What’s on the iPod: Statesboro Blues by The Allman Brothers Yesterday was slow, but I got more accomplished than I thought. I managed everything on the to-do list, plus I had some time to work on personal projects and a little marketing. A day without marketing is like a day without work. Has Google figured…
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The Not-so-special Offer
Well, it doesn’t take me long to get back on a tear, especially when I sense an attempt to get out of paying a writer a decent wage. This week is no exception. I don’t know what it is or why it is that some prospective clients find it their business to define our businesses…
Mixed Messages
What’s on the iPod: I and Love and You by The Avett Brothers Yesterday was a bit of a challenge. I was sporting a whale-sized headache (sinuses yet again) and I finished a ton of work early enough to be tricked into thinking my day was over at 2 pm. Alas, the best laid plans……..
When the Questions Come
What’s on the iPod: Magnificent by U2What I’m reading: Spartina by John Casey Finally – a detox day that worked! The husband arranged for us to see the horseshoe crab breeding/red knot migration in Delaware Bay. It was a magnificent sight. I’ve never seen a live horseshoe crab, and certainly never saw one swimming. It’s…
Hitting the High Note
Yesterday was about low prices. Today, the opposite – the best you’ve ever had. What’s the top price you’ve ever received? How does that figure out per-hour? Was the job harder? I had one job that paid a phenomenal rate – $12K. It was a collaboration with a company whose big-name client was paying for…
How Low Will You Go?
Still on vacation, so just leaving vapor trails…. We talk endlessly about asserting our worth, realizing our skills are valuable, marketing to clients who value those skills, etc. That begs the question: What are you worth? Maybe a better question is this: How cheaply will you work? What conditions have to be present in order…
The Payment Plan
Lorraine Thompson has a great post up about the pros and cons of long-term projects on her Market Copywriter blog. She does a great job showing it from both sides. We talked a bit in her comments section about the other issue with long-term projects: payment. It’s not about making sure to get it, but…
More from Less
The news this morning about the jobless rate and the predictions going forward were less-than-inspiring. Ten percent is bad. Worse, jobs aren’t just drying up temporarily – they’re never coming back or they’re moving overseas. Fewer people are doing more work, and it’s a matter of time before the collective meltdown of overworked Americans occurs….
Spinning Wheels Require a Slip Differential
Monday was exactly as busy as I expected it to be. I had a call to Belgium in the morning. Lovely person on the other end of the phone and hopefully the project I’m doing for him will net him the results he hopes for. Two other calls. The first one missed the scheduled appointment…
Burn, Baby, Burn
Pop quiz for you: If you’re in the middle of a client negotiations and the client counters your price with a request to put something together quickly for them while ignoring all mention of your price, what do you do? Answer: Nothing. The hard fact is that until you have a contract, you have no…