Morgan Overholt offers advice to Entrepreneurs about freelance, blogging and small business
Let me start by telling you a little bit about my upbringing. I was raised in a stable low-middle-class household in a small town in Tennessee. Lower when I was younger, middle to upper-middle as a teen. I am fortunate enough to have never wondered where my next meal was coming from. My medical needs … Read More
Are you considering pursuing a career as an entrepreneur in the art field? Thanks to the era of remote work, it’s never been easier for self-employed artists of all disciplines to make a living running their own businesses. All it takes is a little bit of hard work and the right set of entrepreneurial skills. … Read More
Welcome to the world – or welcome to considering the world – of 1099 employment. Come on in, the water is fine. As someone who quit her salaried job in 2017 to become a full-time freelancer (and now blogger), I remember feeling a range of emotions about the concept of becoming an independent contractor with, … Read More
I tend to spend a lot of time on this blog offering small business advice. But I rarely spend time talking about my own personal day-to-day routine. How entrepreneurs spend their day seems to be a topic of curiosity and fascination for a lot of people. It’s that fascination that inspired me to write this … Read More
I love being a freelancer. I get to be my own boss, set my own hours and control my own destiny. But I admit, I hate worrying about taxes. And I doubt I’m alone in that sentiment. The truth is, taxes can be a bit more complicated for a freelancer than they might be for … Read More
The only thing I like more than freelancing is knowing how to get in on the ground floor with trending SEO terms before the playing field becomes too crowded. With that tip in mind, welcome to my “Best Tools for Freelancers Guide, 2022”. For first-time readers, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Morgan Overholt and … Read More
As a small business blogger, I genuinely love topic research. It inspires me as a writer. It tells me exactly what’s on the general population’s mind. And it challenges me to think critically about problems plaguing the working world today. So when I kept seeing questions regarding weekend work pop up, I wanted to explore … Read More
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know that I absolutely despise doing my own taxes. Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t trade freelancing or running a small business for the world. The benefits of freelancing are numerous. I work on my own schedule, get to be my own boss and I set … Read More
I hate keeping up with taxes and bookkeeping. And “hate” is an understatement. I didn’t even like doing taxes when I was a regular salaried employee with a handy dandy W2 and a couple of 1099s from my weekend freelance side hustle. When tax time arrived each year, I marched myself over to H&R Block, … Read More
One of the biggest downsides to being a freelancer and entrepreneur are the overwhelming and overly complicated taxes that go along with self-employment. I thought taxes were complicated back when I had a “normal” job with a simple W2 and a handful of 1099s from a side-hustle freelance business. Today, as a full-time self-employed entrepreneur … Read More