When did you join Topcontent and how did you hear about us? I joined Topcontent at the beginning of November. I sometimes work with a translation agency of friends who live in Spain. They had been working for Topcontent for some time and told me that they were looking for additional translators for a large…
Living through a pandemic has brought changes into our lives we had never before considered. One of the biggest shifts has been our working patterns. In April 2020, almost half of Britons did work from home according to ONS. But even without factoring in Coronavirus, home-working was on the rise anyway. Effective remote working can…
We’ve always said remote workforces can revolutionize companies. However, it took a worldwide pandemic for some businesses to actually make the leap! Over the past few months, thousands of workers have gone digital – and some of them are finding the reality of working from home lonely. Is working from home lonely? We’ve known for…
Working from home. Sounds like the dream, right? You roll out of bed and straight to the sofa, sit around in your pyjamas all day, and the snacks are never out of reach. Well, we hate to break it to you, but if you want to be productive when working from home, there are a…
Every writer has their own story. Each of us has our own style, type of creative expression and preferred medium for writing. The realities of being a freelance writer, however, differ greatly from those of your typical novelist. The technological revolution is the playground of thousands of content writers from all over the world, and…
Every evening, 18% of people don’t set their alarm for an early start the next morning. Every morning, 18% of workers don’t inch themselves out from under the bedcovers and put on crumpled workwear in the semi-dark. Every late afternoon, 18% of employees don’t fight for leg room on their commute after a long day…
Humans are social animals. A statement that has always puzzled the introvert that is myself. Growing up, I fit the stereotype of the nerdy writer to a tee. I was constantly daydreaming, buried in some far-off adventure, and it seemed only natural that social ineptitude would follow. Even today, as a supposedly self-assured adult, the…
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…
Years ago, when it was still possible to spend lazy days by the beach, my husband bought me a Kindle. We were still kid-free, and taking my eyes off the rippling waves for more than a few seconds wouldn’t have me struggling to my feet, sand-covered knees creaking, to wipe noses or soaked faces a…
Life as a freelancer is funny. Not funny “ha ha”. Funny because that sought-after flexibility needs careful management; days are way shorter than you ever thought possible; the temptation to sleep in, stay up late (or both) is super strong; and wine is only ever a cupboard away. Funny because life as a freelancer is…
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…
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…
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…
One of the main purposes of our lives is to bring in enough money to support our lifestyle, whatever that may be. How much effort we put into it is another matter altogether. How great would it be if we didn’t even have to lift a finger and nevertheless have a good income regularly rolling…
In the constantly digitalising world working either fully or part-time from home has become more popular than ever. According to a research from 2017 approximately eight million Americans benefit from the favourable conditions of teleworking – and this number has most likely increased since then. Remote workers can enjoy multiple benefits, such as bid farewell…
As a freelance writer, the world is your office! You can work from home, the beach under a palm tree, in bed or even from the car (as long as you’re not on the road, of course!). At the same time, many writers prefer to work from different office spaces, such as a room in…
Dress to impress? You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. However, considering that it takes the average person just five to seven seconds to form that all-important first impression – most of which is based largely on appearance – we humbly beg to differ. And no one is more aware of the importance of…
The Christmas holidays arrive after a long year filled with hard work, so it’s no wonder we always look so forward to them. The holidays are a way of looking back over the past year with satisfaction (and quite possibly a few regrets) while contemplating the possibility of a brighter, better year than the one…
Love it or hate it, there’s no doubt our daily lives would be much, much less comfortable without the financial security afforded to us by earning a regular income. With today’s prices skyrocketing at the speed of light, many hard-working individuals find it a challenging task to keep up with the costs of living as…
Having a job in modern times is a necessity in more ways than one. Some of us have even nabbed ourselves one of those work from home jobs. Earning a steady income enables a person to cope financially with the costs of living, which, let’s face it, are climbing higher every day. It also provides…
We all know at least one person who never seems to settle down in what is deemed a “conventional” way. Charmingly creative, at times slightly eccentric, yet always endearingly lovable. These one-of-a-kind individuals are often given much less credit than they deserve. They are the believers they can make it happen when working from home.…