Articles by Freelance Switch from January 2018

Gallup’s survey of almost 200,000 U.S. employees found that 51% of them are bored or not engaged. Employees in the hospitality and light manufacturing are most likely to be disengaged, while 71% of ...

Has this ever happened to you? You sent out your professional business project proposal to close the deal, but your prospect still seems to be hesitant.If you own a small to mid-size business, the sce...

Microsoft Excel is often used for business cases, but that doesn't mean that we can't add multimedia like images to a spreadsheet. Let's learn how to insert an image into Excel.How to Insert Images In...

As a business owner, you need to keep track of your contacts. Lost contact information could mean a lost opportunity to do business. You can't follow through with a potential customer if you don't kno...

Do you need to use a pitch deck for your presentation?Pitch decks have exploded in use alongside the startup boom in recent years. You'll most often find pitch decks from startups and small business...

You don't have to build a full website each time you want to run a new campaign or market a product. Instead of recreating the wheel on a new website each time, a landing page is a minimal, single p...

Launching a new website is an exciting time for your business. It opens up plenty of opportunities to expand your marketing strategy and connect with your ideal audience. As such, it’s only natural ...

A common issue when documenting requirements is taking a stand from the system perspective to describe what is needed, forgetting that it’s the user who will be at the center of the interactions. Us...

Your company's logo is a great way to brand your PowerPoint slides. When you want to add it to a presentation, there's a far better way to do it than to manually add it to each slide. We also have a h...

It’s two in the morning, you've got a big day ahead of you at work tomorrow, and all you want to do is sleep. But your brain just spins and spins.“I need to sleep,” you complain.“But sleep is ...

If your Microsoft Outlook inbox is cluttered and full of messages, chances are that you'll miss an important message. As a business owner, missing a message could be disastrous. It could mean lost bus...

Emails are a big part of most of our personal and professional lives. According to statistics from market research firm the Radicati Group, there are over 2.6 billion email users in the world. You're ...

As freelancers and small business owners, our clients hire us for our expertise and solutions to problems that they have. That's why I firmly believe that when the opportunity arises, it's a great ide...

Whether you’re a recent graduate looking to enter the workforce or a seasoned veteran looking for a better position, a resume is a must have when you’re sending out job applications. While you can...

Sometimes, you'll need to put together multiple PowerPoint presentations in one file. In this short tutorial and video you'll learn how to merge PowerPoint presentations.We also have a helpful complem...

Whether you’re recording professional tutorials or just want a few quick video clips you can leave on your parents’ computer so they have a simple reminder how to do basic tasks like send email, y...

You wake up feeling terrible and you realize you can’t report to work today.Telling your boss that you can’t come to work is scary, even if your office has a lax policy on absences. You don’t wa...

Starting an online store is a great way to expand the market for your current physical store or simply launch a business without the high cost of a brick and mortar store. What’s more, it’s not as...

When it comes to your online store, design matters. Your online store is the face of your brand. It should make your visitors feel welcome and encourage them to explore all the products you offer. An ...

If you've been looking for a job recently, you probably already know that phone interviews are becoming increasingly common. What you may not know is how to properly prepare for a phone interview.In m...

As creative freelancers, it can be easy to forget that we're running a business. We can get so caught up in crafting the perfect video, photoshoot, or graphic design project that we forget about takin...

PowerPoint can not only create presentation files, but it can also export your presentation as a video file with no extra apps needed. Let's learn how to do that, and then upload the video file to You...

For the small business owner, your website homepage is like your shop window: It entices people into your store, gives them an idea of what you provide, and it's their starting point for exploring the...

At one point or another, it's likely you'll have to give a speech. It may be for business, or it may be for school. But you don't want to give just any speech. You want to give a speech that your list...

Happy New Year! If finding a better job is on your agenda for 2018, you'll want to check out our quick new course, How to Make a Professional Resume in 10 Minutes.This Coffee Break Course is for both ...

Spreadsheets are often seen as boring and pure tools of utility. It's true that they're useful, but that doesn't mean that we can't bring some style and formatting to our spreadsheets.Good formatting ...

Building your email list is one of the most important tasks that can transform your business. But, once you start getting subscribers, it’s even more important to email them on a regular basis to cu...

Teamwork and collaboration are important to many businesses. Team projects benefit from the give and take of varied ideas. Plus, teamwork can improve employee morale as team members interact with each...

Happy New Year! Here’s a sobering statistic for you to start 2018 with: only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged in their jobs, according to a Gallup survey.What about the other 87%? They don’t...