Tag archives for freelancing
Freelancing Tips: How to Write a Query Letter
One of the things I enjoy the most about freelance work is the thrill of the chase. I might have a great idea for an article, but unless I'm willing…
Freelancing Tips: Will You Work for Free?
Do you ever feel like people don't respect your time, or that you've been duped into providing a client consult under the guise of a social visit? I know I…
Freelancing Tips: Get it All in Writing
Let me start out today's post with another case study in freelancing do's and don'ts. A friend of mine accepted a freelance job at the beginning of the summer that…
Freelancing Tips: Setting Up An Invoice System
Freelancing can be very rewarding. Every day is a hustle, but it's worth the effort, because you're hustling for yourself, rather than a boss you hate or a company you…
Freelancing Tips: Ask Questions
Like all jobs, freelancing has its pluses and minuses. The biggest advantage about working for yourself is that you set the pace, and you get to determine which jobs you…
Comfortable in Your Own Skin Podcast with Julie Roads
Last month I had another of my podcast interviews and this time with Julie Roads of Writing Roads, LLC. Julie is a professional marketing copywriter, speaker/workshopper and consultant…
Freelancers: Are you experiencing a Self-Employed Depression?
The phenomenon of a Self-Employed Depression was written about recently in The New York Times Magazine. Emily Bazelon coined the term as she described the effects of the recession on…
Podcast Interview with Michelle Goodman, Author “My So-Called Freelance Life”
I wanted to let Queercents readers know about my recent Comfortable in Your Own Skin Podcast. This latest installment features an interview with or my thoughts on her book My…
The Freelance Mindset – Not Just for Freelancers in this Business Climate
A few months ago I received a review copy of "My So-Called Freelance Life" by Michelle Goodman. Because of all I have going on it took me a while…