Recently I’ve been reading Make ‘Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America, by Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor. An entertaining,...

There are simple, obvious (when you think about it) reasons that networking by solopros (freelancers and consultants) should be done...

When you are a freelancer or consultant (solopro), there are worse things than having no work to do. Number one on the list is working...

As you may recall, the much quoted Mae West said that too much of a good thing can be wonderful. But when it comes to freelancing and...

The other day I was speaking to a Rotary club about how to start making money quickly as a freelancer or consultant when an audience...

Were the good old days really so good? I may well be older than you, dear reader. And I may well have been freelancing and consulting...

Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994), a spiritual leader of the Jewish Chabad Lubavitch movement, insisted on delivering a talk the day...

When I phone corporate clients for freelance and consulting assignments (in my case, writing and research in the insurance and asset...

Here in Illinois, the big news in our daily Chicago Tribune is its front-page campaign to expose how politicians and university trustees...

Several years ago I attended a job club meeting led by an unemployed volunteer who was clearly—and deeply—troubled. He asked someone from...

Remember the old-time beauty pageants on TV? Remember the naming of Miss Congeniality, the oh-so-gracious loser? The women (girls?) would...

The biggest roadblock to getting started as a freelancer or consultant is deciding what to charge. If you charge too much, potential...

Note: I still observe what is happening in corporate hiring and retention. I freelance and consult because that’s presented the best...

Today I’m coming at the question of how to price freelance services from a different perspective. This time I’m the client, not the...

Since I recommend making large numbers of phone calls (commonly but regrettably called “cold” calls) to generate freelance and consulting...

I recently received an intriguing comment on my blog. It raised a question I’ve asked myself many times over the years, and I continue to...

Should you include your URL/website when leaving a voicemail? Set up a short and sweet landing page for this connection? Send an email...

I read a lot of email. Seriously. A lot of email! I especially read a substantial number of emails written by fellow online coaches and...

Technically speaking, I’m a Baby Boomer. We’re not a select group. There are millions—or even billions?—of us. One reason there’s so many...

It happens all the time, but when you first contact prospects for freelance and consulting assignments, it’s really surprising. If you...