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Entrepreneur's Workplace

3 Simple Steps to Start Growing Your Income Streams Today

In the past, a steady income was all that mattered. You worked at a stable job and that was it. Those days are long gone. Nowadays, with the rise of startups and freelancers, people are looking to generate income from all sorts of places.

It’s a good idea to have multiple streams of income so that you’re not just reliant on one. But how do you make this happen? The basic principles are to understand what you want to do, find your niche on social media or on marketplaces like Etsy, then build it and they will come! But let’s break it down!

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5 Important Things To Keep in Mind Before Becoming a Freelancer

When you’re frustrated with your boss, your job, your career and your commute the life of a freelancer can seem idyllic. Think of it! Waking up and rolling out of bed, enjoying a leisurely breakfast before strolling to your desk to start your day while others are scrambling through rush hour traffic or embarking on their maddening commute with a cold piece of toast clamped between their teeth. 

Yet, while the life of a freelancer certainly has its advantages, it also comes with its fair share of caveats. If you’re serious about becoming a freelancer and making a living from your talents, here are some things you’ll need to keep in mind.

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Entrepreneur's Workplace

Tips For Managing Remote Employees Across Multiple Locations

Αccording to the Global Workplace Analytics, 50% of the global workforce engage in telecommuting and 80-90% of all employees desire to work remote on a full time or part-time basis. With the millennials making up a significant part of the workforce, working from home seems to be the most effective way of luring this job group into attractive positions.

More companies have adopted the practice over the last five or so years, citing that employees are more productive and can attain a healthy work-life balance. Additionally, employees are more loyal to their company and more willing to work overtime. The practice requires managers to use effective monitoring strategies that ensure workers remain as productive if they commuted to the traditional office. Managers face different challenges when managing remote employees.

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Entrepreneur's Workplace

Getting Paid What You’re Owed In Three Types Of Work

Regardless of whether you love or hate your job, have a lot of commitments or nothing on your plate, or aren’t paid enough, most people will work for one simple thing: money.

It’s hard to see yourself spending your days in your workplace if you didn’t have to. This can make it infuriating when the person you’re working for fails to pay you, while also putting you into a position which can be hard to deal with.

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Career Options If You Love To Travel & Enjoy The Finer Things in Life

If you want to combine your love of travel with all things luxury, then what could be better than being able to combine the two, and looking for a career that allows to travel, as well as enjoy the finer things in life?

Of course, if you were to do a quick search online for this kind of thing, you are likely to get things like tour guide or ski instructor coming up. They are good, but they aren’t permanent career options due to their low wages. In some ways they could limit your career progression.

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Barry Choi: Personal Finance And Travel Expert

Did you ever think that travel and finance could go hand in hand? Very often, when we think of travel we expect that so much money will be spent with nothing left to be saved. Barry Choi is here to prove us wrong!

Barry studied radio and television broadcasting in college and worked in the industry for 18 years. During that time he worked behind the scenes and learned more than a dozen jobs, but towards the end of his television career,  he was mainly a Director.

In January of 2018, he decided to leave broadcasting for a number of reasons and started writing about finance and travel for a variety of clients. You can read more about why Barry quit his job and changed career after 18 years.

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Take A New Career Path In 2018

People usually think of the new year new me saying as changing things about their physical selves or lifestyle. For example, the most common one to change is diet or fitness. But, at the same time these are both the hardest things to change.

So why not make your new year’s resolution one that is easy to stick to, and actually will dramatically change your life. A career change. There’s no point being stuck in a career you’re not happy in, so you might as well make arrangements to find a new career.

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Entrepreneur's Workplace

Are You Ready To Break Out On Your Own?

One of the most amazing things about the modern world is just how much control it offers so many people over their own lives and careers. There was a time when your only option was to work for a company and slowly work your way up the ranks. However, there are now so many other options available to people that it can be pretty overwhelming!

The most significant things about many of these options is that they give you the chance to break out on your own and no longer have to rely on other people for your career. However, as exciting as that might sound, it can be a real challenge to do this.

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Entrepreneur's Workplace, Getting Ahead

Why More People Are Turning to Online Teaching as Their Career of Choice

Out of all the career choices we have available to us, freelancing and working at home is arguably one of the most popular choices due to the independence, security and freedom it offers once you get the ball rolling.

However, with so much choice for what you can do to make money as a freelancer, you’ll often be stuck thinking what the best decision is. However, as expected, you need to be sure that this is what you want.

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