Are You Ready When Freelancing Opportunity Knocks?

Opportunities in freelancing come and go like the wind. How ready are you when it finally comes knocking on your door?

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Are You Ready When Freelancing Opportunity Knocks?

10 Perfect Phrases to Use When You’re In Conflict With a Client

Words are very powerful in helping you resolve a conflict with a client. Here are 10 phrases to help you do just that…

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10 Perfect Phrases to Use When You’re In Conflict With a Client

10 Powerful Google Tools for the Smart Freelancer

Google has lots to offer to boost your freelancing business and you may not even be taking advantage of these tools…

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10 Powerful Google Tools for the Smart Freelancer

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Starting a Freelance Revolution

Freelance Revolution - Ajeva

“A revolution is a fundamental change in power that takes place in a relatively short period of time.”

Ajeva is announcing a revolution for freelancers everywhere. A change of power is in order. Away from traditional marketplaces and back to the freelancer.

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Happy New Year from Ajeva!

Warm Greetings to Ajeva Users around the Globe,

As the coming year approaches, we would like to take this time and send you our gratitude for a wonderful year we had in 2010… and the best of health, wealth and happiness all year round!

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A New Ajeva is Coming!

Ever since we launched this current beta version of Ajeva, we’ve learned a lot working with the wonderful users we have. Since the past several months, we’ve worked hard on a brand new Ajeva, and we’re now very close to the launch.

Before we launch however, I wanted to write and talk about a few things:

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Cutting Out the Middle Man: A Good Idea?

A lot of freelancing sites today are either making it big or barely surviving in the competitive world of outsourcing.  There is just a vast number of talents in such a cutthroat world of the online marketplace – from web developers, programmers, graphic designers, writers, to virtual personnel.  As usual, doing business in any of these freelancing sites is a hit or miss deal.  There are success stories… and there are urban legends.  For those who have found the right business relationship, where trust has already been tested, there comes to mind a great concern:  Is it time to cut the middleman out?

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Livelihood

Dream about AjevaI dream about a platform for livelihood.

In the past 10 years, I started a computer consulting company, that evolved into a website and graphic design house, and further evolved into a web application development company, with some kick-ass SEO abilities to throw in.

I worked with over 50 ‘providers’ in 14 different countries on nearly 100 projects. I learned as I went – I grew – I suffered –  had some failures, and some great successes, but most of all I learned. Maybe global sourcing wasn’t as easy as many said it was – and not all apparent cost benefits are as good in long-term. But the trend was clear. Global sourcing is here to stay, and will only grow as the world continues to shrink.

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