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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Written by James - 33 Comments Take a Number After a small pause to let you all settle into your SMART freelancing techniques, Elizabeth Fayle is here to give you the next key to rockin’ out your freelance biz. I have to keep accepting these projects!” 33 Responses to “SMART Freelancing: Are You Being Realistic?&#

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 28, 2010

Freelancing can be much the same. That’s a good rule of thumb for freelancers to keep in mind, too. If you give clients a freebie or cut them a ridiculously good deal (even if you’re trying to build your portfolio or help a friend), then you’re sending the message that you and your skills come cheap.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

And as a freelancer myself, I approve! Businesses hire freelance talent to absorb ebbs and flows in activity or to fill talent gaps that are essential but not required every day. Businesses are all about returns on investments, though, so the big question becomes, how can you get the most from your investment in freelance talent?

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Men With Pens

MAY 19, 2010

They work on projects, they do their own customer service, their own customer management, their marketing and networking, their project scheduling, admin and bookkeeping. Perception is projection – people see us in the way we project ourselves to them. They have to stay on top of everything. That’s no good. How about you?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 14, 2010

Freelancers avoid consultants. And it’s time more freelancers got on board. It’s to get you new clients, new projects, new referrals and better success – quickly. Freelancers do have one theory right, though: Good consultants aren’t cheap. You’re all set and teamed up with professionals, right? Even better?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

If you want to make a career of writing, should you look for a full-time job in a company or strike out on your own as a freelancer? I’ve done both and have come to the conclusion that freelancing is what I like best. Just because freelancing is best for me doesn’t mean it’s best for everyone. Good question.

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Men With Pens

JULY 1, 2012

They’re also a great way to wow business clients with your portfolio. Customize the digital project on the site with live links, ads, meta tags, branding, etc. Since you’re free to produce a digital flipbook at any frequency you desire (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, special projects or reports only, etc.), EditionDuo.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Each day this week, I’m going to write about how you can get more money, better clients and the work you really love to do – all it takes is the magic words, and you’ll be enjoying a freelance business that really rocks. You were supposed to deliver this project at 5pm and you’re almost finished but… A new email comes in.

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Men With Pens

MAY 23, 2010

Here’s a list of what to do – and much more importantly, what NOT to do when applying for freelance work: DO read the job ad. This is tough, especially for freelancers, because we all pride ourselves on being able to make our own schedule in our pyjamas. So many, in fact, that I decided to write a post about it. No, really.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

You’ll be taking your freelance career to the next level in no time. The freelancer who thinks you’re awesome because you sent him some work? Building relationships with other freelancers – even the competition – is very handy to helping you improve your business. Remember Joe? So why aren’t you?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

Regardless if you are a freelance writer, a business executive, a graphic artist or if you are working a part-time job, you surely could use a bit of help in organizing your thoughts so that your days run more smoothly. FreeMind helps you to keep track of your projects using notes with links in what is called the knowledge base.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 1, 2010

You’ll be on your way to enjoying a freelance business that brings you more of what you want in no time. Many new freelancers fall into the common trap into of believing that taking on more work for less money is just as good as earning more money for less work. You’re a human being, and you need a break.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2010

You’ll be relaxing your way to a freelance business that lets you breathe and still pay the bills. There are a lot of freelancers who have trouble saying no (which you haven’t, you’ll note), and they tend to be people-pleasers that want others to like them and think they’re helpful. Ah, the rush job.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

You want to get it out of the way so you can start your writing project. Tweet about your writing project. 5 Ways to Trim the Fat from Your Next Project Reply --Deb ( @__Deb ) April 25, 2010 at 12:43 pm Oh, this is just hilarious. I find this easier then setting myself a deadline for the individual project. Just relax.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

Most freelancers have enough trouble scrapping together money for the rent without having to worry about paying another couple of tens of thousands. You’re a freelancer. People want to see your portfolio, your testimonials, and your professional-looking website. Especially since no one cares about your degree. That’s right.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2010

I’ve turned down a few projects because I knew they were scams or they used unethical tactics. As a rule, I can work for about 3 hours on one project before getting a little loopy, so I move on to something else in the afternoon. James: Think back to a project when you’d done a really great job – an awesome job.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 16, 2010

I took a break and made some food and thought about getting started on that new project. Now imagine this one: “I got up and immediately sat down and wrote down a bunch of new ideas that I had for that project. Two hours of work, and then you can get moving on that awesome new project that’s going to make you rich and famous.

