Today's blog will be very super simple. I want to talk about sunk costs This is a really annoying topic, so here, have a puppy with a puppy first: I literally JUST re-did my main service website. That's because it was super duper confusing and overwhelming. I had redone …
List it!
Hello! Are the holidays slowing your business down? Trying to frantically get everything done? No time for planning? SHUT UP KATIE I CAN'T SQUEEZE ANYTHING ELSE ON MY PLATE. Sure you can. If Susan can eat 4 plates at Thanksgiving Dinner (Susan is my tiniest friend. Thanksgiving is …
Freelancer: Make an offer – any offer!
The ONE thing I sometimes miss about a clock punching job is paid time off. However, the tradeoff is flexibility and basically I WOULD NOT GIVE THAT UP FOR ANYTHING. I'm getting ready to go visit my parents for a whopping 10 DAYS (INCOMING MOMMA) and I'll do work during the non holiday part …
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Time Management for Freelancers
My Facebook Live this week is about time management for Freelancers. Everyone's favorite topic! You can watch the replay here. I will do blog post transcript eventually that you can look at if you're more of a reader than a watcher. However, in the meantime, I mention a few tips and things in …
What the HECK is a One Sheet?
That up there is a one sheet that my team made for Ellen Zachos, a.k.a. The Backyard Forager. She wrote a fantastic book called Wildcrafted Cocktails and she is on the road to promote it. (We also made her FREE cookbooklet, so you're gonna want to click the link and grab a copy because it is …
Self Promotion for Freelancers: Live
In case the previous blog post didn't drive the point home, here's my Facebook Live video with a bit more about why you need to self-promote if you're a freelancer and how to do it. Watch the replay here! …
Meet the Human Behind MakeMeAFreelancer.com
Freelancing is a lot about doing things that you've never done before and they might be kind of scary but you do them ANYWAY! Today was my first MakeMeAFreelancer.com LIVE VIDEO on Facebook. I have done this one time before. While I was on my paddleboard escorting a swimmer during Swim the Loop …
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How to Qualify Clients
When I first started freelancing I hunted for jobs on Elance. Elance merged with Odesk and now it is called Upwork. In some ways, finding work through a job board like this is not ideal: price can be a major factor. There are thousands and thousands of people competing for jobs. You can end …
