I haven’t been around since the 19th, but I’ve kept these posts going in hopes of connecting with you who are still working through the holiday. Since the holiday season is a reflective one, this week’s worthy tip will be, too. It’s a simple one – say thank you to your clients. While it’s too…
Tag: writers’ worth
Worthy Tip: Give Yourself 15 Minutes
Oh, did I raise an eyebrow or two when I mentioned this week that I spend 15 minutes a day marketing! You don’t believe it, do you? But it’s true. I don’t spend a ton of time marketing. My marketing is virtual and quick – therefore, it shouldn’t take much time. Oh, not every marketing…
Worthy Tip – Look Elsewhere
I let the worthy-tip-giving exercise go lax while the vacation/holiday interrupted, but now that December’s here and many of us are facing a slim month, it’s time. Idle time is only idle if you do nothing. So let’s do something, okay? Here’s this week’s prompt to get your business growing: look somewhere else. Some of…
Worthy Tip – Ask for More
So how did you do on last week’s worth-enhancing exercises? I know some of you complained (too bad, Paula!), but if you took the time to do one of those things, I’d love to hear about it. This week, let’s mix it up a bit. Some of you may find it hard to say no…
Building Worth One Day at a Time
Those of you who have been with me for a while know that I’m passionate about writers valuing their talents appropriately – hence Writers Worth Day, my mid-May mini-fest to remind the writing world that we too deserve decent wages. But talk on several forums I frequent have turned to education of our peers. For…
Are You an Enabler?
I have to thank Kathy Kehrli for this link to a post by Angela Hoy. Angela’s a champion in our profession – she has a system in place to chase down deadbeat clients and turn up the heat, getting many of them to pay. For that, we should all be bowing down and taking turns…
The Vendor-Client Relationship: Real World Style
Many thanks to our own Copywriting Maven for sharing with me this hysterical video. If you’ve ever wondered if you’re doing the right thing in sticking by your price, wonder no more:
Me and My Gang
Their gang colors were powder blue – not exactly fear-inducing garb. There were plenty of them, but we felt safe because this gang consisted of some of today’s best and brightest creatives. At Columbia’s School of the Arts graduation Wednesday, the message delivered was this – stick with your gang. Jerry Saltz, art critic with…
Judging Journalism – by a Non-Journalist
I was all prepared to write this nice post today about what I’d heard and learned at my stepson’s graduation from Columbia yesterday. That is, until Sid sent me a link to an article by a Swedish professor of media economics, posted in the Christian Science Monitor. It would seem the good professor thinks journalists…
After the Party
Know that feeling you get just after the last guest goes home and you start picking up plates and glasses? You’re tired, you’re reliving conversations and moments, and you’re happy that your friends are indeed the best. Yes. It’s like that today. Thank you to every one of you for helping make the Second Annual…