by Melissa Walker Horn | Working for Yourself
It all started with a simple question, can I earn money on Fiverr as a photographer? Keen to get into doing more product photography, I was looking for a way to find clients and generate more work for myself. A YouTube video about a freelance copywriter on...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Chalkboard Digital, Working for Yourself
It’s hard to believe that it’s two years since I said goodbye to my last remaining day job and went fulltime in my business. Seriously, it’s been that long. How does one block of time feel so short but so long at the same time? But we made it. And to...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Personal, Working for Yourself
Maybe these things are universal, or perhaps they are just me. But I thought, maybe it would be fun to talk about the things you should know about working for yourself. I’m a veteran now, basically. I’ve been back full-time working for myself for a year....
by Melissa Walker Horn | Personal, Working for Yourself
Having a work from home daily routine isn’t something I planned on. I was pretty casual about such things. But I’ve been working for myself for a while now, so it was time, right? I left my job almost a year ago, and I’ve been working for myself...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Personal, Working for Yourself
This morning I committed to a blog post. That was before I realised that my to-do list really didn’t leave much room for such things. But, a promise is a promise. After digging through a bunch of drafts with no half-finished winners (judge me if you will, haha),...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Self-Care, Working for Yourself
I’m not sure I’ve ever met anyone THAT into doing the washing or cooking (every. single. night). Me either. A very strong ME EITHER. And that’s why we outsource household chores. I’m not sure if you know but I especially hate the fact that when...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Personal, Working for Yourself
Just last week I gave notice at my day job to go back working for myself full-time. Even though it’s been pretty casual over the past year, this will give me the ultimate freedom to work in and on my business. I’m excited and nervous because you never can...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Personal, Working for Yourself
It comes up in conversation more often than I can count. People wondering what IS IT exactly that I do? I have a blog, for sure. But that can’t earn me a living, right? (right! Haha). So with family Christmas card season just around the corner, I thought...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Working for Yourself
We’ve talked about this before but it really hit home for me today. One of the things I love most about working for myself is that there is really no one to tell me what to do. My favourite part of THAT is choosing who I want to work with. I know, for others in...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Making Money Online, Working for Yourself
When I asked for video ideas the other week, Vanessa asked for suggestions for getting new (or first) clients. Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to record anything, but I wrote this post in the process of making some notes about how. Bonus! Maybe after this...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Working for Yourself
Planning a creative business photo shoot? Great! This is probably one of my favourite topics to talk about in business and easily my favourite thing to do. Making sure I have a collection of images I can tap into that are personal and filled with brand personality....
by Gayel Airs | Grow Your Skills, Social Media, Working for Yourself
Your WordPress questions answered!? Yaaas. Who’s ready for this? It can’t just be me. Gayel here from Made Neat; if there is one topic I love chatting about, it’s WordPress. I can and will take an afternoon out with friends, sipping margaritas, to a...