Freelancing vs. Full Time Telecommute

A year ago I accepted a full time position with an online company. Honestly, it was a dream job. Blogging, social media, and because it was for a virtual company, I was able to work at home. In fact, if it wasn’t a telecommute gig, I probably wouldn’t have accepted. The job didn’t quite [...]

Is Freelance Writing Only a Work From Home Job?

My friend Anne Wayman at About Freelance Writing only posts what she calls the “true” freelance writing jobs. Anne feels that if you can’t do it in your bunny slippers, it’s just not freelance. As much as I respect Anne and what she does, I have to beg to differ. I feel a freelancer is [...]

A Little Mid-September Weekend Link Love

I hope our friends in Texas will check in below and let us know them and theirs are safe and dry!
A couple of announcements before I share the love:

“We Get Letters” is coming back. If you have any questions regarding freelancing, writing, blogging or any other topic discussed here, feel free to send it to [...]

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…

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?

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Why You Should Consider Cold Calling to Find Work

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, [...]

Weekend Link Love for a Hot Summer Day

Are you finding jobs from Jodee’s leads? Tell us how it’s working for you in the comments. Knowing how it’s going for you and what kind of jobs work best assist us in our search. Plus we just like hearing from you. Do you have any news or tips to share? Questions to ask? Please [...]

How to Turn a Low Paying Client into a High Paying Client

by Deborah Ng
Not all employers are cheap. Many of them have a good idea but not a lot of money. When it comes to start ups and the web, it takes time to build up advertising dollars or a customer base. Before you turn down a lower-paying gig, you might assess the situation and consider [...]

A Little Weekend Link Love – July 12 – 13, 2008

by Deborah Ng

If there’s one thing I noticed lately it’s that there’s no shortage of blogs about writing, freelance writing, freelance writing jobs and blogs. What this means is there’s no shortage of writing jobs and advice. What do you think? The more the merrier or overkill?
Here’s what I’m reading this weekend:

Here’s a great post [...]

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