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Link Love: March 14, 2010

From Freelancedom
March 14, 2010 at 2:41 pm
What a week! I announced the winners of my Career Coaching for Word Nerds contest, and have my very first appointment scheduled for this coming Wednesday. I’m way excited ... (more)

Career Coaching for Word Nerds: And We Have Liftoff…

From Freelancedom
March 12, 2010 at 3:57 pm
[Photo via] You guys! Two weeks ago, I announced the launch of my career coaching practice, Career Coaching for Word Nerds. To kick things off, I held a contest here on my blog, ... (more)

YourTango Is Looking for Bloggers and Interns!

From Freelancedom
March 4, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Once again, I’m posting on behalf of YourTango.com, a web magazine with a focus on love and relationships. I happen to work there three days a week, as their Assistant Editor, ... (more)

More on Mentors

From Freelancedom
March 3, 2010 at 1:56 pm
The other day, I wrote a post on mentors, and where you can find them. I wrote it as part of a round table Holly Hoffman was putting together on her blog, WorkLoveLife. Well, ... (more)

6 Ways To Find Your Next Mentor

From Freelancedom
March 1, 2010 at 9:30 am
[Image via] Back in January, Betsy Lerner — brilliant author of The Forest for the Trees – wrote up a quick post in which she remembered two of her early mentors. ... (more)

Link Love: February 26, 2010

From Freelancedom
February 26, 2010 at 11:49 am
It’s been a busy week, what with the training of new interns at YourTango, my short stint at Vogue, my back-and-forth negotiation with a new client, and the launching of ... (more)

Contest: Career Coaching for Word Nerds

From Freelancedom
February 24, 2010 at 10:00 am
For quite some time now, I’ve been working toward opening my own private career coaching practice. The idea sprouted after about two years of full-time freelancing — ... (more)

Writing: For What It’s Worth

From Freelancedom
February 22, 2010 at 9:28 am
[Image via] For a few months now, I’ve been working on a copywriting project made up of very adult content. And so, I’ve been spending my weekends at Barnes & ... (more)

Link Love: February 19, 2010

From Freelancedom
February 19, 2010 at 4:35 pm
So I’m trying to dive right back into things. Here at Freelancedom, and with my fledgling coaching practice. I’m even beginning to see the light at the end of the ... (more)

Got Jumper Cables? My Career Is Stalled

From Freelancedom
February 17, 2010 at 7:35 pm
Sometimes, when I’m at the office, I’ll finish up a project and be completely unable to start something new, just because there’s a meeting in 30 minutes. And ... (more)

February 2010 Monthly Goal Meetup

From Freelancedom
February 1, 2010 at 11:00 am
Lordy, it’s shaping up to be quite the month. Things at YourTango continue to get even busier (who knew that was possible?), and my ongoing copywriting project soldiers ... (more)

Link Love: January 31, 2010

From Freelancedom
January 31, 2010 at 1:00 pm
It’s been a good week. I’ve been ridiculously busy at the office. I’ve been ridiculously busy at home. And it seems that query challenge karma alone is bringing ... (more)

How To Pitch: The Basics

From Freelancedom
January 29, 2010 at 2:24 pm
[Image via] I don’t typically write about writing here. Or at least I try not to. Not directly. I try to keep my content inclusive to all freelancers, despite how obvious ... (more)

The Road To Freelance Success Is Paved with Good Karma

From Freelancedom
January 25, 2010 at 10:00 am
[Image via] Work has been pretty damn good lately (aside from the occasional seasonal slump). And — conceited as it may sound — I credit myself for a lot of that. ... (more)

Link Love: January 24, 2010

From Freelancedom
January 24, 2010 at 8:40 pm
I seem to be pulling out of that slump I was in for the past couple of weeks with my at-home freelance work. My copywriting is going faster, and easier, and I’m also feeling ... (more)

YourTango Is Hiring Editorial Interns. Put Your Career in My Hands.

From
January 20, 2010 at 1:28 pm

Hey guys! In my new roll as Assistant Editor at YourTango.com, I am responsible for hiring editorial interns, and it’s about time for me to seek the next batch. Interested?
YourTango

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When Every Day Is Sunday

From Freelancedom
January 18, 2010 at 11:16 am
[Image via] Early yesterday, Marie Claire tweeted a link to a group of articles they have online, on how to beat the Sunday blues. Funny, that. Lately, it feels as if every day ... (more)

Link Love: January 17, 2010

From Freelancedom
January 17, 2010 at 11:13 pm
I hope you’ll forgive the lack of original content around here lately. I’ve been looking for a way to get my freelance groove back but, for the moment, it eludes me. ... (more)

Link Love: January 10, 2010

From
January 10, 2010 at 7:30 pm

This past weekend, I did something truly revolutionary: I didn’t do a damn bit of work. Instead, I spent a day cleaning the condo. I threw a party. I caught up with people

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January 2010 Monthly Goal Meetup

From Freelancedom
January 6, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Well here we are. Another month (and…erm…an extra week) gone by. Time to face the music. ::winces:: Last month’s goals: 1. Finish my career coaching textbook ... (more)

Link Love: January 2, 2010

From Freelancedom
January 2, 2010 at 11:38 am
2009 is behind us, and good riddance to it. Though it ended on a high note — with big-money projects, the start of my career coaching certification program, and a new job ... (more)

The Benefits of Working the Off-Hours

From Freelancedom
December 29, 2009 at 1:10 pm
[Photo via] It’s a few days before the new year, and I’m one of just four people in the office. It’s silent. Still. There is only the muffled sound of keyboards ... (more)

Christmas Link Love

From Freelancedom
December 25, 2009 at 9:11 am
Merry Christmas from me and the fam! (We’re all so excited, we’re doing jazz hands for you.) I am, at this moment, probably exchanging gifts with my husband (I totally ... (more)

Happy Holidays! From Me To You, the Gift of Gluttony

From Freelancedom
December 24, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Is it just me, or are the holidays seriously kicking ass this year? And by “kicking ass,” I mean “kicking my ass.” Just this past Sunday, I spent seven ... (more)

Link Love – December 18, 2009

From Freelancedom
December 18, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Hey there guys! Before I give you your link love for the week, I’d like to indulge in a little bit of self-promotion. I’m thrilled and honored to report that Brazen ... (more)