Denise Renee is a Marketing Copywriter and Social Media Branding strategist. She helps individuals and small businesses build their brands online so they can attract their desired opportunities. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @MeetDeniseRenee. Catch her Motivational Monday posts and more on her blog, Meet Denise Renee

In my experience, I’ve noticed a major bias within the entrepreneurial community that doesn't get talked about very much.

There is an underlying “caste system,” if you will, between those who are full-time entrepreneurs (or full-time freelancers working for themselves), and those who choose to work a 9-to-5 job while they build their business.

Dean Carrera is the owner of Sozo Hosting, an Atlanta-based hosting company, offering enterprise hosting services and expertise to support your growing business. Sozo provides Dedicated Server Hosting, Cloud Server Hosting, Enterprise Information Management Hosted Systems, Private Cloud Business Storage (a more secure solution than Dropbox), Data Backups, Offsite Replication, IT Managed Services and more.  Contact us at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 1-844-HOSTNOW.

I was in Information Technology for eight years when I was compelled to start a company.  It was a quiet question in my mind, nothing pushy but a simple question.  

“Dean, what do you think about starting a hosting company?”

I imagined the idea of owning a company as a compelling challenge.  I didn’t have a family yet and could devote the time to the pursuit. I embraced the idea and explored it.

Len Wikberg is a graphic designer and marketing strategist who loves to tell stories. Blessed with an eye for detail, naturally talented in fine art, his passion recently turned towards inspiring others in finding purpose. You can learn more about him on his website and LinkedIn profile. .

• Purpose, Vision, Mission

• Passion, Success, Sustainability

• Communication, Expectations, Guidelines

• Core Values, Strengths, Unity

• Ideas, Goals, Priorities

• Reality, Strategy, Execution

These are important aspects of planning within a company, organization, and our personal lives. Whether we are intentional or not, we live from these beliefs, and we walk alongside them to success or failure. They help set foundations, sound thought and orderly actions to, hopefully, fulfill our desired outcome.

Our guest author, Jim Karwisch makes lives better through Improvisation. He offers Leadership Skills Training as a Speaker and Coach. You can learn more about Jim and the powerful work he does at DuMoreImprov.com

As a freelancer, displaying your competency for the business as well as a mastery of your craft is vital.

How do we as freelancers stay consistent with our interactions and messaging in order to maintain the view we want others to have of us?

The answer is personal branding.

Sarah Fox is a novel writing coach and editor who helps ambitious authors start and complete their novels. When she is not working on her own novel, she writes for Quirk Books and Imaginary Book Club. You can find her thoughts on writing and pop culture at The Bookish Fox.  

We all know that person. He wants to tell you an “amazing” story that will change your life, but the only thing that has changed about your life is that you lost fifteen minutes (which really felt like fifteen hours) that you will never get back. He drones on and on about something that has nothing to do with your life, and, to make matters worse, it isn’t even remotely entertaining.

You don’t want to be that person.

Toby Bloomberg, president of Bloomberg Marketing, is an expert in digital and social media marketing. She is the founder of Diva Marketing blog, noted by Forbes as one of the 20 best blogs on social media and marketing by a woman. Her passion is helping tell brand stories in the digital conversation world. Toby works with clients to ensure social media/digital initiatives are integrated, accountable and reflect the brand's core values. Connect with Toby on Diva Marketing Blog, Twitter and on Diva Foodies @DivaFoodies. 

In a competitive business environment there are two types of branding which are critical for Freelancers to master.

Addison is a freelance writer and marketing strategist who believes that even creativity can be mastered as a craft. He and his family live and play in Atlanta, Georgia. When he’s not delivering amazing content marketing, Addison likes to go trail running and lift at the gym. Check out his Facebook page and website for more information.

I Freelanced In A Vacuum

The week after I got my undergraduate degree in writing, I started working in an office as a copywriter.