by alexarohn | Jan 15, 2018 | Blogs, Business Theory, Facebook, Instagram, Metrics
I secretly hate hashtags. [Well, guess it’s not a secret now.] When they first came onto the scene they were a great way to find related people to follow who created certain types of content I enjoy. Once everyone’s on a social network, and once I find the group i...
by alexarohn | Jan 13, 2018 | Business Theory, Freelancing
Quitting isn’t a bad word. It’s not “giving up”, it’s letting go of what doesn’t serve you You don’t become a quitter overnight. Quitting, unlike giving up, takes willpower and practice. You give up when it gets too hard, you quit when something isn’t hard enough and...
by alexarohn | Jan 12, 2018 | Blogs, Freelancing
Before becoming a freelancer I was in an interview for a full-time remote job. This is what Steven Pressfield in “Turning Pro” would call a shadow career… I was interviewing for remote work after my partner and I decided we would move west to be closer to his work. He...
by alexarohn | Jan 11, 2018 | Blogs, Business Theory, Freelancing
A friend pointed out that not everyone is quite as indoctrinated in Godin-isms and that it might be wise to define what it means to “ship”. It’s been said the term has roots in a Steve Jobs quote, “real artists ship”, and the term was used heavily in Seth’s book...
by alexarohn | Jan 9, 2018 | Blogs, Freelancing
I realized over the weekend that I have been a very naughty freelancer. It was my partners birthday weekend so, aside from shipping a blog both days, I mostly unplugged from my inbox and social accounts. I received late Friday/Saturday emails from 2 separate clients....
