This post will help you with Phase 1 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! I freelance because I’m Black. I’m not saying that freelancing is universally great for Black people…it works differently for everybody. What I am saying, is that my experiences in racialized workplaces were a […]
9 Questions To Answer Before You Start Freelancing
This post will help you complete Phase 1 in your Freelance Profile Workbook. Working as a freelancer has changed my life…multiple health conditions have improved on their own, I lost 30lbs, I no longer hope for the week to rush into Friday…I wake up and my days are interesting and engaging. Still though, I wouldn’t […]
Marketing Your Freelance Services To Black Businesses
Let me start this off by saying this is not my area of expertise. I work with B2B companies in a standardized industry, but want to help further a deeper conversation around marketing, and help you sell your services at the same time. I’m not a procrastinator. I’m the opposite…I over-prepare and pre-prepare, and […]
Q&A: Race And The Mysterious, Disappearing Job Prospect
Those of us with White-passing names know this story all too well…you build up a stellar resume, send out applications to multiple positions, go in for interviews and somehow…none pan out. Strangely, people who were excited and enthusiastic to meet you on the phone seem cold and detached in person. I have too many of […]
10 Ways Freelancing Liberated My Life
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Working for myself as a freelancer has brought me freedom in more ways than I ever would’ve thought. Every freelancers says that, but it’s one of those things people say because it’s true. […]
Univision’s Purchase Of The Root Worries Me
Backstory: It was announced on Friday that Univision (owned by Haim Saban) had purchased The Root, the Black news and culture site co-founded by Henry Lewis Gates, Jr. I don’t trust Univision. I’ve watched for over a decade (in my studies of Spanish), and their programming is socially juvenile at best. I don’t mean that […]
5 Signs “Exposure” Is A Trap (And 3 More It Isn’t)
@BlackFreelance1 I’m just not a fan of disorganization, unethical behavior, and the “exposure” trap. Nope…exposure doesn’t pay bills lol — Tai Gooden (@taigooden) May 21, 2015 OK…so this one applies to all freelancers, but bloggers, photographers, musicians, and designers especially, I’m gonna need you to read this whole post. “Exposure” is a rook. Well…except when […]
5 Ways To Start Sowing Your Freelance Marketing Garden Today
This post will help you with Phase 3 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! I hate selling. Mostly because I’m bad at it, but it also just doesn’t fit my personality. Because of that, I have to be extra-deliberate about my marketing efforts…if I’m not, my client […]
Black People’s Love Affair With The Traditional Corporate Job
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Abuse at the hands of a corporate job is the reason I started freelancing. Period. I have a long story about learning to get paid for online work, navigating social media, and turning […]
How Proper Should My English Be?
Proper English does not exist. Let’s just get that out there. No one way one person speaks this language is any more factually correct than, or superior to another. Language is about communication, and whether you freelance as a writer or an app developer, strong and effective communication — being understood — is crucial to […]