Well it’s been a long time coming but this tax year (ending in June for Aussies), my business BetterEdit is going to turn over a proper profit. It certainly hasn’t been smooth sailing all the way and each bump in the road makes me rethink what I am doing, but I’m still here and the experience for 99% of the people involved, including customers, editors and me, seems to be a good one, so I can’t really ask for more, just for things to continue as they are trending upwards.

Full-time freelancing: 10 more things in 360 days Cameron Moll (web designer) jumped one year ago, and offers up some lessons learned.
The Four-Day Week Challenge Ryan Carson makes the case for working less and offers tips to do it (no more IM, email only 2x/day, restrict mtgs, squeeze more productivity out of your 4 days.). "The reason is that when you work less, it gives you more time to experience life and think; you can use the extra time to not only spend with people you love, take up hobbies, or invest in causes you believe in, but also to have ideas.