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4 Marketing Mistakes Freelancers Make

Posted on by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: The Hook by Blues Traveler Where did this week go? I’m not busy — in fact, I’m not busy to the point where it’s becoming a bit of a concern. I have stalled projects, which means I have plenty of time to get some smaller, one-off stuff out the door. However,…

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Monthly Assessment: October 2015

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What’s on the iPod: Just As Well by Jackie Green Welcome to November — another month, another reset of the earnings goals (for me, anyway). October was a crazy month. I had an unusual start to it, too. My husband had just confirmed reservations for a long weekend in Cape May. You know the drill…

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How To Increase Your Monthly Freelance Earnings in 2 Easy Steps

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What’s on the iPod: Built to Roam by Shakey Graves This week got away from me a bit. The workload was limited to a few small revisions. The rest of it was split between working on side projects (which are actually primary projects that will pay off later) and sending invoices. In a few conversations…

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5 Ways to Increase (or Get) Writing Referrals

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What’s on the iPod: Song for Someone by U2 I love slow weeks after a long, busy spurt. With a project coming in next week, I’m enjoying the break. The madness should start up again soon. Until then, I’m marketing a little, writing a lot, and getting administrative stuff ticked off my list. I’m also…

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Knowing When to Drop a Client

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What’s on the iPod: Lego House by Ed Sheeran It’s been a fantastic week. I finished all my projects by late Tuesday, had one small revision Wednesday morning, and I’ve spent two solid days doing what I damn well please. That included working on two longer-term projects and some poetry. But that’s not what made…

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When Unwanted Advice is Warranted

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What’s on the iPod: The Sky is Crying by Stevie Ray Vaughan It’s been a nicely paced week so far. After a ridiculously busy first week of October, I have been able to take on two larger projects and get them done almost at leisure. At least, it feels leisurely to have a full day…

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Writers Worth Tip: Avoiding Empty Promises from Clients

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What’s on the iPod: You’re No Good by Linda Ronstadt Did you have a nice weekend? We were treated to a jazz concert at the Kimmel Center by my step-daughter in honor of my husband’s upcoming birthday. And what a treat it was! We prepared for, and received, our first frost of the season — saw…

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6 Things Freelance Writers Can Learn from a Kardashian

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What’s on the iPod: Got to Give it Up by Marvin Gaye So far, great week. One blip in the client projects from last week, but I got the green light to go forward, hoping we’ll work it out in revisions. I’m okay with that — I have two more projects this week, one starting…

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Avoiding the Freelance Writing Burnout

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What’s on the iPod: Glorious by MaMuse It’s Monday — do you know where your weekend went? It was a good weekend. The only damper in it was my son was on his way when his car started making grinding noises. That’s never good. He had to turn around and head back. However, it was…

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Writing Schedules and No Damn Time

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What’s on the iPod: Hell and Back by The Airborne Toxic Event It’s Thursday already? If I could shove two more days into this week, I would I’ve been working at full throttle since Monday morning, and I’m finally making a dent in the workload. If only the need-it-now stuff would just stop coming in…

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  1. KeriLynn Engel Avatar
    KeriLynn Engel

    "What do you think is essential to handling lots of work at the same time?" For me, it's keeping everything physically in front of me so I don't miss anything! I do have spreadsheets and other digital organization methods, but I've found that using physical calendars and planners with colored pens and markers works best for me. (Which is kind of strange, because in general I hate paper & clutter and try to keep everything digital.)

    I have a big marker board calendar hanging on the wall where I write every single deadline in red.

    Then, I have a little planner (one of these Bloom planners) where I plan out what I'm going to work on each day. Usually I figure this out a week at a time, the Friday before. I use different colored gel pens to prioritize tasks. Only 2-3 red "must-do" tasks allowed per day.

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  2. Lori Widmer Avatar
    Lori Widmer

    KeriLynn, I laughed out loud because like you, I don't like paper clutter and, like you, I have papers everywhere in an attempt to keep myself organized. 😉

    With this round of projects, for example, I printed out the project timelines/due dates, marching orders, and whatever details I needed to keep my brain on track (that usually includes the contact person's name — easiest thing to forget sometimes).

    You're a lot like Jenn Mattern, who has a marker board (or was it a few marker boards?) on her wall. Impressively full, too. I was intimidated. 🙂

    That planner looks like a great idea, too. I'd lose it on this desk among all the papers, but in theory, I love it. 😉

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  3. KeriLynn Engel Avatar
    KeriLynn Engel

    You know, I don't remember but I wouldn't be surprised if I picked up the marker calendar idea from Jenn's blog. She's been a huge role model for me 😀

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