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!
Freelancing is more popular than ever in 2023 and people have all kinds of impressions, stereotypes, and myths about it. As I’ve covered myths and impressions already, what’s left is to go through the stereotypes. …
Everybody knows that to succeed as a freelancer and particularly as a solopreneur, personal branding is very important. As a guy who has over 70 nicknames on LinkedIn given by others, here are my personal …
In 2022, Upwork launched the Upwork Academy as a response to the low success rate of new freelancers joining their platform. It was a noble idea, but perhaps it should have had a much greater …
I’ve been posting Upwork and freelancing tips on LinkedIn for years. Most of them were delivered to the mailboxes of everyone who subscribes to my newsletter. Here are all the weekly tips, the best freelancing …
I’ve been posting Upwork and freelancing tips on LinkedIn for years. Most of them were delivered to the mailboxes of everyone who subscribes to my newsletter. Here are all the weekly tips, the best freelancing …
As The Strangest Invitations I Ever Got via Online Freelancing Sites Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 have gotten quite a bit of attention among online freelancers since I first wrote those in 2019, …
Coming up with an original title for your freelancer profile on Upwork or any other freelance platform is crucial as it is usually the first thing that others see about you. Sometimes potential clients do …
In July 2022 I closed down CoachLancer Hotline because of a constant overload of young freelancers asking for guidance and feedback. The only way I could scale up my support for freelancers was to create …
Freelancers are notoriously bad at business, I must say, and mostly oblivious about freelancers’ customer acquisition cost. And I say this because of coaching many for the past 5 years, running this blog for 3 …
“That’s an Upwork ToS violation!” or “Read the ToS, noob!” is basically what you are told on Upwork Community Forum when you post a question asking how to get your account reactivated after you just …