Do you charge by the hour or by the project? Do you send estimates or proposals? When do you require payment? After much trial and error, and the guidance of a fabulous mentor. I have…
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Networking, word of mouth and relationships have been the greatest marketing tools for my business. While I had to have the skill, know-how, tools, etc. in order to actually do any networking, my business was…
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I am completely awestruck by songwriters. There are only a set amount of notes, and yet, every second it seems, new songs are created - totally original, new, unheard of. How is this possible? I've…
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The business is ready to launch, and now it's time to tell the world about it.There must be an infinite number of ways to do this strategically and productively, here are mine: 1. Send something…
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A woman contacted me because she wanted to know how to become a freelance writer. She was caught off guard when I started quizzing her about her background and her passions. She was a trained…
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This is a broadview list. I'll be breaking each item down with greater detail over the next few weeks, but this is the overview of what you need to do to build a successful freelance…
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Some of you may know that I have a 'thing' for people who make 'alot' one word...ummmm, because it isn't - ever. In the same vein...check this out: AWHILE, adverb for a short time :…
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...it can be magical. Good collaboration manifests in many different ways, but the best outcome is that the writing and the design support each other beautifully. Words can be rendered useless, invisible and even ugly…
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It's about Sex and the City: The Movie. Though it is about writing - because an extremely talented group of writers wrote the movie and the show. Anyway, I need to say some things: The…
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Here we go with Part 2...and if you missed the part 1 and don't care to scroll down and read it. I'm talking about why you need to like your marketing collateral...and how to make…
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