Shane Pearlman
I am an active freelance evangelist and a founder of FreelanceCamp. Along with speaking at conferences (SXSW, Future of Work, eBay), I love to write and have published numerous articles (Mashable, CopyBlogger, A List Apart, FreelanceSwitch).
When I'm not working I'm heavily involved in social good projects, focusing on helping local government run efficiently and transparently with financial responsibility. And when I sneak away, I surf some of the best waves in the world courtesy of living in Santa Cruz, CA and cuddle my lovely wife & daughter.
Shane's Tweets
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super nice redesign @buildium. on pricing, I would never have seen landlord edition if I hadn't known you have it and was hunting for it.4 days ago
Shane's Posts
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SCTA Mini-Sprint Triathlon
more photos coming soon I complete my first triathlon today! It was a blast and felt really solid. It didn’t hurt quite as much as I expected, although I wonder if that means I simply didn’t push hard enough. I did come in 1st in our new to tri class, which was super exciting. I can’t wait to get my ass properly kicked training more with the core team and against my age group at …
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2xu v:2 = triathlon ready!
Just got my new triathlon wetsuit, courtesy of ebay. Considering the water here was 50.5 degrees this week, I’m going to need it. Once the ice-cream headaches pass though it isn’t so bad. Nothing like hawaii was. I’ll miss the turtles. Good thing we have sea otters and seals. Totally excited for my first triathlon on sunday. It is a baby triathlon, and will be great practice for my first serious race at wildflower in …
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10 minute preview of Freelance 101
I will be speaking at How Design’s Creative Freelancer Conference in June 2012. A few weeks ago I gave a 10 minute interview touching on the key topics I plan to cover during my talk. Check out the interview at Creative Freelancer Blog. Talk: Planning for the First Year of Freelance I started freelancing full time out of necessity during the dot bomb in 2001. There were no blogs on freelancing, no conferences, but I …
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The future of training
I was amazed when walking into the bike dojo in santa cruz this week. I mentioned to the owner that I race a race coming in june 1/2 way across the country and wished I could train on the course a few times. He asked me for the name of the race, walked over to his computer, asked me to be patient for 5 minutes and then walked back saying he had found the course …
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Win a Word Camp San Diego Ticket
WordCamp San Diego 2012 sold out the day tickets went for sale. As sponsors, we got 2 tickets and due to life situation, are unable to go in person. This is where you get to benefit. Go hang out with some of the smartest do-ers in the WordPress community. Our core team member Joey Kudish will be speaking right after lunch on “Using Git: Case Studies & Workflow”. Give him a hug and tell him …
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What Should I Charge?
The most common question I get when speaking to new, and even experienced, freelancers is “What should I charge?” How should I set my rate? Hourly or Fixed? How much will I make this year? I have a formula I use to raise or lower my rate, as well as some key strategies you can use to set up a good game plan. The key is to be intentional and strategic. This talk was given …
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Oops, Where Is That 60k?
“Your income is directionally proportional to the problems you solve.” Want to make more money? Solve bigger problems. It took me 5 years to realize that applies to my business even more than to the problems I solve for my customers. What are the biggest problems in your business? Are you out of time? Team unreliable? Can’t seem close the right deals? For over 5 years straight our income doubled. I can tie each of …
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Sponsored by the Tribe
Thanks Reid for being so awesome. Just got my sponsored bike jersey, with plenty of time to break it in before my first sprint tri. Good colors too. Modern Tribe for the win!
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Eating to Win
Attended an interesting nutrition clinic for triathletes last night. The huge takeaways: * Eat balanced and more (good) fats and carbs than most people. * Be aware that fat / car / protein / mineral ratios and how they change based upon race season * Food / liquids during race has a lot to do with what tastes ok and won’t make you shit your pants.
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Arial Ballet
Doing prep for the NEXTies, an award ceremony put on by a non profit on whose board I sit. The event was gorgeous. Caught the Arial dancers practicing for the event as I was painting and carrying props. Simply gorgeous. Sent from my iPhone
