• Business of Freelance Writing

    4 Ways to Discover the True Helpers from the Money Zappers

    Tweet {photo credit} These days everyone has a gadget, gizmo, strategy or idea that can help you turn your business into a gazillion dollar money-making machine. But how true our their claims? And how much of their “strategy” depends not on real, hard work, but on your own hard earned cash? It’s 2011. It’s time for your business to shine. But be careful what you invest your time and energy in. It could be that all you need is to brush up on your marketing or grammar skills and that “amazing” new program that everyone is talking about is just…

  • Business of Freelance Writing - Professional Recommendations

    The School of Hard Knocks: For writers and those who want to work with writers.

    Tweet {photo source} As a newbie writer, you’re kind of going in all green and vulnerable. You desperately want to write. But you need the clips and the experience to take you far. This sometimes results in a bad equation. In my case, it meant lots of learning lessons in the school of hard knocks. Lessons that taught me not only how to be a better business person, but also gave me insider tips businesses could learn when working with freelance writers. So here’s a post for both of you-hopefully a happy marriage between writer and client that will lead…