BETTER FREELANCING: The #1 diff between how rich and poor freelancers handle clientele
The dentist office I went to as a kid always had the latest Highlights magazine in the waiting room. I would spend the entire wait poring through its pages. My…
Humor writer Mike Lukas shares fun stories and lessons on freelancing successfully.
“The Table’s the Table” and other freelancer advice from the Buddha
A story in the book I’m reading goes like this: Once, a man who was just beginning his practice of Buddhism found himself in Japan, the home city of the…
How to use one minute of Mind Control to make the sale
[This is something I wrote for Kevin Rogers, founder of CopyChief.com, an online copywriting community whose motto is 'Nobody Writes Alone.' ] How to use one minute of Mind Control…
The Day Job / Freelancer Endless Loop (and how to escape it!)
Quitting your day job to become a full-time freelancer is rarely a smooth transition. A lot of brand new freelancers get trapped in something called the Day Job / Freelancer Endless…
5 critical things I did before quitting my day job forever
Worse thing you can do as a potential freelancer is quit your day job before you’re ready. For a lot of people in this modern economy, the dream of being…
How Much $ Makes You Happy?
Our clothes dryer died without warning last night. Lady Kenmore still spins but there’s no more heat in her belly. She was supposed to dry some end-of-the-day whites but when…