Thank you, Kathy, for asking how to contact existing clients and get their attention without getting deleted. You gave me something to blog about – I’m sporting an energy shortage and I don’t want to spend time thinking up another topic. 😉 When I’m working with a client on a current project, I always end…
Tag: finding freelance work
The New Job Dance
Yesterday I mentioned how we sometimes head to job boards to find immediate work, only to end up with something offering less-than-acceptable terms. I’m going to say it right here – and you’re free to disagree – but I think using job boards or job postings to find regular, high-paying work is doing you a…
Avoiding Desperation Marketing
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been in a place where there’s no cash coming in, none on the horizon, and you’re looking desperately for something – anything – that pays now or sooner. Ooo, that many? Fact is we’ve all been there – some of us more than others. And what’s the first thing…
Starvation as Motivation
If you’re not starving, are you really an artist? I say if you’re not starving or threatened with starvation, where’s your motivation? Jennifer at CatalystBlogger had a great post about contingency plans in the freelance world. Jen was inspired after reading Ben Stein’s musings in the New York Times about uncertain economies and freelance scriptwriters….
Here Comes the Shovel
No, not for snow – for the high levels of crap job postings that are increasing in frequency and ridiculousness. A sampling from this week: “…editing about 95 website reviews; each review is about 125 words and consists of the review, site name, URL, as well as a brief summary. Many reviews will require rewriting…
Mixing It Up
I’m out of the office this week, but I left vapor trails for you. Being the duty-bound soul I am, I had to write some posts in advance so as not to lose any of you faithful followers. Yes, I have a sickness. It’s called punctuality. I can quit any time I want. Really. In…
More Cash Cows
Don’t you love knowing you’re not the only one staring at a lonely month of little-to-no work? No, neither do I. I’m not alone in my concern. My post of a few weeks ago on where to find work is a good starting point, but I love that other freelancers have even better ideas. Take…
Looking for Work in All the Right Places
It’s that time again – time when clients drop back on their workloads and concentrate on their holiday parties, and time when you and I are left twisting in the wind, wondering where that next job will come from. While two months ago was the best time to consider what you’d be doing in November/December,…
How To Get The Job
Dear friend Anne Wayman has a great post on her blog detailing how to apply for freelance gigs. She includes the top two reasons why you’re not getting jobs now. Please read them. These are the mistakes I’ve seen writers do when answering ads. I know. I placed an ad once. And of all who…
Isn’t That Special?
Once upon a time, a youngish writer had dreams of being a sought-after fashion writer. She wanted to write for Woman’s Day, Ladies’ Home Journal, and Redbook. She thought that was success, and she knew if she could break into even one of those magazines, she’d be able to call herself a real writer. That…