What’s on the iPod: Uprising by Muse Tax Season is exactly six weeks away. That’s why you should join Anne Wayman and me and special guest Julian Block, tax expert extraordinaire, for the 8 Top Tax-Saving Strategies for Freelancers webinar. Special pricing: the one-hour webinar plus nearly $375 worth of freebies for just $39.95! Get your spot before it’s gone: Register here. —…
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Scenario: Contracts and Payments
What’s on the iPod: Yes, I’m Cold by Chris Bathgate One hour, hundreds (maybe even thousands) in savings: Join Anne Wayman and me and special guest Julian Block, tax expert extraordinaire, for the 8 Top Tax-Saving Strategies for Freelancers webinar. Special pricing: the one-hour webinar plus nearly $375 worth of freebies for just $39.95! Get your spot before it’s gone: Register here. Special…
Writer Contract Primer
What’s on the iPod: When the Stars Go Blue by The Corrs (with Bono) Is that your Schedule C showing?Join Anne Wayman and me and special guest Julian Block, tax expert extraordinaire, for the 8 Top Tax-Saving Strategies for Freelancers webinar. Special pricing: the one-hour webinar plus nearly $375 worth of freebies for just $39.95! Get your spot before it’s gone: Register here. …
Getting the Financial Ducks in a Row
What’s on the iPod: Unfaithful by Rihanna Wow. I’d forgotten what it was like to have a little free time. Yesterday I revised one document, edited another, and then had time to do whatever I wanted. I looked for more work (glutton for punishment), attended my online course (if you’ve not checked out the free…
Guest Post: Why You Can’t Find Higher Paying Work
Amen for friends. As I was busy dealing with my daughter’s illness, a note came in from Samar Owais. She and I had talked about her writing a guest post for a while, and there it was when I needed it most. Thank you, Samar. Your timing is excellent. I swear I didn’t ask Samar…
Why They’ll Pay You
What’s on the iPod: Numb by The Airborne Toxic Event Good day yesterday. The first session of the webinar went well – we had great questions from our attendees! I was glad I talked fast and was done a bit early, because there were plenty of questions to fill up the extra time. If you’re…
Getting Paid on Time
What I’m reading: House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski What’s on the iPod: Sore Thumb by We Were Promised Jetpacks Finally — I made some progress on the pile of projects. My third article is waiting for some key quotes, but it’s finished a week ahead of schedule. The next one has a source lined…
The Great (or not so great) Compromise
I wish every work day went as smoothly as yesterday. I sat down in the morning and in two hours, I had a finished article. One down, two more to go (well, three if you count the new one due in September). I credit my pre-planning. Knowing the time crunch, I did all my interviews…
Calling in Reinforcement
Yesterday proved to be a difficult day to get anything done. I had a dentist appointment in the morning – there went three hours. I got home and the phone rang. Normally, I don’t take personal calls in the middle of the work day, but I hadn’t heard from my sister in a few weeks…
Dude, Where’s My Check?
What I’m reading: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazWhat’s on the iPod: Almost Famous by Eminem I wished for, and got, a slow day yesterday. It was nice to relax and settle in on a Monday. There were a few projects I could have done, but I concentrated instead on the…