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Dealing with Freelancer’s Stress
August 18th, 2008 |I mentioned that my son’s medical program would interfere with my business because it required a big time investment on my part along with other things. Add to that managing the usual stuff like the other kids, work (or lack thereof), household responsibilities, on and on. After two weeks of the program, I reached a breaking [...]
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Great Conference! Now What?
July 28th, 2008 |I went to a conference in Austin this past weekend for leaders of an education organization. I lucked out that the first speaker made an important point for all of us to remember. A teacher goes to a conference and picks up great ideas to take back to her classroom. She gets home and puts all [...]
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7 Steps to Catch up Quickly after a Break
March 25th, 2008 |I took my first break in ages — that didn’t include an illness or a holiday — for a few days last week for spring break. We went to San Marcos and San Antonio and visited Wonderworld, Sea World, and the Riverwalk. Wonderworld contains a dry cave created by an earthquak on the Balcones Fault [...]
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Five Ways Freelancers Can Stay on Track
March 12th, 2008 |I have a few clients in which the engagements are open-ended. This means helping them with their ongoing content work. As a result, it’s easy to let something drag on without completing it. For example, a client may ask me to revise the Help documentation and write entries for blogs. Rather than just letting it sit, [...]
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Freelancing Tip: Dealing with “Want to Do” Projects
January 14th, 2008 |It’s easy to overwhelm yourself with so many things and ideas that nothing materializes. For example, a writer might think about article ideas for different magazines, project ideas, and Web site / networking pages content ideas. Thinking about all of these will likely produce nothing except one overwhelmed freelancer. This became a problem when I drafted [...]
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Links: 2008-01-11
January 11th, 2008 |The Best Kept Secret of Great Business Presentations: No PowerPoint templates allowed here. 100+ ways to organize your life. Step one: Read the article and pick one or two things to start with so you don’t feel overwhelmed. 70+ Lifehacks of 2007. I regularly visit [...]
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Finding More Time in Your Day
October 22nd, 2007 |IttyBiz offers six excellent tips for finding four hours in your day. Successful freelancers must balance their time as not working = not earning money. This is especially true for those who have lives outside of freelancing and value sleep. The Internet unquestionably provides valuable resources for helping our business, but it easily steals your [...]
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Links: 2007-10-05
October 5th, 2007 |The Hot Button Theory: Maximizing Media Response to Your News Releases. 5 tips for giving feedback on creative work. 50 sites for book lovers. 8 Easy Ways to Remove Tough Stains [I need all the help I can get!] [...]
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