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Marketing Monday: Showcasing Your Creativity
What I’m listening to: Every Part of Me by Steve Earle A relative came to me recently asking how to get into freelancing. A designer, he was looking to supplement the income while working at home, and he had no idea how to start. Who does, really? That’s one of the reasons I’ve devoted every…
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Free Advice Friday: The Freelance (Under)Sell
What I’m listening to: Caledonia by Dougie MacLean It’s a Robert Burns kind of weekend — time for poems written by the bard, whisky tasting, and haggis. (Take my advice — skip the haggis.) Hence the link to the song by Dougie MacLean, who was homesick for his native “Caledonia” when he wrote what has…
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Tuesday Take: Channeling ADHD and Getting Shit Done
What I’m listening to: How Long by Charlie Puth Note to all who are wondering why the blog feed says “Writer Wednesday.” I screwed up. It’s Tuesday. End of story. 🙂 I’ve been known to be a tad spontaneous. Okay, more than a tad. More like a tad plus a truckload. In the past, I’ve…
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Marketing Monday: Your Freelance Value, Marketed
What I’m listening to: The Sky is Crying by Stevie Ray Vaughan January is nearing a close, but that doesn’t mean your chance to redeem a failing freelance writing career is over. In fact, every day you wake up is another chance to get it right, to plan it out, to start on a different…
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Free Advice Friday: Your Streamlined Writing Life
What I’m listening to: Zombie by The Cranberries (RIP Delores O’Riordan) This is the year I get my shit together. That’s what I vow every year. Every year, I’m going to make that one change that pushes me into a new category of productivity. I’m going to streamline the hell out of my freelance writing habits, and it’s…
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January Redo: Your Freelance Time, Wasted
What I’m listening to: Runaways by The Killers Midweek already? It was a good week so far. As expected, client projects are rolling in, and I’m back in my office, so the routine is coming easier than when I was working remotely at my parents’ house. That’s a condition I’ll be returning to quite soon,…
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Marketing Monday: The Non-Clients
What I’m reading: The Illustrated Mahabharata What I’m listening to: You’re the Best Thing About Me by U2 At this writing, I’m back at my desk and trying to get client work finished. I intend to head back to my parents’ house next week. My father has stabilized (remarkably), so I felt it safe to…
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Free Advice Friday: Converting the Nonbelievers
A late post is better than no post, I say. I’m back home for a short spell, fully expecting to head back to my parents’ house in a week or less. But for now, I’m checking in. You should’ve seen the look. My mom introduced me to someone recently and announced proudly “She’s a…
