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• Lawrence Dagstine: “Christmas Time 2009…”

  
  Lawrence Dagstine: Speculative Fiction Author — Authority: 103
  For the 2009 holiday season, I decided to update my blog homepage and fill my fans and followers in on some of my gifts and achievements of the last twelve months, along with what to look out for and what will be under the x-mas tree this yuletide season (for the little one).  Regardless of the last year-and-a-half ...
  4 hours ago

• Build a Better Portfolio

  
  WebWorkerDaily — Authority: 668
  If you want to hit 2010 running, you may well be planning to update your portfolio over the next month or so. It can be tempting to just gather together all the projects you’ve done recently and drop them into your portfolio alongside everything else, but this is unlikely to be the best approach. Instead, take this ...
  7 hours ago

• Track Freelance Job Pitches with a Spreadsheet [Freelancing]

  
  Lifehacker — Authority: 810
  If youre venturing into freelance work for the first time, or juggling quite a few contracts, Web Worker Daily has a helpful step-by-step on building a spreadsheet that will help you track whos biting, who youre waiting on, and more. If, like certain red-faced Lifehacker editors, your spreadsheet jujitsu isnt quite ...
  15 hours ago

• Proposals: Read This before Your Next Bid

  
  Freelancing and Outsourcing Tips, Commentary, Analysis, and News from oDesk — Authority: 125
  Proposals are the connection between businesses and freelancers. A good proposal means that freelancers can really showcase their value and get the work that they deserve. However, many freelancers fall short in this area – whether they are aware of it or not. The way to write proposals that are successful (and even ...
  15 hours ago

• Im with the bandwidth

  
  Ny Minute Now — Authority: 112
  If you must Wi-fi... As a freelance writer and editor, I am one of many who cocoon in coffeeshops and Wi-fi hubs to get things done. I wont mention my two favorite sweet spots in this post, but watch out for an upcoming blog at Yummy.ph to find out what they are. (And if you do go to one of them, please dont ...
  15 hours ago

• Ask FreelanceSwitch #1

  
  FreelanceSwitch — Authority: 525
  In this inaugural issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, myself and Thursday Bram look a the pros and cons of “I vs We” and the best ways to expand your business. Ask FreelanceSwitch is a new regular column here that allows us to help beginners get a grip on freelancing. If you have a question about freelancing that you ...
  19 hours ago

• Freelancing and Time Management

  
  blondish.net — Authority: 124
  Working on your own, you may or may not have come to know the word ‘procrastination.’ It could be from social networking, games, phone calls, family, or any other activities. Of course, you should never sacrifice any of those completely, but you should try to be more focused. Here are some ways you can manage your ...
  1 day ago

• Three Insider Tips for Approaching Corporate Clients

  
  SitePoint — Authority: 139
  A large number of factors affect whether any prospective job eventuates, but when you’re trying to get your foot in the door of a corporate organization, you have one extra factor to contend with: busy executives in big companies can be notoriously evasive simply because they don’t want to waste their time. While ...
  1 day ago

• How to Track Freelance Job Leads Via Spreadsheet

  
  WebWorkerDaily — Authority: 668
  Throughout our careers we freelancers experience alternating seasons of high and low activity. While we may still have projects during seasons of low activity, they may not be as demanding or as regular. During high-activity months, however, we have several leads and potential clients sending queries to our inbox. To ...
  1 day ago

• IG: DMV Employee Freelancing On State Time

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 448
  ALBANY—An employee of the state Department of Motor Vehicles wrote poetry and other material at work and then used DMV envelopes, postage and other resources to financially advance and market her personal writings to book publishers and literary agents, the state Inspector General’s office says.According to an ...
  2 days ago

• 25 reasons editors don’t get back to writers faster

  
  WordCount — Authority: 116
  Now that I’ve had a taste of the editor’s life , I have a better idea of why many don’t respond right away to freelancers’ letters of introduction , queries , follow up emails and submitted manuscripts. The secret: it rarely has anything to do with the writer. Read on. The top 25 reasons editors don’t ...
  2 days ago

• Easy Client Questionnaires: 3 Free Tools You Can Use

  
  WebWorkerDaily — Authority: 668
  Client questionnaires should be easy. You can send your questions over via email, your client hits the “Reply” button and answers away. But, for some reason, it’s not always that straightforward. Some clients might skip questions or answer them incorrectly, while others might want to skip answering the form ...
  2 days ago

• How can I work as a writing and editing contractor?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 625
  How can I get writing and editing contracts in Australia? I have held writing and editing jobs for the past couple years, for the government and large corporations. Im unemployed at the moment, and was thinking of pitching myself to companies for contract or freelance work. Does anyone have any experience with this ...
  2 days ago

• Work From Home Tuesday: Freelance Naughty or Nice List

  
  Freelancing and Outsourcing Tips, Commentary, Analysis, and News from oDesk — Authority: 125
  Ahhh. At last… “THE FREELANCER’S GUIDE TO GETTING ON THE NICE LIST” • Drinking rum-laced wassel while working = Naughty List • Sending clients a holiday greeting card = Nice List • Sending clients a holiday greeting card but signing it “Big Poppa” because you are drinking rum-laced ...
  2 days ago

• Six-times Fired Job-seeker Has Multiple Strikes Against Him

  
  The Career Doctor Blog — Authority: 128
  Bob writes: Just read your advice on getting fired. My situation is extreme. I’ve been fired more than six times and have not held a job for more than six months. I haven’t held a job in my career field since October of 2007. I have no good references and only a bad employment record. What’s my first step in ...
  2 days ago

• Creative Freelancers: What Tony Robbins Taught Me About Getting Curious Rather Than Getting Even with Jackass Clients

  
  Being a Starving Graphic Artist Sucks — Authority: 114
  Over the years Ive been writing for freelancers Ive received mail designers comment that they live vicariously through me because I have often put clients in their place - I can " stick it to the man" I suppose...Hey, no one wants to be a heavy bag with eyeballs for some client to beat up at will. But this article ...
  2 days ago

• Christmas List Suggestions

  
  Cedric's Blog-O-Rama! — Authority: 115
  The Christmas shopping season is in full swing. If you are an artist, or you are shopping for someone who is, I invite you to take a look at the “Recommended Resources” list I’ve compiled on Amazon.com. It’s a few of the very best books, DVDs, and other resources I’ve found on topics such as art, ...
  3 days ago

• Christmas Offer – unlimited Free Listings

  
  PeoplePerHour.com :: the blog — Authority: 109
  With only 3 weeks to go until the new year, I’m sure a lot of you out there are thinking of how to go about your remaining tasks for 2009.  Who wouldn’t want to begin a new year on a clean slate?Luckily, PeoplePerHour.com offers you the opportunity to do just that – for FREE! Clear [...]
  3 days ago

• Writing and Re-writing: Resolutions

  
  Imperfect Clarity — Authority: 120
  You know, I’m in a pretty unique position, I think. My husband doesn’t care if I work or not because his salary can currently take care of both of us.  For now, anyway.  And, strangely enough, this has been killing me because I want my own money and to not have to beg him for things and stuff and stuff and ...
  3 days ago

• Thoughtful, No-Cost Gifts for the Writers, Freelancers and Entrepreneurs in Your Life

  
  a.k.a writer — Authority: 412
  Many—okay, the majority—of advertisers would have us believe that this holiday season will special because you finally found someone that perfect sweater, scarf, jewelry or gadget. Yet, the holiday memories that stick with me the most are the ones filled with sentiment: the amazing pistachio biscotti that a ...
  3 days ago

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