This post will help you with Phase 1 of the Black Freelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! My first Internet business was impressively exhausting. I built it while working full-time in a job I hated, so naturally, it sucked up every extra bit of energy and time I had. […]
How I Coped With Burnout As a New Freelancer
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 didn’t start my freelance career on my own terms. Whenever you hear me say that it’s best to transition slowly into freelancing and build a client base before you make any […]
3 Red Flags Freelancers Should Look Out For When Vetting Entertainers and Artists
Onicia Muller (@OniciaMuller) This post will help you with Phase 2 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Performing at comedy and storytelling shows helps advance my entertainment career and doubles as free marketing. I make sure hosts mention that I’m a creative project manager so that after the […]
4 Years Later and I’m Still Dealing with Burnout
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! Last week, I missed a call with a client. There wasn’t an emergency or anything, I just kept working, ignored reminders, and completely blew past the meeting. It wasn’t like me at all, […]
A Note on Freelance Skillsets
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 […]
10 Ways to Get Past the Fear of Charging For Your Work
This post will help you with Phase 1 of the BlackFreelance Foundations Workbook…if you haven’t started yours yet, download it now! I train a pretty rough martial art — Brazilian jiu jitsu. Six years (and a few fractures and black eyes) in, and the belt that I’m still most proud of […]
You Don’t Have to Get Freelancing Right the First Time (or even the second)
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 want to tell you something real quick. Your first freelance profile won’t be right. Your first pitch either. Know what else? Your first website will likely be strange and ineffective and your […]
2017: The Year I’m Giving Up Goals
I’m done with goals. At least for a year. Goals are overrated. I still have things I want to see happen (namely upping the level of my clients), but I’m at a point where that’s going to have to happen as a natural outgrowth of how I live as a freelancer. After decades of forcing […]
11 Freelance/Business Habits I’m Leaving in 2016
This year’s been a benchmark year for me as a freelancer. With all the garbage 2016’s brought with it, for my freelance business, it’s actually been a good run. I hit my earning goals of matching my full-time monthly income while working part-time. I’ve plugged into a great referral network in my niche, and I’ve […]