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Conference Hiatus
This is my week. Every year I attend one trade show. That’s where I network, connect with familiar faces, talk shop, and find new clients. My work usually starts five or six months out. I contact companies that are attending or exhibiting and I introduce myself. In the past I’ve sent out hundreds of LOIs…
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The Confident Freelancer
What I’m listening to: Changed the Locks by Lucinda Williams Today, let’s explore confidence. Some of us are born with it in abundance (I’ve been known to think I can do it even if I can’t demonstrate that ability all the time). Some of us could use a map, while others are too easily discouraged….
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Kicking Freelance Writing “But”
What I’m listening to: Never Let You Go by Third Eye Blind Yesterday on a private writers’ forum, I saw a post from someone I consider to be a smart, savvy writer. She was asking for help. She wants to lose her full-time gig and go 100% freelance. However, things were getting in the way….
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Free Advice Friday: This Job Not That Job
It’s Friday. After the week I’ve had, I’m tempted to spell it “fried-day.” Glad the weekend — and a holiday — are upon us. Since my brain is already out of the office for the week, let’s have some more poking-fun-at-bad-jobs time. Once again, this one is from Paula Hendrickson, our resident celebrity writer and…
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9 Tough Client Conversations (and how to rock them)
What I’m listening to: All Apologies by Nirvana Tuesday already? Wow. I blinked and last week was gone. This one is looking the same. The workload isn’t big, but the marketing for the conference is taking up a lot of time. On a LinkedIn Group discussion, a new writer was asking where she could go…
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Freelance Show & Tell
What I’m listening to: California by The Airborne Toxic Event I spent this week working on smaller projects for clients, which has given me a little time to work on my brochure and website copy. Full disclosure: It also gave me time to stare at a live feed of a giraffe eating, pacing, brooding like…
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Tuesday Take: 2 Simple Ways to Deliver Freelance Fabulousness
What I’m reading: On Writing by Stephen King What I’m listening to: A Part of It by We Were Promised Jetpacks As I was preparing a project draft the other day, I was thinking about something the client had said a while back. “You get me. I don’t know how you do it, but you…
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Free Advice Friday: The New Freelance Writer’s Income
What I’m listening to: Noise Pollution by Portugal, The Man Ah, Friday. I’m ready for this weekend. I had a steady stream of work this week, and I’m ready for a break. This was the weekend that I was supposed to work — a regular client needs a proofreading job done by Monday — but…
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