My favorite Avid Writer Kimberly Ben has a great post up this week about why some freelancers (not her, so don’t give her grief) choose to work with content mills instead of traditional freelancing routes. The idea came to her after reading a discussion/debate on a forum where some writers were defending, even justifying their…
Time Suckers
Life coach and friend Lisa Gates has a wonderful workshop for women called Craving Balance. In it, she shows us how to reorder our priorities – not carve out time for things we want to do, but how to shift our focus so what we want is front-and-center. Amen, sister. It was one of the…
Want Work? Go Away.
I’m baaaaack! Miss me? My never-fail system for pulling in tons of work – go away on vacation. While I was gone, two more projects hit my in box and a potential third one is looming. That’s added to the ones that came in right before I left. Again, we all know that projects are…
File it Under Just Plain Nuts
Some incidents are, well, just plain nuts. As I reel in the big fish this week, I’m resurrecting some of my favorites: I’m Pretty Sure I’m Right This Time Return of the Sham Job Offers Weird Client Tricks
It’s Wednesday – Have You Marketed This Week?
Ah, caught you napping! Well, that’s projection. You caught me napping. I’m hopeful that by the time you read this, I’ll be sleeping in and being utterly lazy. I did get another potential project late Friday, so I’m content to jump ship knowing I can let the marketing slide this week. And you? How’s your…
His Job Makes Him Sing
A little traveling humor for you as I cast and reel in this week:
Gone Fishing
Yes, I’m still gone (in more ways than one). Here’s one of my favorite videos. What do you think of it? Happy Monday!
So Long, Farewell, Au Weidersen, Goodbye….
Wouldn’t you know it? I’m leaving tomorrow. I get a call around quitting time yesterday from an existing client – he has a project for me. Great! I’m happy to oblige, but it really must wait a week. There’s the project I was hoping would be waiting when I return. Amen. Spent a very long…
I Can See the Exit…
After I’d alerted the parents to my impending visit, the work came piling in. I’m not saying one or two projects – try six. At once. All due – this week. Luckily a few of them took less time than I expected, though they were still required detailed work and some lengthy hours. It’s a…
Technology and Your Brand
Thanks again to Bob Calandra for his insights and advice on how to create value and repeat business in a shaky economy. Again, if you want to pick up his book (and I highly recommend it), you can find it at Amazon.com. One of the book’s tips is “Add Technology to Your Brand.” That begs…