Comments on: Monthly Assessment – July

By: Irreverent Freelancer

Irreverent Freelancer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:18:05 +0000

Just finished monthly invoicing and I hit the lower end of my monthly goal. Although I'd love to be at the higher end, I'm not complaining. I'm happy to be where I am in the midst of this economy. That makes three months in a row at or above my aim.

By: lwidmer

lwidmer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:30:23 +0000

I hope the suits who hire us are reading - I'm seeing very focused, dedicated people who are managing tight budgets and schedules. Who wouldn't want to hire us? Wait - that would be those people who don't like paying for anything.

There's Amie adjusting her work life (and personal life) to get a vacation, all while being concerned about earnings.

There's Devon marketing like a mad woman as part of her everyday thing.

There's Kathy making time to assess the career progress.

There's Hugh wishing me well (thanks, Hugh) and being part of this blog community. I love seeing you here, Hugh. :))

There's Gabriella doing math in her head in order to keep track of the invoicing. (that's a large accomplishment for me, hon!)

There's Paula building a large client base and giving them everything she's got.

Dammit people, we rock.

By: Amie

Amie — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:00:46 +0000

I took a week's vacation, so I'm not expecting it to be that great . . . but still above goal as far as I can tell! I've been so lucky.

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:00:07 +0000

Things finally started to pick up for me two weeks ago. Six new assignments came in since then, but all are pretty small. I've already completed two, but have yet to be paid.

At least I'm earning - not as much as I'd like to be making, but it's something.

By: hugh.c.mcbride

hugh.c.mcbride — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:15:25 +0000

Lori: Congrats on the progress (limited progress being better than none at all, right?) & as always thanks for your willingness to share your successes & setbacks with the rest of us. I find these monthly updates to be both informative & motivating, & just one of the many great services you provide here.

As for your "boost your workload by taking more vacations" epiphany -- well, to borrow a popular phrase from the recent past, *that* is definitely change I can believe in :-)

Hope your vacation is a wonderful one!

By: Gabriella F.

Gabriella F. — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:22:04 +0000

Lori, I'm glad to hear you're leaving with a solid schedule before and after your return!

I've had a good month. Better than I need to pay my bills and set aside some money to build more savings.

However, just like last month, an assignment I was supposed to get done this month got pushed back to early August. So while I thought I'd have a wow month, it's just a solid month.

But I'll take it!

By: Irreverent Freelancer

Irreverent Freelancer — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:41:07 +0000

I'll let you know on Saturday when I finally get around to my assessment. Glad to see you salvaged the month.

By: devonellington

devonellington — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:58:55 +0000

My income rose this month, and I got some good bites on queries.

I also gathered about 300 new prospects on a trip, and am preparing a direct mailing, which should bring in some good stuff for fall.