Comments on: Monthly Assessment: November 2011

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:22:37 +0000

I do, Becky. And I'm sorry to hear it's still a struggle. 🙁

By: becky s

becky s — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:23:44 +0000

I think you already know my situation. Looking for work after a contract job ended suddenly. I really hate that. 🙁

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:49:32 +0000

Gabriella, I think you're excused – you just went through quite a bit! And since December's already looking fab, why not? 🙂

By: Gabriella F.

Gabriella F. — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:32:48 +0000

Oy! Just posted a comment, and I totally blew it. Can't even blame it on Blogger today!

Anyway, just noticed your post. Sorry to be late to the party.

November was only acceptable, in part because I was fighting extreme fatigue most of the time. I got no new clients, but my old clients helped me achieve mediocrity!

December's already boffo, so I'm fine with a down November.

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:33:24 +0000

Halleluia, Sister Cathy!

Anne, I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. Nothing worse than trying to make it through a work day feeling like your head is falling off.

Kim, amen! I'm so glad you got that rented! How's the move been treating you?

Go get 'em, Damaria! I like that you're laying down a plan for moving into fiction. Good for you.

By: Damaria Senne

Damaria Senne — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:54:13 +0000

My November revenue was above average. But that was padded by revenue from a long-term project that just paid up for a couple of milestones.

What needs to change:
1. I need to market more. I haven't been doing enough of that because I didn't have the capacity to take on more work due to long-term project, but it's very risky to rely on one project to bring the majority of my income.
2. I also want to increase my income from fiction and self-published works because in the long-term, I want those to account for a big chunk of my 2012 income.
3. I want to increase the number of my retainer clients. This will mean steady work each month.

By: Kimberly Ben

Kimberly Ben — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:37:27 +0000

My November revenue was above average. I was so busy I didn't get to work on some of my other projects as much as I'd hoped, but now that our Atlanta house is FINALLY rented, and my husband has joined us, I'll hopefully have more time.

A PR writer friend and I are talking about collaborating on a project (we're in a similar niche) but it's just talking so far.

It's been a long time since I've done any magazine writing, but I have two ideas I've been sitting on for a couple of months, so I think I'll go for it.

I've been marketing consistently, but need to get back to marketing every day as well.

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:31:58 +0000

for Cathy: AMEN!

Aghhhhh, finally recovering from a cold that knocked my silly and from the loss of my calendar...

Been a better Nov. than I expected... and here it is already the last month of the year.

By: Cathy Miller

Cathy Miller — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:09:40 +0000

Can I hear an AMEN? 🙂

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:17:30 +0000

Cathy, have you been "saved"? LOL Sounds like a super client meeting. It's funny - we think they know our entire skill set, but it's amazing how often clients don't. I had one tell me he had no idea I worked on the corporate side. I blame myself, for I've known the guy ten years.

Oddly Paula, the ones I work with usually budget the Jan, Feb and sometimes even the March issues into the previous year's budget. It just depends, I guess. And congrats on taking TIME OFF! :))