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FWJ Creative Project: Caption This

Monday, August 25, 2008

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by Deborah Ng As creative types we all see things differently. Something that makes one of us laugh might not be humorous to someone else. How many different ways can we all look at the same image? Today’s community project is to caption this: Image via Newscom

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A Little Summer’s Almost Over Weekend Link Love

Sunday, August 24, 2008

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by Deborah Ng I’ve been a little remiss on the link love this summer. I like to dole it out on the weekends but the truth is, I’ve been taking weekends off to enjoy time with my family, relax with a good book or lounge poolside. Yeah I’ve been a little lazy like that. In another [...]

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How Well Do You Know Your Potential Client?

Friday, August 15, 2008

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When hunting for a gig we all have our rules for the jobs we look for and the people we work for. We also have our rules for applying. One of mine is to learn as much about my client beforehand as possible. In today’s Craigslist world this isn’t always easy. Many ads are vague [...]

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Off Topic: How Do You Spend Your Down Time

Friday, August 8, 2008

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It’s no secret I love my job. I get to blog, and interact with people and build a community around a very unique social radio community. It’s right up my alley and a lot of fun to boot. One of the things I love best is that I have more time to spend with my family [...]

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

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by Deborah Ng Here are the top three (freelance writing) things I can’t live without. I believe they’re self explanatory: 1. My laptop 2. My coffee maker 3. The door to my office. What three things can’t you live without?

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What’s On Your To Do List?

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

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by Deborah Ng What’s on your to do list? What do you mean you don’t have a to do list? For me, I couldn’t manage my freelancing day without it. Even now with a full time job I refer to an itemized list for my priorities. A typical freelancing to do list for me looked like this: Job [...]

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Back in the Day: How the Internet Changed the Freelance Writing Business

Monday, August 4, 2008

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by Deborah Ng My first job in publishing was as receptionist for a busy New York City magazine boutique. After one week it was clear my two most important jobs were stroking editorial egos and telling freelancers the check is in the mail. This was 1985 and as a 20 year old I was in awe [...]

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When Should You Quit Your Day Job? A Few Things to Think About

Sunday, August 3, 2008

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Unlike many freelancers, the decision for me to give notice at my job was based on three factors: I was about to give birth, we were moving to another state and my husband had a very good job. Before this turn of events, we discussed the right time for me to leave my job to [...]

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Your Top 5 And Your Next Assignment

Sunday, August 3, 2008

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…And then there were five. This certainly proved to be an interesting week. One thing is for sure, each candidate is very talented and as time goes by it gets harder and harder to say goodbye. I’d like to introduce you to your top 5 as indicated by this week’s vote: Candidate #6: Freelance 411: 22% Candidate [...]

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Why You Should Consider Cold Calling to Find Work

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

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by Deborah Ng If I had to pick the freelancing task I despise the most, it’s probably cold calling. To me, that’s what smarmy salesmen do. When I was a receptionist, way, way back in the day, I would cut cold callers off at the pass because no one ever wanted to hear from them. Still, [...]

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