Month: September 2019

Keeping Customer Service Fails Out of Your Freelance Writing Business

Posted on September 20, 2019 by lwidmer

Here’s a lesson in how customer support can go so very wrong: Got an email from a company I no longer do business with. Once again (it’s a recurring problem), I looked for the opt-out link. Once again, I didn’t find one. Given that I had some time (not a lot), I decided to read […]

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The Freelance Saboteur

Posted on September 16, 2019 by lwidmer

Sometimes you can’t find freelance work to save your soul. Sometimes it’s there, but either the timing is off or you’re missing some of the must-haves the client is looking for. Or the client and you are not a good match. Sometimes everything that could possibly align in the right way does. And you still […]

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Seismic Shift

Posted on September 11, 2019 by lwidmer

It’s cliché to say it, but there’s no more accurate way to describe it: It feels like it just happened. Not 18 years ago. Not nearly two decades. Right now. I was sitting at my desk at the magazine, answering emails and scheduling interviews. A coworker from the graphics department popped her head into my […]

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Freelance Files: How You Appear to Clients

Posted on September 10, 2019 by lwidmer

Thanks to a few recent interactions, I’ve come to realize that some freelance writers aren’t really presenting ourselves as freelancers. In public-facing situations, there are some pretty major missteps that some freelancers are making that could be causing potential clients to look the other way. Maybe you’re doing it too and don’t realize it. Let […]

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Free Advice Friday: This Job, NOT That Job

Posted on September 6, 2019 by lwidmer

Let’s just say that the seriousness that seems to settle in around September does not translate to all things. Take job postings, for example. Occasionally, I will look through places like Craig’s List job ads for this post. Not for potential work for myself, no no. I’ve not cruised a job board for that in […]

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The Big Freelance Buckle Down

Posted on September 4, 2019 by lwidmer

Jeezuz. Where did that summer go? Kids are back to school. Vacations are over. So what time is it? Time for you to buckle down and get that freelance writing business growing. Maybe you struggled all summer to find work. Maybe you coasted, knowing you had a fallback income from a significant other. Maybe you […]

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