worked from the middle of the woods, in parks and [...]
Isn’t this the best job in the world?
I mean, look…this was my office today.
Which, I suppose, makes this the water cooler.
I’m working on a job for an outdoor gear store. So, to get inspiration, I took a hike. To prove I was working, here’s a picture of my ULPO (Ultra-light Portable Office).
You’ll see the Moleskine unlined notebook, the e-mail enabled cell phone, [...]
