Updated 2/88/2020 There’s a couple of questions that you won’t see me answering much around here at BlackFreelance. The first is almost anything contract-related (because I’m not a lawyer…just know you should have one.) The second is when you should quit your job, and that’s for a couple reasons. First, I’ve never done it myself. […]
Supporting Black Businesses: A New Opportunity for Black Writers, Part 4-Handling Kickback
Haven’t read part 3? Check it out here. We’re at the last part of this series, so it’s time to deal with what’s probably going to be your biggest challenge in breaking into Black content marketing. If you’ve read this far, I’m confident you’ll be able to pick up the skills and techniques you need […]
Supporting Black Businesses: A New Opportunity for Black Writers, Part 3-Taking Action
If you haven’t read Part 2, check that out here. So you’re all fired up and ready to help Black businesses build content presences that help them grow…now what? In this section, we’re going to cover some action steps. Keep in mind that this isn’t so much a step-by-step process as it is a list […]
Supporting Black Businesses: A New Opportunity for Black Writers, Part 2-Truths
This post will help you with Phase 2 of your Freelance Workbook…if you haven’t started yet, download it now! Also, If you haven’t read part 1, check it out here OK, so I’m going to tell you to start prospecting right now. Seems early right? Well, prospecting is something every freelancer should be doing on a […]
Supporting Black Businesses: A New Opportunity for Black Writers (Part 1)
I sat down to write a quick blog post after a conversation on Twitter this morning and it kind of…exploded into a 4-part series. So we’re going to be having a long conversation about the opportunities freelancers have to support Black businesses, a few critical truths that we all need to accept if we want […]
10 Business Truths Every Freelancer Needs to Understand
This post will help you with Phase 3 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Most freelance frustration starts with misunderstanding something about business. Anytime I hear someone say they’re frustrated with not earning enough, not getting clients, or not knowing where to focus, once we dig a little […]
4 Simple Ways to Pace Your Freelance Earning
The only thing I miss about employment is the predictable income. While employment might not be a safe bet anymore, it does provide structured income that’s largely predictable at some level—even when I wasn’t salaried, I knew that there was neatly packaged demand and compensation for my work (even if I couldn’t count on a […]
Getting Your Marketing Minimums In
This post will help you with Phase 3 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Freelancing can seem really mysterious from the outside. Between deciding on a skillset, choosing the “right” niche, and figuring out the murky world of payment and income, sometimes it seems a lot easier to […]
Scam Notice: The Atlantic
If you haven’t heard yet, cybercriminals posing as representatives of The Atlantic have been targeting freelancers. You can read the full press release here, but there’s an excerpt below. Really quickly, I want to give you three tips to help avoid issues like this: There’s really no reason anyone should be asking for your social […]
Niche Insight: Interview with Real Estate Veteran Michael Corley
This post will help you with Phase 2 of your Freelance Workbook…if you haven’t started yet, download it now! If you’re looking for a niche to jump into, you’re really going to want to take a few minutes to sit down and listen to this interview with real estate veteran Michael Corley of Corley Realty […]