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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
6 Social Media Fails Freelancers Make
What I’m listening to: Blunderbuss by Jack White It’s been a slow week from a work perspective, but filled with small tasks that made it feel busy. I managed to kick off my new marketing plan, and I’m preparing for a conference in April. That’s usually my big networking event of the year. My social media…
What Your Dormant Twitter Account Says About Your Business
What I’m listening to: Daydreaming by Middle Brother Another slow week, but not unexpected. I have two client projects due to hit my desk, and it will be about the time I get busy on something else that they both come in. I have some smaller projects, and I’m ramping up the contacts for my…
Freelance Success in 2017: Influence
What I’m listening to: Die Like a Rich Boy by Frightened Rabbit Man, I’m glad last week is over. I had exactly two days of work and three days of travel. An unexpected trip that started out with panic (a family member was missing) and turned into a mini-vacation (not really missing, just doesn’t communicate…
How to Failure-proof Your Writing Business
What I’m listening to: Shape of You by Ed Sheeran Here we are in the second full week of 2017. How are those resolutions going? That badly? Maybe it’s because resolutions don’t come with anything measurable. It’s easy to say “I’m going to lose weight this year!” It’s tougher to actually plan it. It’s not…