This post will help you with Phase 2 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! While it’s not the first question you should be answering when considering freelancing, the skillset question is one of the most difficult. Part of that is because the language that some of us […]
30 Ways Employers Control Your Life
**This post will help you with Phase 1 of your Freelance Workbook.** We underestimate the impact employers have on our lives…and that’s an understatement. I fell asleep last night thinking of all the ways my life has been different since becoming a full-time freelancer but also wondering what my life would be like if I’d […]
No Portfolio? No problem.
This post will help you with Phase 3 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! This post is geared toward writers, but it’s worth a read for freelancers of every skill set to get some inspiration on getting past the portfolio hurdle. “You need experience to get experience.” […]
4 Ways You Can Use Freelancing to Build a Professional Career
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! If I’ve learned anything about freelancing over the past few years, it’s that unless someone does it, and does it for a decent amount of time, they probably have no idea what it […]
Quick Thoughts: Freelance Your Way To Full-time Work
One of my clients just asked me to interview for a full-time position with them. While I’m not personally looking to go back to that kind of employment, the conversations I’ve had around the job have reminded me how important an open mind is around the concept of work in the “new economy.” The work […]
Why Aren’t You Selling Your Work?
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Is it because you think it’s not good enough? That no one will buy? That it’s too hard or too complicated or too risky? I could tell you that none of those things […]
How You Know You’re Not Meant To Work For Other People
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 waited too long to start making money for myself. Honestly, I should have known way earlier that I was a poor fit as an office employee. (You may have a similar story.) […]
You Don’t Need Experience To Get Experience.
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! The catch-22 of needing experience to get experience is not a conundrum. It’s not a puzzle designed to frustrate new entrants or test for the most plucky or driven. It’s a signal. […]
3 Ways I Prepared Financially To Be A Full-Time Freelancer
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Freelancing can be scary. As much as it’s true that jobs aren’t nearly as secure as they used to be, especially for Black people, they still offer a financial predictability that freelancing can’t really […]
Creating Your Best Portfolio
Your portfolio is an experience. Testimonials, samples…I stressed about getting those together into a great package when I first started freelancing as a writer. What I didn’t realize at the time, was that the traditional portfolio—that collection of art work, photographs, successful projects—was just one of many checkboxes that clients were looking to tick before […]