This post will help you with Phase 2 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! I’ve got a freelance secret… 5 years into freelance writing, 2 years full-time…and I still don’t have a business card. I also don’t have a logo…or even official colors. Those are cardinal […]
Freelancing Changed My Relationship With Food
My father, being the Southern Black man he is, has zero qualms commenting on people’s weight. I’ve been horrified on multiple instances to hear him gleefully exclaim that someone was “gettin’ fat”…something that seems to be perfectly normal and acceptable conversation for his generation (they put less value on the amount of space bodies […]
Your Support Network Probably Won’t Look Much Like That White Guy’s You Follow…
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 ran into my youngest uncle yesterday. He stands a striking, but inviting 6’7″ and has always been nothing short of magical to me and my brother. He ordered suits from Japan and lived […]
Missy Elliot And The Powerful Elegance Of Evergreen Content
Sometimes Pandora just fails me. I don’t listen to music while I’m at the gym, but I do during my drive there. That of course means I keep a few stations that get me amped up…they’re a mix of 2000s hip hop, reggaeton, trap, and some Southern rap. Sometimes though, I think the people at […]
Black Digital Marketers…What’s Up?
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 swear, every time I even breathe the words “social” and “media” too closely together, I get favorites and retweets and shares from all kind of “gurus”, “mavens”, and “specialists” and their smiling […]
Quick Thoughts: Ideas For Music Producers And Artists
Podcast editing can be a pain, and it’s something a lot of people are bad at or flat out intimidated by (I’ve done it, and I’d pay to never have to do it again)…but it’s also something I’m sure a lot of Black music producers and artists could do great work on…your editing skills could […]
Quick Thoughts: The Savior Of Black Economics — Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Or Freelancers?
I really wish that we, Black people, would start addressing the “work freedom” question in more nuanced ways, simply because there is more than one path to economic wokeness. I’m a firm believer that we worship Entrepreneurs as the saviors of Black economics entirely too much. Not everyone is born an Entrepreneur or even enjoys […]
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 […]
Retirement For Freelancers: Interview With RetirementSavvy’s James C. Molet
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! One of the biggest financial risks you take as a freelancer is your retirement. Many traditional jobs offer contributions toward your retirement savings, or at the very least, incentive to save for the […]
Quick Thoughts: Taking Advantage Of Big Business Mistakes: Mashable
If there’s a marketing song I’d sing from the mountain tops, it’s that big brands have zero idea what they’re doing when it comes to products that appeal to minorities. I’m still not sure if it’s ignorance, malice, apathy or allowing people who are a nasty combo of those things to run rampant in content […]