What I'm listening to: Remedy by Adele Saturday. Isn't there something so satisfying, so decadent about waking up on a Saturday and knowing you have the entire day to do what you want? Or do nothing if you want --...
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31 Days of Freelancing: First Contact
What I'm listening to: Nothing Like You by Frightened Rabbit Did you have a nice weekend? We were wrapped up in the annual Firebird Festival happenings. A fun time as usual. Were you able to handle the strategies from yesterday...
5 Freelance Revelations That Can Boost Your Business
What I'm reading: The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty What I'm listening to: Iris (Hold Me Close) by U2 Thursday already? It's been a slightly frustrating week. I've been trying to complete a project, but the things I need to...
The Best Freelance Mistakes I’ve Ever Made
What I'm listening to: Hello by Adele Wednesday already? It feels like it's Monday and I just sat down at the computer. Not overly busy, but lots of busy work. After a few weeks of absolute madness, I was glad...
4 Ways to Stop Being a Whiny Freelance Writer
I'm about to piss off a few people. And I'm okay with that. That's because I'm here to tell you if you're still cruising job boards for work, if you're still arguing with clients over your rates, if you're still...
Writers Worth: An Interview with Princess Jones
Sometimes you just need a little royalty in your life. That's where Princess Jones comes in. Princess is one of those people you just want to know. Desperately. From her tweets to her Facebook posts, Princess has this wit, this...
Writers Worth: Spelling it Out
Why everyone should follow Cathy Miller right now -- she's made the leap from corporate life to freelance, and has done so successfully. She dropped a six-figure corporate career -- literally quit without warning -- with the hope that freelancing...
Writers Worth: Getting Down to Business
You know those people you want to get to know, but don't really know how to go about it without looking like a stalker? That's how I was with Elizabeth Xu (pronounced "shoe" -- another reason I had to know...
Writers Worth: Meet Jennifer Mattern
No matter who you are, you've heard of Jenn Mattern. Jenn is one of the top voices in freelance writing today. Her knowledge is unmatched, as is her All Indie Writers website, a gorge-fest of free resources for writers of...
Writers Worth: The Cost of Laziness
UPDATE: After this post was written, Upwork changed its fee percentage from 10% to 22.75%. The company is also changing membership from free to paid, thus shrinking the freelancer's net for jobs even further. Writers Worth Month is a month thanks...