Articles by Freelance Switch from March 2017

I’m not sure where or how it started, but a few years ago someone came up with the rule that a resume should only have one page. Applications with more than one page were either a waste of time tim...

If you have a presentation to give soon, then you have some work to do.It’s important to clarify your presentation goals, then get your ideas designed and your presentation deck polished, well befor...

In the previous two tutorials we established what passive income is and the problems with active income, or trading time for money. This tutorial is going to build off what we covered in them by showi...

The many views of PowerPoint will help you prepare for your big presentation. Think of these views as a workflow. You're going to switch views as you build up your presentation, with each view giving ...

The success of your business depends on your sales skills. Everything from your profits to the effectiveness of your marketing relies on your ability to sell. But just because you’re an entrepreneur...

When you’re creating or editing a long document, you’ll probably have to create a table of contents. That might sound like a chore, but fortunately, you can do it in just a few clicks. Then, if y...

PowerPoint offers the ability to save our slideshow to PDF for viewers that may not have PowerPoint installed on their device. Let's look at how to do just that. Note: In todays tutorial, we make use...

So far in this series on improving diversity in your business, we’ve looked at ten key benefits of workplace diversity, we’ve examined different types of diversity, and we’ve celebrated Internat...

Whether you’re a freelancer or a consultant, selling services is a solid business. You provide clients with your skills and, in return, they pay you a fee for the value you provide. Still, there is...

Slide transitions are the animations that show between slides in Microsoft PowerPoint. In this lesson you'll learn how to add them. Note: In todays tutorial, we make use of the popular Simplicity Po...

There’s so many ways to create online forms, it can be overwhelming to pick the perfect one for your needs. Arguably the most powerful is one you already have access to for free—it's available ins...

Whether you want to establish your personal brand or share your passion for travel or cooking, a personal blog is the easiest way to get your writing out into the wild.A personal blog can be a great w...

Getting your website up and running doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, you can create a simple yet effective business site with the help of a one-page website template. Using a one page templa...

In the last article, we looked at what passive income is and how it differs from active income. You should read that article in full, if you haven’t already, but lets recap things briefly.Active inc...

If you have a presentation coming up fast, then it’s important to get an awesome PowerPoint designed quickly.Your presentation needs slides that highlight your points, elements that visually engage ...

Spreadsheets get a bad rap for being hard to read. Making spreadsheets user friendly is all about adding a bit of formatting—taking basic steps like adding column headers, adjusting your alignment,...

AutoSum is a one-click tool in Excel to run functions on a list of data. I'm working in Excel here and I have a list of data that I want to add up. Let's look at how to do that.How to Quickly Work Wit...

I often feel like my digital life is all over the place. I use so many services and tools that don't always play nicely together. Why can't my Dropbox files instantly show up in Google Drive, or my Tr...

Finding a job is not as easy as it once was. By now, you probably know that a personal resume website can greatly increase your chances of getting found and getting on potential employers' radar.Resum...

Have you ever received an email introduction and wondered how to respond? Getting introductions to important contacts through people you know is vital to success. Such introductions can help you find ...

Have you ever needed to change the size of your PowerPoint Slideshow? For example, you might be working on a wide screen monitor, but know that you'll be presenting it on a different size screen. In t...

Your days of networking finally paid off. One of your contacts is willing to recommend you for a job opening at their company. Score!Because you don’t want to disappoint your new friend and you know...

A friendly reminder email can be an effective tool in running your business. But most of us aren't sure how to write good reminder emails. We don't want to come across as pushy or unfriendly, but we d...

When you want to format text in Microsoft Word, you can do it manually, by selecting font, size, color, alignment and other attributes, but you’ll often find it easier to apply formatting with Word ...

Today is International Women’s Day, and the theme for this year is “Be Bold for Change.” As the website says:Call on the masses or call on yourself to help forge a better working world - a more...

If you've written off spreadsheets as a tool that can help you as a freelancer or creative, now's the time to rethink it. In this tutorial, I'll help you learn how to make a basic formula in Excel ...

Creating your CV or resume can be an arduous task. You're not only giving careful thought to what you should include, but also trying to work out the best way to present it all in order to get the bes...

Whether you run a business or are just a heavy user of email, you're probably already aware of how helpful Gmail can be. Gmail is a great free option for many businesses and individuals. For a peek at...

It is possible to permanently delete your Gmail Account if you need to. But before you decide whether you no longer want your Gmail account, think carefully about what you're doing. Deleting an email ...

As you set out to create a personal resume website, you will inevitably come across online resume builders. These online tools allow you to create a resume that you can download, print, and send to p...

When you think of workplace diversity, what image comes to mind?Perhaps it’s people of different racial or ethnic backgrounds, or perhaps an even balance of men and women?That’s a good start, but ...

Google Drive isn't just a place to store files; instead, it's a powerful web-base productivity suite. This tutorial will focus on using Google Sheets, Google's web-based spreadsheet app, to work wit...