Robert Williams wrote an article he’s described as controversial called Are big client projects actually losing you money?. As someone who works with large clients, I was ready to dig in and defend my reasons why he was wrong. But his points were spot on and I agreed with most of them. This one stood …
Category: Issues
Issue #48 – September 11, 2015
Quick note, I’ve renamed Freelance Chi to Freelancing Digest. I suck at naming and Freelance Chi was a nice and simple name that I intended to keep temporarily. I never knew it would be 46 issues before I found a better, more representative name. – – – – – – – – The past months …
Issue #47 – September 4th, 2015
Quick note, I’ve renamed Freelance Chi to Freelancing Digest. I suck at naming and Freelance Chi was a nice and simple name that I intended to keep temporarily. I never knew it would be 46 issues before I found a better, more representative name. I’ve never felt comfortable with the work/life balance term. It’s always …
Issue #46 – August, 28th 2015
Whether you’re just getting started or you’ve made a change to your business that forces you to start over again, it’s difficult to find those first few clients. I’m of a fan of teaching people to proactively go out and dig for clients. Cold email, cold call, talking to your network, whatever tactic you can …
Issue #45 – August 21st, 2015
Many people describe me as organized. I follow Getting Things Done. I use my calender and am always on-time for meetings. I plan my day every morning and diligently check off little boxes as I work. In the years since I’ve gotten organized I’ve learned a thing or two. One of the most important things …