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Men With Pens

MAY 11, 2010

Any projects you’d like to drop hints about? Consulting promotion in June, but our biggest project delivery to date will be the birth of our first child scheduled for June 19th…all go! For freelancers, that’s prime to do some marketing, make some tweaks and changes, build an info product and all kinds of good stuff.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 20, 2009

How do you tell your clients that you need an extension on a project because you’re sick? They won’t be shocked and dismayed when you finally do announce there’s no way in hell you can get out of bed and that their project is going to be late. You also won’t accidentally be rude to them because everything hurts and you haven’t slept.

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Men With Pens

MAY 9, 2010

And we realized that we generally asked more or less the same questions for each type of project. Cancer Crab Reply Chris Mower ( @firesamurai ) May 10, 2010 at 11:16 am I’ll be honest, I don’t have a pre-project questionnaire, though I do have one for after the project is complete. Except the times when we didn’t.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

If you’re like many freelancers, you’re probably not sleeping well at all. We’re freelancers. The problem is that we freelancers all know healthy sleep habits are good for us. But many freelancers just don’t follow that oh-so-simple-and-sage advice. We’re supposed to be able to handle it.

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Men With Pens

JULY 4, 2010

You’ll know your own writing voice and you’ll also be able to take on several different voices easily, which lets you take on more projects and jobs. The problem is that when you’re a freelance writer, you tend to lose your own voice since you have to adapt to the voice of the site/business you are writing for.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

We did try to tell you there was nothing to this vicious rumor of a new, updated, expanded and generally awesome upgraded version of Write for the Web, your guide to becoming a freelance writer on the Internet. How to get paid what you’re worth for every single project you write. • The Unlimited Freelancer half-price?

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

While total writers’ block may be a reality for some individuals, for most of us we’re just stuck on a particular project. If you write for a living, you may well end up writing on projects that aren’t exactly thrilling to you. But I managed to finish the project by self-discipline. Excellent post.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

When I started freelancing full time, I also started a Masters degree in Creative Writing. If you let weeks slip by without writing or without working on that one project that really interests you, find half a day each week when you can really dig into your writing. But as a freelancer, I find it impossible to focus on just one genre.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2010

When you start freelancing, you usually spend time online looking for the big names in your line of work. But there is something sexy about completing a project that you’re proud of and that results in a happy client who refers you to someone else while you cash his cheque at your bank. It taught me a lot.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

I was having a conversation with Deb Ng of Freelance Writing Gigs on Twitter , and I smirked at her comment. But I will soak up any free knowledge and education then apply it to my freelancing so I can make more money…” Yeah. We can anyway ask for donation or earn from freelance contracts. “We get to retire?

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

I can’t count the number of times over the years that someone else in my market space–a competitor, if you will–has approached me to work on a project with them or to take care of something for one of their clients that they can’t do. I’ve reached out to competitors to offer job opportunities, as well.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

I know whenever I’m looking to hire somebody for contract work or to share in projects I’m taking on I always check their website to learn more about them. In the days of brick and mortar a nice building projected the I’m here to stay message. Chris Mower ( @firesamurai ) April 12, 2010 at 1:34 am Spot on.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

I would add that for freelancers such as guitar teachers, a lot of people don’t want to pay cash or (god forbid) by check anymore, they’d rather go to your website and hit the PayPal button. They’re all small business owners. “I’m a designer!&# URL please? Click here to cancel reply. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

JUNE 30, 2010

Freelance writing requires you to take responsibility for yourself in a way that other jobs don’t. Your mind, like your body, must be trained to perform in certain ways, and a regimented schedule is a necessity when it comes to earning a living as a freelance writer. The result was some pretty good advice.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 8, 2010

You may not think that your website, your blog, your freelance business, is something you need to think about in your last will and testament, but it is. Twitter,Facebook, your project manager, your to-do list app, Google Analytics, your bookkeeping software, or your email accounts? Who Wants My Business? We need a custodian too.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

I have read so many articles about freelancing and blogging and they have an essential sameness to them. Project Management and Editorial Calendars for Freelance Writers Reply Ada February 26, 2010 at 3:22 am Well, it is a good warning and good intentions, however rather in vain. Say, doesn’t MWP have a few ebooks out?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

Sometimes, the most effective way to be the best freelance writer for your client is to tell that person why you shouldn’t be hired for a specific job. I’ve even suggested using a freelance writer to write posts for them. Never would I have thought to suggest hiring a freelance writer for guest posts. Thanks Rebecca!

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2010

In a recent conversation, a writer told me that he hates projects about things that don’t interest him. This often happens when the project lacks a real strategy. You have to feel what others feel to write copy that connects with them. Have an interest in everything … and then some. You should know a little about everything.

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