http://www.i-dont-pay.com Resources for Future Internet Gurus Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:20:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have spent the majority of my time on the Internet working as a freelancer. Just a few years ago, I was a freelance writer and editor primarily, but I also worked in the fields of freelance web design and graphic design occasionally. It took time to build up my ... http://www.i-dont-pay.com/2008/10/five-mistakes-freelancers-make/ I know that I'm writing to a potentially global audience, but my stats are currently showing that most of you are from the United States and Canada. It is to those living in the United States that I write to today. As many of you know, our country is facing ... http://www.i-dont-pay.com/2008/09/now-is-the-time-to-seize-your-destiny/ I'm going to be writing a regular series specifically targeting bloggers, freelancers, professionals and entrepreneurs with disabilities. With over 43 million Americans with disabilities/impairments (that's nearly 1 out of 5 Americans) this series is a necessity. Of course, able-bodied individuals can take something from every article I write, as well, ... http://www.i-dont-pay.com/2008/09/disability-and-the-internet-the-web-is-your-oyster/ Motivation can be a funny thing when you work on the internet. There are a million things waiting to distract you. From casual games to that television show you missed, you have a number of ways to distract yourself from whatever your goals are when you come online. Blogging can ... http://www.i-dont-pay.com/2008/09/today-is-the-days-tomorrow/ When you've built a website or a blog you've most likely done it because you want it to succeed. That also probably means you have spent a good deal of time on it. Maybe you had a personalized design made or you found a template that was nice and seemed ... http://www.i-dont-pay.com/2008/09/i-love-my-website-but-why-dont-you/ Why do I need a website? I'm a freelance writer. There's plenty of places on the web to post my portfolio of writing credits! If you have ever said this before then you are probably also dealing with less business than a competitor freelancer with a website. It's true that a ... http://www.i-dont-pay.com/2008/09/why-do-freelancers-and-professionals-need-websites/ As a business professional of any kind there are certain things that you need to function in business both efficiently and comfortably. Productivity software is usually high on that list. As a blogger, I could never do my job without using software that makes my job faster, easier, and more ... http://www.i-dont-pay.com/2008/09/software-review-microsoft-office-professional-2007/ In the past few months, perhaps even as far back as the past year, I've noticed something about freelancers. More and more of them are turning to Wordpress when it comes to making a website. There are many benefits to using Wordpress in lieu of constructing a regular, html/css based ... http://www.i-dont-pay.com/2008/09/wordpress-a-nice-alternative-to-regular-websites/ Ok, so I know that I Don’t Pay hasn’t been updated in a while. With our server woes (our old server suddenly started going down on a daily basis) and our move to a new server, things have been a bit chaotic around here. We’re back though and I Don’t ... http://www.i-dont-pay.com/2008/09/website-woes/ Hi Everyone :) Here are this weekend's job leads for Saturday! The leads are kind of scarse today, though we do have some good telecommuting options, as well as a few regional options in various pay amounts. Saturdays can be touch and go when looking for jobs, but I am ... http://www.i-dont-pay.com/2008/05/job-leads-for-saturday-may-31-2008/