…for all the people who normally drive to their office five+ days a week – what do you think about working remotely? Did you love it? Hate it? How will you react to going back to the “old” way of doing things? How is your company reacting to the situation?
Your voices matter, your dreams matter, your lives matter. Be the roses that grow in the concrete. – Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
I can’t say enough about what Paige and Create 2 Sell did for our company’s website! Our original website was outdated and unorganized and Paige re-vamped it from scratch, creating a user-friendly finished product that we are thrilled with. She is very knowledgeable and her positive and bubbly personality made her extremely easy to work with. I never had a hard time getting in contact with her if I had any questions or concerns. Once the website went live, she took the time to coach us extensively on how to make future changes and keep the website updated. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking for help in this area. Nicole D. Chatkevicius The Kelsey Group, Inc. thekelseygroup.com
There are some statistics coming out now that are not a good sign for freelancers – PRWeek’s study found that half of freelancers are considering throwing in the towel as they’ve lost 60% of their income. (Source: https://www.prweek.com/article/1679652/coronavirus-impact-half-freelancers-consider-quitting-lost-least-60-per-cent-income) On the other end of the spectrum, Fortune writes that, “Remote work could become the norm – Upwork and the Freelancer’s Union believe that the majority of the U.S. workforce will be freelance as soon as 2027. As the new work-from-home reality of corona virus leaves its mark, we could find that number growing even more quickly.” (Source: https://fortune.com/2020/04/15/freelancers-coronavirus-stimulus-package-freelance-work-covid-19-impact-predictions/ ) From my perspective, as owner of two complimentary yet completely different business models, it’s been … an interesting challenge. My speaker company, Free Speaker Bureau, has taken a pretty devastating hit from the pandemic – events are canceled or delayed, there is still so much uncertainty about where things will stand months from now that everything is pretty much on hold currently. At this point it’s a negative balance on the books and if this was my sole source of income, I’d be in trouble. My virtual assistant company, Create 2 Sell, on the other hand has seen both a decline and […]
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
— Winston S. Churchill