Catch My Guest Post: Writing Lessons Redux
Today, you can find me at Brandi-Ann Uyemura’s blog. She asked me to share hard-learned lessons that I wish I’d known when I first started my writing career. In penning the post, I realized that my...
View ArticleLeveraging LinkedIn When You’re Freelancing on the DL
Many of my favorite marketing tactics include using social media (also called social networks). As I’ve written before, LinkedIn is an incredibly valuable marketing tool for entrepreneurs and...
View Article50/50 Post: The Best Freelance Advice You Ever Received
Whether you’re a seasoned freelancer, part-time freelancer or freelancer-to-be, I’m asking you to share here. You can be a writer, designer, photographer, consultant, or artiste. All that matters is...
View Article5 Biggest Freelancing Mistakes – and How to Avoid Them
When my days were confined to cubicle walls and an 8-5-plus-evenings culture, it was easy to imagine the glory of life as a freelancer. I longed to be my own boss, pick my own projects and base my work...
View ArticleGo Local or Go Bust: The New Freelance Landscape?
During a recent call with a Seattle-based client, I asked if there was anything I could do to be of better service. Her response: she wanted me to arrange a trip to Seattle (at my expense) to spend...
View Article50/50 Post: Beyond Searching Couch Cushions—How Are You Finding Real,...
After reading your great comments in response to Go Local or Go Bust: The New Freelance Landscape, I was curious to learn more about how readers here are finding—and landing—work. This applies to all...
View Article5 Ways to Kill Creative Copy
Writing great copy is an adventure. It can have unexpected turns, leave you lost—and yet, there’s an exhilaration that comes with penning a sublime headline. However, regardless of the mountains a...
View ArticleConquering the Fear of Success: One Writer’s Attempt to Defy Gravity
Type in fear + freelancing in Google and you’ll get more than 10 pages of links. Taking the leap from a full-time job to self-employment does require courage—or, at the very least, confidence in...
View Article50/50 Post: He’s in jeans. She’s in business drag. What’s behind the...
I’ve written about the attire of a writer before, so I won’t rehash that here. What’s on my mind this time is the difference between my clothing and that of the guys I’m seeing at my in-person client...
View ArticleGuest Post: Facebook Pages, and Why Every Business Should Have Them
Written by: Laura Espinosa A while back, Jesaka wrote a post about Entrepreneurial marketing, and how using social sites like Facebook and Twitter can really grow your business. I’m going to take it...
View ArticleThis Writer is Attempting to Step Away from the Keyboard
This blog post is brought to you by the writing prompt just like in the movies. I don’t usually use writing prompts, but I signed up to receive them daily this month, just to see if it fueled writing...
View ArticleAttire Makes the Writer
Or does it? It seems like what writers—especially freelance writers—wear is a hot topic lately. Maybe because it’s fashion week or maybe because it’s February and people are tired of the weather....
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