It’s here – Writers Worth Day, the one day a year we writers collaborate on increasing our expectations and our business savvy! This year came up on me unexpectedly, I’ll admit. But it’s never too late to celebrate the fact that you have a marketable set of skills and deserve to stand up for them….
Author: lwidmer
Worthy Tip: Use Common Sense
Oh, we have common sense, but isn’t it human nature to believe what we see because we need it to be true? We’ve all done it – fallen for a lousy offer because we let down our guard for one minute. Truth is the lousy job postings out there are easy to spot. We’ve been…
Worthy Tip: Don’t Pay
Starting out is tough. You know you want to make a career of it, but you’re not always sure where that first, or even fifth client will come from. And you’re nervous. Either you’ve quit that job and must make it work or you’re marking time and can’t take the full leap until the workload…
Worthy Tip: Redefining Work
Four more days for you to send or post your worth-inducing advice and qualify for the Writers Worth Day contest – don’t forget to either post your tip here or email it to me. Remember, it has to be a tip that inspires writers to improve their earnings potential, draw their professional boundaries, or in…
Writerly Tip: Know the Signs
Welcome to the first weekly celebration of Writers Worth Day! As promised, this will be a week of tips and advice to help you frame your career in a more positive light. I ask all of you to join in. In fact, this year’s contest requires your interaction. All week I’ll be asking for your…
The Widget
For those of you planning to spread the word about the 3rd Annual Writers Worth Day, here’s the widget. I can’t embed any URLs thanks to my new hard drive minus PhotoShop. If any of you want to take a stab at it, I’d welcome that. Post it anywhere you like. Link back to here….
How Not to be a Networking Twit(terer)
A reminder – next week starts our official countdown to Writers Worth Day on May 14th. Mark your calendars! I promise tips, sage advice, and maybe even a prize. I’ll get you a widget soon – I’m without my PhotoShop and I need to find out how to get a URL embedded. I say here…
The Third Annual Writer’s Worth Day
It’s that time of year again – time to celebrate the value and skills you bring to your clients and the writing world. The Third Annual Writer’s Worth Day is next week – May 14th. All next week we’ll be celebrating by encouraging each other through worth-inducing tips, advice, and sharing of experiences. Please make…
Do You Have What It Takes?
We can talk all day about the feast-and-famine cycle, the unruly clients, the non-paying clients, and the aversion we have to marketing or billing. But at the root of it, we love what we do because it fits us. The cycle of freelancing is part of what we do just as our ability to work…
Mind the Gap
What’s the toughest part of freelancing? Sometimes it’s the work that doesn’t arrive. We talked last week about not playing a waiting game with clients, but this is different. There are times when no matter what you attempt, you can’t find clients or projects. So what then? If you’re a long-time freelancer, you’re used to…