What is the maximum amount of money you'll let a new client spend with you? "Oh, but there IS no maximum," you might say. "I'll take all $20,000 from someone if they offer it." For me, the maximum is different. Book projects start between $4500-$6500 with me. I will take a new client on and ... continue reading...
Selling without the Squick
I went to see Oceans 8 last weekend and I loved it. Maybe a little too much. I was ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED to watch those 8 women problem solve, plan, and execute a massive heist at the Met Gala. A big time heist movie with diamonds and dresses. The setting was phenomenal. What ... continue reading...
Pricing: Setting a Minimum
It is SO VERY TEMPTING when you're a freelancer to take whatever job someone wants to give you or to start up a new client for a very small project. SOMEBODY WANTS TO PAAAAAYYYYYYY MEEEEEEE! (Oprah voice.) At the beginning that's cool because you gotta have jobs. I have ... continue reading...
Maybe It’s Me
I was sitting on the airplane banging my head against the window. The pilot had just come on the loudspeaker and said, "Well, we have to take a different flight path, so we need more fuel. Problem is, it's lightning. So the fuel trucks can't be out. BE NICE TO THE FLIGHT ... continue reading...
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The most exciting two minutes in sports happens every year on the first Saturday in May. I went to watch the ponies run at Churchill Downs when I was 14 or 15, the trip a birthday gift from my parents to their horse-crazy daughter. Because I was underage, my dad only let me eat the ice out of the ... continue reading...
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