Don’t Sign That Subcontract Agreement
November 23, 2009 by yelena
Filed under Articles, My BIG Mistakes, blog
If you think client-vendor relationships can get out of hand, then here’s some news for you – subcontractors are in for a special “treat” altogether.
In particular, I’m talking about instances when a client contracts a vendor who, in turn, sub-contracts part or all of the project to a bunch of freelancers. In all likelyhood freelancers in all niches have their horror stories. Well, I’ll be focusing on what… Continue reading
How to Avoid Deadbeat Clients
June 10, 2009 by yelena
Filed under My BIG Mistakes, blog
Some months ago I wrote a long post on how to get paid for your work as a freelancer. It went something like this:
As freelancers, virtual assistants take a risk on each client they sign up and each project they accept. Part of it is not being 100% sure whether a client is going to pay on time, if at all. And so an exciting new opportunity for long-term work turns into hundreds of… Continue reading | 1 Comment
How To Automatically Back Up and Update a Wordpress Blog
January 14, 2009 by yelena
Filed under My BIG Mistakes, blog
My BIG mistake – I recently tried to make some changes to my blog without first running a back up.
Lesson Learned - Always backup! The best way to do it is through automatic backups (let’s say once a week) and manual backups before any major work is being done on a blog.
I’ve been using the WordPress Database Backup plugin. The installation is a breeze -… Continue reading
