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 […]
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. […]
I’m Missing My Cousin’s Wedding Because I’m A Freelancer
Everyone knows that freelancing means an end to that predictable paycheck, but it’s easy to forget how many parts of your life really hinge on having a steady flow of income. My closest cousin is getting married soon and I’m not going to be attending her wedding. It was a decision I had to make […]
You Are Not Every Freelancer. It Is Not All In You.
*I ran across some beautiful pictures of Whitney Houston today and decided to try something…See if you can’t find all the Whitney Houston references in this post and leave them in the comments…there are 14…good luck! This post will help you with Phase 2 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download […]
The Key To Your Clients’ Happiness? This Simple Framework
If you’ve never gotten an email from a dissatisfied client…well…you want to keep things that way. Freelancers with positive, productive, payful (that’s going to be a word, at least for this post) relationships with their clients didn’t get that way by accident. Some of us are just naturals when it comes to keep clients happy, […]
5 Essential Points To Get Started On Bidding Sites
This post will help you with Phase 3 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Most freelancers get their work through a mix of referrals, cold contact, and on bidding sites. If you talk to more experienced freelancers, you likely won’t hear too many kind words about them, […]
Quick Thoughts: Getting In The Heads Of Your Clients
As bad as my 10+ year stint in traditional employment was, I did walk away with some skills that were particular to the work I did. One of those was following up. I’m not a natural “chaser”, so having to learn to officially schedule and plot time to run behind clients was something I had […]
Quick Thoughts: Do You Know Your Industry Colors?
Every type of business or community has signals — language, images, shapes — that signal insider understanding. Colors are a big one and your site should reflect that. Use the guide below to get started after choosing your freelance specialization. If you don’t see yours here, visit five or six leaders in your industry and […]
Easy Upgrade To Your Freelancer Website…Fonts!
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! So I’ve been ashamed of my freelancer site for a while now…the content flows, the colors are appropriate for my industry, it’s bright and inviting but still professional–but I’ve still been contemplating […]
Don’t Waste Your Time On A Business Name
It’s website month here at BlackFreelance and it’s got me rethinking my ENTIRE web presence. I recently sat down to listen to a podcast on freelancing as a B2B business writer an as usual with podcasts, I came out ready to do a million things…one of those being creating an entirely new domain for my […]