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4 Myths We Freelancers Sell Ourselves On
What I’m listening to: Die Like a Rich Boy (Acoustic version) by Frightened Rabbit It’s been a busy few days. After a slow start to 2017, the work is starting to pick up again. Marketing is in full swing for the April conference I attend, and I’m hoping to make some new connections from it. I…
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Tuesday Take: When to Pull the Plug on a Freelance Project
What I’m listening to: Incomplete and Insecure by The Avett Brothers A good start to the week. I got a project finished, got some marketing in, took care of some unfinished business, and had a call with a colleague. That last item was eye-opening. The colleague and I have had dealings with the same client. In…
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Free Advice Friday: This Job, Not That Job
What I’m listening to: Dazz by Brick You who know me know how much I don’t enjoy passive marketing (such as spending most of one’s time on job boards). And I loathe cheapskates who don’t value what we freelance writers do. That must mean it’s time for another installment of our series, This Job, Not…
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Freelance Writer’s Ethical Guide
What I’m listening to: Jungle Love by Morris Day and The Time I had a conversation yesterday with a writer friend who shares similar opinions. In fact, if I want to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t share my opinion, I’d rather it be in person. Too many people out there with keyboard muscles. In…
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Keeping Politics Out of Your Freelance Writing Business
What I’m listening to: Hardliners by Holcombe Waller I get to play today! Jenn Mattern and I have a date to do some collaborative projects, and I get to sit in her comfy chair and love up her dog and cats. I love freelance writing. 🙂 Yet because we work with a variety of people and…
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The Kick-Ass Freelance Writing Business List
What I’m listening to: California by The Airborne Toxic Event Tired of reading one more post about launching a freelance writing business? You should be. There are scores of them, and it’s as though every one of them is the result of one more person copying off another person’s paper. There’s nothing new being said….
