From Freelancedom
April 10, 2010 at 5:08 pm
I feel as if this week was a perfect example of how much I was missing when I was playing recluse for the past year. (The positively balmy weather didn’t hurt.)
On Tuesday, ... (
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From Freelancedom
April 8, 2010 at 8:43 am
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Oh my god, you guys. The other week, I asked for suggestions on what I should include in my Job Hopping for Word Nerds e-book. Heather of CraftLit provided me with ... (
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From Freelancedom
April 5, 2010 at 10:56 am
You guys. I’m so excited I could puke. Last night, my (darling, beloved, uber-talented, handsome) husband put the finishing touches on my new web platform, and then set ... (
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From Freelancedom
April 4, 2010 at 10:54 am
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My husband and I have been living in our one-bedroom condo for almost four years now.
When we first moved in, we agreed to forgo the formal dining room in favor of ... (
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From Freelancedom
March 31, 2010 at 1:10 pm
A few weeks ago, one of my YourTango co-workers got a (totally deserved because she’s awesome) promotion.
It got me thinking: What’s the next step for me at this company? ... (
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March 27, 2010 at 10:13 am
It’s been a busy week, and my poor ebook keeps falling to the bottom of the heap in terms of priorities. After all, who has time to whip up a book when there’s an
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From Freelancedom
March 25, 2010 at 8:30 am
Once upon a time, I wanted to be a ballerina. I loved the tutus, the leg warmers, and the ’80s dance movies. After a few months of ballet lessons, however, in which I was ... (
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From Freelancedom
March 24, 2010 at 11:52 am
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Considering that I maintain a how-to blog with no membership fees, donation links, or advertising, you must assume that I love giving it all away. And to some extent, ... (
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From Freelancedom
March 19, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Hey there guys — I need your help. Here’s the story: I’m working on an ebook. It’s called Job Hopping for Word Nerds, and I’m writing it with the ... (
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From Freelancedom
March 19, 2010 at 4:20 pm
It’s been a long, ridiculously busy week and, I must admit, I’m feeling a bit burnt out. Which is why, last night, I forced myself to step away from my laptop and ... (
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From Freelancedom
March 18, 2010 at 10:28 am
For the past six or seven weeks, I’ve been participating in Freelance Success’s Query Challenge.
The last time I participated, I broke into new markets and gained ... (
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From Freelancedom
March 17, 2010 at 12:38 pm
So apparently, just about everyone in my Twitter feed was at South by Southwest (SXSW) this past week, a conference (and seemingly non-stop party) that somehow brings together ... (
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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 ... (
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From Freelancedom
March 12, 2010 at 3:57 pm
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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, ... (
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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, ... (
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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, ... (
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From Freelancedom
March 1, 2010 at 9:30 am
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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. ... (
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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 ... (
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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 — ... (
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From Freelancedom
February 22, 2010 at 9:28 am
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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 & ... (
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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 ... (
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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 ... (
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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 ... (
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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 ... (
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From Freelancedom
January 29, 2010 at 2:24 pm
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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 ... (
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