Freelancing Posts
The Cost of Simplification
This Just In: Owning your own platform can be complicated and sometimes simplifying can be costly.
What Is Your Freelance Writing Rate
Writing jobs are evaporating for many reasons, but freelance rates were really bad long before AI came around.
Pay People Not Platforms
This Week In Writing, we look at why Substack’s collapse is actually a good thing for paid newsletters.
Do CTAs Even Work Anymore?
This Week In Writing, we explore the “necessary evil” of calls to action and ask if they are any better than tacky banner ads.
Let’s Talk About Money
This Week In Writing, we talk about earning money as a writer online and check in on NaNoWriMo.
Did You Hug Your Boss Today?
This Week In Writing, we explore inappropriate workplace dynamics and how that applies to writers.
How to Move Your Digital Brain From Notion to Reminders
I used Notion as a project management system but replaced it with Apple’s Reminders. Here’s how you can, too.
This Just in: Why I’m Leaving Full-Time Freelance Work
Full-time freelance work might be the goal for many writers, but it’s not for everyone. Here’s why I’m saying goodbye.
The Stats I Track
This Week In Writing, we explore which stats are necessary to track and which are safe to ignore.
How To Write and Publish a Book for Less Than $500
https://writingcooperative.com/how-to-write-and-publish-a-book-for-less-than-500-e72fba696591
Stop Using Emotional Manipulation and Poverty Porn When Marketing Nonprofits
Nonprofit marketing tells a great story without emotional manipulation and poverty porn. Learn more in my interview with ViralContentBee.
Are You Prepared To Change?
Losing a client is an excellent reminder that not everything lasts forever. How we respond is what matters.
Is Revue Too Good to be True?
Revue is a newsletter tool that is deeply integrated with Twitter, but is it the right email marketing tool for freelancers?
Should You Go With The Flow?
Beautiful email marketing, automation, and workflows for a fraction of the cost? Is Flodesk too good to be true?
Should You Give It The Gusto?
Getting paid as a freelancer is great, but paying yourself is even better. Is Gusto the right choice to make that happen?
Should Freelancers Catch a Wave?
Does Wave make accounting easier to understand for freelancers? And is it really that cheap? Let’s find out!
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