If you follow me on Twitter, you might have seen me worrying-out-loud about a client who I’m concerned is about to drop me. It’s my biggest client, and while when I first started freelancing, I counted this kind of thing as part of the game, I’m at a point now where it sometimes can get […]
Why Social Is Essential For Freelancers
I’m sitting here watching Beyonce’s Formation video bloom in all its glorious Southern American Blackness on Twitter…well…that and the predictions of the swarm of cultural dilettantes who will be writing painfully ignorant think pieces and commentary over the coming days and weeks. My greatest hope right now is that writers who understand the nuance and […]
The Business Of Black History
Black entrepreneurship is an old and proud tradition, even in “emerging” areas like STEM. Digging into the history of Black entrepreneurship yields much more than a list of the first Black faces to earn a certain dollar amount or join an executive board — what’s most fascinating about many Black entrepreneurial paths is the innovative […]
Why Every Black Freelancer Should Be On LinkedIn (And How To Get Started)
Updated 5/15/2018 This post will help you with Phase 3 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! LinkedIn catches so much unfair shade. I take that back…it was 99% deserved until the platform started to understand that it doesn’t need to be Facebook with fewer memes. Basically, LinkedIn […]
Quick Thoughts: Conference Materials
It’s conference season in my industry, and everybody and his mama, cousins, and best friends are scrambling to put together words that get (and keep) people’s attention. If you’re a writer or graphic designer (or even videographer or podcaster) make sure you not only keep a calendar of your industry conferences (easy to find by […]
From Nurse To Writer…
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! I see writing gigs for nurses specifically quite frequently, and honestly, the healthcare field is in dire need of writers with practical insight into patient experiences and how everything runs internally. Any nurse looking […]
Your Educational Plan For The Next Six Months
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Code School Offers Refund If You Don’t Find Work
This post will help you with Phase 2 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Ran across this article on Udacity today (via Wired)…apparently, the startup Udacity is offering a refund of your ~$299 if you don’t find work within 6 months after completing one of its Nanodegree programs. […]
9 Ways To Educate Yourself On Your Freelance Niche
Updated 6/9/18 This post will help you with Phase 2 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! If you’re not specializing in a niche, you’re probably making your freelance life harder than it has to be. Since some tweaks I made during website month, I’ve had a lot […]