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The interview question that made me turn pro
Before becoming a freelancer I was in an interview for a full-time remote job. This is what Steven Pressfield in “Turning Pro” would call a shadow career… I was interviewing for remote work after my partner and I decided we would move west to be closer to his work. He...
Shipping for the Uninitiated
A friend pointed out that not everyone is quite as indoctrinated in Godin-isms and that it might be wise to define what it means to “ship”. It’s been said the term has roots in a Steve Jobs quote, “real artists ship”, and the term was used heavily in Seth’s book...
Setting client expectations for availability
I realized over the weekend that I have been a very naughty freelancer. It was my partners birthday weekend so, aside from shipping a blog both days, I mostly unplugged from my inbox and social accounts. I received late Friday/Saturday emails from 2 separate clients....
There’s no “easy button” for success
Our culture is backward. Where is the logic in celebrating the “overnight success” or the celebrities who get famous for salacious behavior and sex tapes? Why do we fetishize the idea of success without the hard work? It’s a symptom of our own laziness, our desire for...
Do the work, or build a brand?
This is a classic chicken & egg conundrum. When you first start freelancing online, do you just start working, or do you establish a brand & online presence first? (If you were wondering eggs came first, because dinosaurs) The answer is both. To get work...
Skip the Cubicle, Embrace a Digital Economy
“When employees are treated as short-term assets, they reinvent themselves as marketable goods, always ready to quit.” ~ Ilana Gershon, associate professor of anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington. [source] Your 9-to-5 sucks and it's time to do something...
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