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Management tools and tips for freelancers
There may be legitimate cases where you need to access another Microsoft 365 user’s email. For example, when an employee has left the company. In this article, I’ll explain how to do that Step One: Getting Permissions The first part of this requires getting permission to access the user’s email account. As an admin, you … Read more
Evernote and OneNote are the two most popular cross-platform note-taking apps. In this article, I’ll compare features and tell why I switched from Evernote to OneNote. If you’re ready to migrate from Evernote to OneNote now, jump to this section on how to migrate. 2023 Evernote Update As of November 29th, 2023, Evernote has limited … Read more
Occasionally, the database of my eM Client Windows email app will get corrupted, usually after the power goes out unexpectedly. It’s easy to panic in this situation because it won’t let you view your email until the problem is fixed. But, it’s often not disastrous since you usually have a copy of your email in … Read more
Being a freelancer can mean periods of feast or famine. But your business’ downtime is actually a golden opportunity to catch up on important things you might have neglected while you were working those twelve-hour days. Here are some important things to do when you have downtime in your freelance business. 1. Check Your Health … Read more
In mid 2016, Microsoft announced that they were no longer going to support Windows Live Mail. This was bad news for me, because I had been a long-time user of Windows Live Mail, dating back to when it was called Outlook Express. I used it not only for email, but for my calendar and contacts. … Read more
When I transitioned from being a career corporate cubicle-dweller to being a freelancer working from home, I wasn’t sure if I could pull it off. Would I be on Facebook and YouTube all day? Could I really get any work done? Well, after doing it for some time now, I can say that I love … Read more
I finally decided that it was time to move from my primitive accounting “system” based on Word and Excel to a modern cloud-based solution for my freelance business. I wanted invoicing, time tracking, and expense tracking. After doing some research online, I narrowed my choices to two popular solutions: FreshBooks and Harvest. I signed up … Read more