This is the third part in our series. I’m going to be talking about each essential stage of freelancing. So this post shares some tips about the third stage: onboarding your clients. We've talked about Stage 1: how to choose the perfect freelancing niche…how to determine if you want to be a bookkeeper, a proofreader, a freelance writer, that kind of thing.  We've talked about Stage 2: how Continue reading...

Today we’re going to be talking about how to build a marketable skill set. This is the second part in a little series. I’m going to be talking about each essential stage of freelancing. So this post shares some tips about the second stage: Building your skills. Last week we talked about Stage 1: how to choose the perfect freelancing niche...how to determine if you want to be a Continue reading...

Today we're going to be talking about the two keys to choosing the perfect freelancing niche. This is the first part in a little series. I'm going to be talking about each essential stage of freelancing. So this post shares some tips about that first stage: Choosing your freelancing niche. The next post will share some tips about the second stage: Building your skills.  The two keys are Continue reading...

I want to talk about the name of my business and why I named my business after you.  (If you prefer to watch/listen instead of read, scroll to the bottom of this post.) So where does Fruitfully Alive come from? What does it mean?  When I first came up with the name, I came across a passage in the Bible. It was Luke 6:44-45, that said, “For every tree is known by its fruit. And a good Continue reading...

I just had a quick tip I wanted to share with you and it's the productivity strategy that I use every single day in my business, in my life really.    (If you prefer to watch/listen instead of read, scroll to the bottom of this post.) And I know that a bunch of you are struggling with how to get things done throughout the work week when, for the majority of you, you have Continue reading...