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How to Turn a Referral Program Into a Main Source of Income
When I discovered Collective almost three years ago, I had little idea of what an incredible impact it…
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Morgan Overholt
Tennessee native Morgan Overholt is a graphic designer with nearly 20 years of experience and the owner of Morgan Media LLC, a design and marketing agency she launched in 2017 after a decade in corporate roles. She and her team have worked with clients including the Centers for Disease Control Foundation, Kimberly-Clark, and Stanley Black & Decker. Morgan is a regular contributor to Business Insider and has also been featured on Upwork and Refinery29, and previously co-founded TheSmokies.com. For Collective, she writes from firsthand experience on the realities of freelance life — from setting rates and hiring help to scaling a business and navigating difficult clients.
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- Last published
- Nov 2021
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How to Turn a Referral Program Into a Main Source of Income
When I discovered Collective almost three years ago, I had little idea of what an incredible impact it would have on my life. At the time,…
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7 Tips for Successfully Hiring Your First Freelancer
Learning how to find and hire the right help to scale my business has been one of the…
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5 Tips on How to Scale a Business from a Successful Freelancer
In the early stages of my business, my main goal was to generate enough revenue to provide for…
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How to Account for Health Insurance, Vacation Time and Other Benefits in your Hourly Rate
The topic of insurance and “benefits” as a full-time freelancer is one that both fascinates and perplexes old…
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3 Reasons Why I Don’t Work Weekends: The Importance of Setting Boundaries as a Freelancer
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to setting professional boundaries in your freelance career.For many, boundaries are…
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How to embrace an ROI mindset and grow your self-employed business
I remember having a conversation with my husband about taking on a $10 gig on Upwork, a freelancer…
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How (and when) to raise your rates as a freelancer
Asking for a raise is often a scary proposition, for both salaried employees and freelancers alike. Some of us…
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5 Things You Should Know Before Going Self-Employed Full Time
In 2017, I quit my salaried job to become a full-time freelancer and never looked back. Since then,…
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5 steps to navigating every freelancer’s worst nightmare: A bad client
It’s every freelancer’s greatest fear – getting stuck with a “bad” client. Most seasoned freelancers know how to…
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3 Signs that You’d Make a Better Entrepreneur than Employee
I remember being highly offended when my husband accused me of being a terrible employee. We had been…
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Three Tips for Mastering the Art of Effective Self-Promotion
The internet’s hatred of self-promotion is palpable. While researching this article, I was shocked by the abundance of…
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A 6-figure freelancer shares 5 signs that you might be ready to quit your job
Making the leap from a comfortable salaried position or steady paycheck into the world of entrepreneurship and freelance…