Author: Dr. Mike
Mikko J. Rissanen, Ph.D., a.k.a. Dr. Mike, is an accomplished solopreneur living in a tropical paradise, inventing cool tech and coding from his beach office... and eating coconuts all day, every day. He has been running his one-man show in Penang, Malaysia, since 2014 until he moved the business to the United States as I2 Network in 2021. He is one of the most highly paid freelancers on Upwork and he has been supporting hundreds of starting freelancers since 2017. Follow his latest tips on LinkedIn or seek his personal guidance by participating in the Freelance Like a Boss webinar course or become a member of the CoachLancer community!
One of my polls on LinkedIn turned out way too interesting not to write a guide about. I asked “Have you ever had an abusive client?” in Freelancer Friday poll 186 (yes, I’ve run it …
All freelance sites suffer from fake jobs and scammers as there is no way to guarantee that every job post leads to hiring someone. Are there fake jobs on Upwork too? Of course, there are. …
In my books, Upwork in 2015-2017 was the best thing for a freelancer trying to make a name for himself. I for one totally used that opportunity. But the platform has changed a lot since …
One of the most common questions I get these days is how to get great clients on LinkedIn without paying for any tools, plugins, or services. LinkedIn has been working for me so well that …
On August 29, 2023, I launched the AI version of myself named Mr Nuts on CoachLancer.com – and freelancers went totally nuts!!! I mean, more coconuts than usual. Now, exactly 3 months later, we can …
In October 2023, Upwork published a new feature on their platform: Profile Boost. Basically, it is similar to the previous Proposal Boost that almost all freelancers hated. So, of course, they went and implemented the …
If you know my story, you already know that I 10X’ed my rates on Upwork years ago. I did several things right from the start: I chose a niche that I could realistically become to …
Upwork is still my favorite freelance site if we exclude all the cool stuff I’m involved in building at the moment. 🙂 There are features on that platform, though, that make freelancers either laugh or …
When one of my coachees first asked me “What should a new freelancer know to get started fast?” I remembered that episode in South Park where Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and that Kenny who always gets …
In May 2023, one of my long-term goals regarding this site was finally met: I launched the CoachLancer Job Board for our elite freelancer member community! This has been one of the most radical changes …