This post was originally published in 2015. It's been updated it to reflect new ideas and suggestions. The first time I covered a conference, I blew it. It was a mad, stressful, three-day scramble to try and capture the whole thing. In the end, I was so muddled down in … [Read more...]
Freelancing and the Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
Life is precious, and sweet, and short. While we busy ourselves with the details of getting through the day, our lives are rolling by. No one knows this more than Bronnie Ware, an Australian nurse who worked in palliative care with patients at the end of their lives. As she spoke … [Read more...]
Advice From a Six-Figure Freelancer
Two years ago, copywriter Joel Klettke turned down a six-figure job offer to strike out on his own as a freelancer. Two years later, he was making 28% more than that six-figure offer. He wrote about his experience and shared, in detail, nine lessons he learned along the way. … [Read more...]
What Steph Curry Taught Me About Freelancing
Steph Curry is one of the best basketball players on the planet. He recently broke his own record for most three-pointers in a single season, his Golden State Warriors just ended the season with an NBA-best 67 wins, and he’s the favorite for the NBA’s MVP award this year. But … [Read more...]
13 Pro Tips for New Freelance Writers
What separates freelance newbies from freelance pros? It's pretty simple: the pros carry themselves like pros—in their writing, their correspondence, their networking, their social media...and everything else that goes into building a freelance writing career. Here are … [Read more...]