The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleonor Roosevelt When I was a child, I was convinced that, if I practised enough, I could actually learn to fly. Years later, my feet are still firmly planted on the ground, but, looking back, I can’t help but admire my childish…
Name: Jane Lundin Role: Senior Content Manager Location: Malta, Florida, Spain … wherever the world takes me! Jane, you are one of our senior content managers at Topcontent. How did you end up here? Well I started freelancing at Topcontent, back when it was still known as Sidekick Content, when I was living on the…
It’s 6 am and, as the first rays of sunlight dispel the darkness of the night before, the whole world stirs sleepily. Coffee is brewed, grains of cereal rattle noisily into ceramic bowls, workwear is hastily pulled on and there is the mandatory frantic search for misplaced house keys before the front door is pulled…
Writers are a very particular type of people. Right up there with all the other artistic types of the world, such as painters and musicians, they are often likely to be seen as fascinating, highly creative individuals capable of creating literary masterpieces. The modern writer may be far removed from the classic stereotype of the…
At Topcontent, we have two quality-levels: Standard Quality (SQ) and Business Quality (BQ). For BQ tasks, we only trust our highest quality freelancers to do the job. Here, one of our German freelancers, Joel, shares his experience with Business Quality writing. Travel and content writing hand in hand In February this year, I spent a…
We’ve all had those days when we simply can’t face another day at the office. When we throw on the first thing that comes to hand in the morning, drink our coffee without even tasting its energy-bearing flavour, stare blankly into space on our morning commute and get through the whole day in a total…
Name: Elina Özek (Pöyry) Role: Content Manager Location: Istanbul, Turkey Thank you, Elina for taking the time to have a chat with me. I’m really excited that our readers are going to hear from you and get to know you. Elina, you’ve been with Topcontent for over a year now. Can you tell us a…
There are a lot of books in the world, close to 130 million actually, with new ones being published every single day. Each book is a window to the soul of the person, or people, who wrote it. Choosing which books to read with the limited amount of time we have can be a complete…
Let us help you become part of our team! Job roles are a dime a dozen and nowadays, all companies are using buzz words such as “great culture”, “beer Fridays”, “free lunches”, “learning and development opportunities”. These are all fantastic attributes that make a company attractive and certainly providing a great place for employees to…
In these modern times, to say the future is virtual hardly qualifies as a sweeping statement. Schoolchildren text faster than they can write; pen and paper has been rendered practically obsolete; leaving the house without a mobile device is unthinkable and living without a wi-fi connection unfathomable. In the working world, too, companies are currently…
Yearning for swaying palm trees, sprawling white beaches and azure waters? Think ‘exotic’ and Europe is probably the last destination to spring to mind. What with exploding airfares and endlessly long flights, though, modern tourists are now looking for closer, same-hemisphere alternatives. The same goes for digital workers looking for affordable destinations where they can…
Why having a source of income can boost your travel enjoyment. “Live your life with a compass, not a clock.” This motto may prove somewhat difficult to adopt if your life revolves around your job. With early mornings, commutes, office meetings and a host of other work-related responsibilities very much part of the daily grind,…
bucket list (NOUN/inf.) – A number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime. Shrouded in drama and glamour and carrying significant connotations to wild, wild freedom, the highly desirous “travel the world” ambition probably featured prominently on most people’s bucket lists when they were younger. But…