So you sit there every day waiting for work to appear, but nothing, eh? The projects you had are finished and work seems to have dried up. You’re searching, but in those same, dried-up spots on the Internet. Well, I’m here to tell you you’re doing nothing wrong. That’s right – the nothing you’re doing…
Tag: finding freelance work
Temp Agency Primer
I was talking via email with a writing chum this weekend about temp agencies. It occurred to both of us that not many of us know a thing about how to “work” an agency, from choosing one to maintaining a working status. Since I’ve been working with one for over four years now, I’ll share…
Making Hay
This may be the strangest turn of events in my little ol’ career. The client of a few posts ago did respond to my follow-up effort to secure payment owed. He called me personally, which is always a plus in the client column, apologized for the delay, and explained he’d be making sure that payment…
Victim of Your Own Cycle
Ever been so busy you can’t find time to market? Welcome to the club. I was talking with a freelance friend and she was thrilled to be working so much, but as she said, “The problem with that is that I have absolutely no time for marketing, which in turn means I’ll be scrambling for…
The Guest Article
It’s funny the things you get into when you comment on someone’s blog. I was over at Georganna Hancock’s A Writer’s Edge blog when I made the comment that writing for trade magazines is just as creative, if not more so, as writing for consumer publications. Georganna was quick to say “Want to make a…
Spotting Stupidity
Fantastic post of the week – Jennifer over at Catalyst Blogger has a great post showing you the free offers out there and why you shouldn’t take them. Read this. It’s all you’ll need to know when cruising the job boards. Thanks, Jennifer!
The Year of Better Work Habits
So far, January is starting out well. Not that there’s a ton of work in my “pipeline”, but that there’s a lot more planning on my part. Today I’m off to visit a potential client a few hours away, and I hope the connection will be successful in terms of work. If not, I’ve made…
Mistakes and What They Teach Us
I’ve often wondered why actors aren’t expected to study bad movies more often. Isn’t it true that we learn from our mistakes just as much as we learn from what others have done well? Over on Kristen King’s blog, guest author Steve Wagenheim gives tips for copywriting in 2008, one of which stood out more…
The Goal is What Exactly?
Good lord, it’s slow around here! I’m sitting for eight hours or more with absolutely no work coming in save for yesterday’s ongoing routine. And thank God for it – it will be the first check I receive in 2008 and it will make this lean time a lot less lean. So what am I…
Reinventing the Writing Career
Let’s continue our thought from yesterday. We’ve determined our ultimate goals and we’re now fairly certain of what it is we must make annually in order to pay the bills, feed the family and put aside money for retirement, college expenses for the kids, savings, and that nest egg for your shore house down payment…