Month: November 2020

Writer Beware: Employee Syndrome

Posted on November 18, 2020 by lwidmer

I got another marketing email the other day from a one-time prospect that will never be a client. That’s by my choice. The emails were what first made me reach out to this particular company, which is in my specialty area. They were signed up for the same conference I was hoping to attend. So […]

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Guest Post: The Freelance Complacency Trap

Posted on November 13, 2020 by lwidmer

There’s this feeling you get when you come across a freelancer who just gets it. Someone whose approach to freelancing is proactive, smart, and collaborative. Someone who treats freelancing as the small business enterprise it is. Someone who inspires you to do better. That’s the feeling I get with each interaction I have with Randy […]

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3 Moves to Power Your Writing Career Forward

Posted on November 9, 2020 by lwidmer

Where are you in your writing career right now? Are you earning what you want? Coming close enough to what you want to be satisfied? Feeling stuck? Wanting the work to match the pay? Wanting work that interests you? We’ve all been there. Every writer who’s ever started a freelance writing business has had to […]

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The Freelance Client Balancing Act

Posted on November 4, 2020 by lwidmer

You may have heard me whine talk about how busy my workdays have been lately. Because I’ve recently added two new clients to the stable, it’s been interesting trying to please them and keep up with the work that was there before they reached out. I was just able to keep up with all the […]

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Another Writers Worth: This Job, Not That Job

Posted on November 2, 2020 by lwidmer

You know that feeling you get when you see a freelance writing job listing that just takes your breath away — but not in a good way? Writerly chum Mary Schneider sent this one over last week. Honestly, it took me a day to digest it, mainly because something this rotten can cause lots of […]

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