Writers’ Roundup: July 27

Happy Friday!

Beat the heat with this week’s reads:

• One challenge slashers, freelancers, and solopreneurs often face is explaining their work to others. In this Brazen Life post, writer Dana Sitar explains the best way to help people understand what you do for a living.

• Would you like to increase your income by $2,000 in one month? I think we all would! Carrie Smith shares insights on how to make more money through freelance work.

• Peter Shallard is declaring war on procrastination. Use his tips to hack your motivation and squash your to-do list.

• Want to grow your business or simply get annoying tasks off your plate? Follow these four rules to maximize outsourcing from The Suitcase Entrepreneur.

• Whitney Parker shares tips on how to build a social media team, no matter how big or small your company.

• Find out why job security is like the Tooth Fairy and learn about the value of microjobs in Donna Freedman's post at Get Rich Slowly.

• Are you building a company's brand when you should be building your own? Avoid this by setting some boundaries, advises Julie at Cuaderno Inedito.

A few of my guest posts also went live around the interwebs this week:

• Writing e-books has been a killer way for me to boost my brand and provide value. That’s why I share eight digital tools to create an irresistible e-book on Mashable.

• At Under30CEo, I write about why entrepreneurs should work on their day off. This topic has generated some strong opinions — what do you think?

• And over at Blogcast FM, I reveal the work-life balance tip no one else will tell you.

Enjoy your weekend!