Several months ago, I asked for your burning, publishing-related questions. In response, Alisa Bowman — a fellow blogger — mentioned that she was constantly being asked how to prove credibility and experience when just starting out: “You need experience and contacts in order to get assignments and jobs, but how do you do that when you [...]
It’s been a bit quiet here at Freelancedom, aside from the occasional service piece, and a handful of biz-related announcements. Why? I’ve been preparing for my 5 Weeks to Freelance Awesome e-course: pitching guest posts, drawing up the lesson plans, building up the platform. I’m on the home stretch with an e-book I’ve been working [...]
Last week, I ran a contest here at Freelancedom, in which I asked you guys to share your number one freelance roadblock in order to be entered for the chance to win a free spot in my upcoming e-course: 5 Weeks To Freelance Awesome. The variety of responses I received made me even more excited [...]
I recently watched a video by very talented lady Marie Forleo, in which she touted the importance of marketing above all other things — even more important than product. Say what? Come on. It makes perfect sense. As Forleo pointed out, you can have the most high-quality product in the world but, unless people know [...]
Earlier this week, I sent out the very first edition of Word Nerd News (note: I’ve finally added a sign-up form to the Freelancedom sidebar —–>). It was a lot of fun to put together, and I was way excited to send it out, but what was even more exciting was what was inside. Because [...]
Dear readers: I know you come here because I know everything about freelancing ever, and because you love my pretty pretty smile. But every once in awhile, I like to give you the chance to soak up someone else’s wisdom. To that end, I’m super-duper-excited to introduce Audacia Ray, a prolific media maker and advocate who’s [...]
Things have been awesomer than usual lately, and that’s a relief. Because 2009 was a rough one. This time last year, it seemed that — no matter how desperately I looked — it was impossible to find paying work. But then, at the end of 2009, shortly after I had started a new part-time job [...]
So as you know, I’ve been trying to devote more time to my coaching practice lately, doing things like planning out several e-course curricula, starting a monthly newsletter, and forcing my husband to make my website look pretty. I also have a pretty extensive marketing plan to get through, so that people… um… know that [...]
Ever feel… stuck? Wheels spinning? Frustrated because you were desperate to move forward in your career, but were too busy trying to bring in the bucks? Yeah. That does sound familiar. Last week, I was feeling overwhelmed by everything on my plate, so I drew up a to-do list on GQueues. Later on, my pal [...]
About a year ago, in the midst of the FLX query challenge and looking to branch out into new markets, I pitched Inside Jersey with an idea for a north Jersey wine tour. Basically, I thought it would be nifty to show how you could still enjoy tastings and wine culture in an area without [...]
