Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20201 minU.S. Freelancers Are Headed Down the CrapperThe (U.S.) Freelancers Union has announced the topic for its September meeting: Living the 4-Hour Work Week. Yes, the New York City-based...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20202 minDon’t let the competition get you down Understanding the competition is a very good thing . . . maybe. We can pick up product and marketing tips and use what we learn from...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20202 minFreelancers beware: You need more than a good contract Yes, as everyone recommends, it’s good to have a good contract in place. A contract clarifies to both parties what the assignment is...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20204 minHow fast do you get back to freelance prospective clients?Prompt response to prospect queries shows you’re open for business. Is this you? You’re too busy to check voicemail so you don’t. Then...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20202 minFreelance business writing: Are revisions part of the job?A friend who is new to freelance writing—but an accomplished writer with varied online experience—recently had an experience that shook...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20202 minTwo types of freelance marcom writing: What’s the difference?Establishing an effective working relationship with corporate clients and pricing our work right make much more sense when we recognize...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20202 minSay just the right thing to freelance prospects . . . or elseIt’s easy to fear that you may be saying the wrong thing when you phone a potential freelance client. You may be courting disaster. Yes,...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20205 minFreelancing: Black-box pricing or The big pricing question no one asksLet’s start with the big pricing question no one asks freelancers: How do you, a self-employed freelancer, determine how much to pay to...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20203 minSpeak your truth, live your truth, the freelance wayRecent research alerts us to a serious and genuine problem in the workplace: Employees can’t speak up about problems, which loses...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20203 minCharge late fees to freelance clients: Yes or no?It seems to be fairly common for freelancers to charge late fees when payment is not received as prescribed by contract. Frankly, I don’t...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20204 minFreelancing: Why a penny saved is a penny earnedBen Franklin said it succinctly: A penny saved is a penny earned. This concept is totally absent in the realm of online information...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20202 min Living the freelance dreamWork where you want. Work when you want. Work how you want. Charge what you want. Dress as you want. Listen to the music you want. Live...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20202 minCollaborative freelancing is the answerSo what’s the question? The question may be, How can get paid what I am worth? Or, How can I get more good clients? Maybe, How can I...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20203 minOn freelancing and introversionWe may think that introversion is incompatible with being a freelancer. A freelancer must be ultra outgoing, networking and phoning and...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20202 minDon’t overestimate your marketHow do you compare to the general public in terms of your computer skills? The answer may be: much better than you would guess. Jakob...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20202 minExercising the completion muscleIsn’t it great when we discover the name for a practice we have long-ago adopted? My newly discovered practice is “exercising the...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20203 minThree types of freelance crazinessNo wonder many people think freelancing is the most wonderful lifestyle anyone could ever have, considering the stuff I’ve been seeing...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20203 minThe power to critique is the power to destroyI used to welcome input on my writing from others. I saw it as free help. The more negative the advice, the more it was a test of my...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20202 min“Pick up the phone” works in politics tooIn the last few weeks I’ve been doing volunteer phoning for my political party. It could be called “cold calling,” but it’s not really...
Diana SchneidmanJul 10, 20203 minCold calling for freelance work: Leave a message? Yes, yes, yes!Seems the consensus among marketers is never to leave a voicemail message when cold calling. The collective “they” say that cold calls...