A shout-out to LinkedIn — and my colleagues
Free, organic marketing — that takes time. But it has at least one advantage: if you build and nurture a good LinkedIn network, the leads that come from it are very well qualified.
Category: Freelancing
What’s next for Seattle’s tech community?
The agenda for GeekWire Summit (2014) includes panels and presentations with Chris Anderson (no relation) the former editor of WIRED magazine and now CEO of 3D Robotics; Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher of Re/code; Elissa Fink, CMO of Tableau; John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile; and the U.S. governments top technology official, Steven VanRoekel.
A tale of 2 testimonials — is one of them yours?
How much should you expect to pay a freelance writer to do a case study or testimonial?
Age discrimination over 50: Are you a victim — or a perp?
Are you a victim of age discrimination — or are you a perpetrator? Some of the ugliest and most inaccurate stereotypes about over-50 professionals come from over-50 professionals themselves.
The 5 warning signs of deadbeat clients
How to avoid taking on clients who are likely to be deadbeats. In my experience, in every instance where a client has received my bill but tried to avoid paying, the signs were there from the very beginning.
Round-the-clock drives people round the bend
A list I follow pointed me to a Jan. 9 article in The New York Times which predicts a newContinue Reading
Getting the gig: Skills vs. style
Pay close attention to each contractor’s ad to figure what they want to know about first — skills or work style.
When, why, and how to turn down a writing assignment
As a marketing writer, I get paid to write about a wide range of products and services for a varietyContinue Reading
Goals: Mission critical
Grappling with issues of goal-setting and self-motivation? Jim Benson offers some insight into the relationship between our actions and ourContinue Reading
When should you write “for exposure?”
The economy is putting many experienced writers out of jobs and leaving once-busy freelancers fretting over shrinking contracts and vanishingContinue Reading
