Krista Conway

The path to where I am today fell together so methodically that it’s almost hard to look back without thinking there was divine intervention. I mean, I was going to be a 19 year old bride. I was moving away from home. I had worked three years at Elder Beerman, 6 months at a horse barn and 6 months at ...

Doing freelance work from home can be a great way to earn money while staying in the comfort of your own home. Jobs are plentiful when you create a reputation for producing quality work. Our work at home freelance experts have the following tips about how to build a positive professional reputation. •    Be professional and courteous. Make sure you ...

Like most moms, I have a college degree, but I still want to stay home and raise my kids. I enjoy working and need the money in order to support my family. However, I couldn’t figure out how to balance a busy career and still spend quality time with my kids. It seemed like they were growing up without me. ...

  I honestly don’t get it. Actually, it’s rather frustrating to me that SO many people are willing to bet their futures on corporations and small employers without even considering freelancing. I recently watched a documentary about a town in Georgia and was taken aback watching the people they were covering apply for job after job. One of the gals ...

I recently enrolled myself in Resource Nation’s lead program. While I thought I had stumbled onto something great, I quickly realized that their system is rather frustrating. They “connect” you with pre-screened leads that they have allegedly contacted after receiving a lead that they were requiring services. If you are subscribed to that particular lead generation category, you are rotated ...

Do you remember the images of the shoe shiners from the 30′s? I was thinking about the current economic situation today and I nearly found myself cheering that I am a freelancer. You see, most of the people I have worked with over the years have been employed and laid off at least once over the last few years. They ...

If the Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris got one thing wrong, it was the books push toward overseas freelancers, virtual assistants and more. While I am all about a global economy, American’s who charge $15, $75 and even $350 an hour cannot typically compete with overseas freelancers who are charging $5 an hour. The temptation for companies and ...

You may or may not have heard of Demand Studios. It is, in my opinion, one of the best kept secrets in the freelance world. Maybe it’s because everyone working with Demand Studios is to busy working…. and getting paid. Who knows. I will tell you that Demand Studios is unlike many other freelancing sites out there in that they ...

One of the BIGGEST mistakes I have seen when it comes to freelancing is that many freelancers want work so bad that they will bid on jobs that are outside of their skill set. Take the time to find a project that you'll love doing and can do well.