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Chicago Women in Publishing, 3/18/09
“The Freelance Edge: Maximizing Your Potential as an Independent Contractor” was the theme of tonight’s CWIP meeting. I participated on a panel about how to get started as a successful freelancer. Our...
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Sick of corporate stress? Try freelancing
If you’ve spent any time online learning about the benefits of becoming a freelancer, consultant or some other type of entrepreneur, you are well aware of Johnny Paycheck’s example and why you should...
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What is full-time work for a freelancer or consultant?
One downside of self-employment is that there’s no one to set your hours except yourself. And when you work for yourself, you may have the most unforgiving taskmaster of all. I find myself sorely...
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This may be your freelancing answer!
You did a lot of things well at your last good job and you’re proud of your contribution to the success of your company. You’ve got a lot of corporate experience. Carried out administrative or...
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How to check for bad freelance and work-at-home offers
The other day I was speaking to a Rotary club about how to start making money quickly as a freelancer or consultant when an audience member asked how to determine if the offers you find online are...
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What to do when a client drags out payment
When you are a freelancer or consultant (solopro), there are worse things than having no work to do. Number one on the list is working hard but not getting paid. So here are some tips to solve the...
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Quality writing on the Internet: Good news and bad news
I’m heartened to see the marketplace demanding higher quality in internet writing. Whether you publish online to market your own business or for direct payment as a freelancer, and whether your...
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How to write fast
Who else wants to write like a 33 1/3 record played at 78 rpm? Seven secrets to have you verbalizing like Alvin & the Chipmunks on Starbucks I’ve been a professional writer for years now, but it’s...
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Geographic choice: another great reason to solopro
Internet gurus love to tout the benefits to the individual of self-employment, especially the freedom and lifestyle it allows the individual. (I myself have pointed out these benefits in past posts....
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We can’t understand falling payments for freelance writing if we don’t...
On January 6 the LA Times published a compelling article on “freelance writing’s unfortunate new model.” It’s definitely worth reading in full, but to summarize, writer James Rainey makes the point...
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