Aug 16, 2021 | Self-Employment Sanity |
We self-employed professionals are graced with mixed blessings around getting stuff done. No one is looking over our shoulder making us do the things we know we should. Hooray, there’s no boss breathing down our necks! But also… Uh oh, that means...
Jul 20, 2021 | Getting Clients |
For the past several years, I’ve been helping self-employed professionals build business with writing: articles, blog posts, ebooks, and more. To explain to them the type of editorial content that professionals need to write in order to attract and land clients,...
Jun 8, 2021 | Self-Employment Sanity |
I often hear from self-employed professionals that they are struggling. Running a business is hard work. Marketing and sales can be uncomfortable or even scary. You frequently don’t know where your next client is coming from. It can make you feel pessimistic, or...
Mar 19, 2021 | Nonfiction Writing |
Before she wrote her memoir Wild, Cheryl Strayed penned an advice column under the pseudonym “Sugar.” In answer to a letter from a self-described “writer who can’t write,” Cheryl replied, “Writing is hard for every last one of...
Apr 2, 2020 | Self-Employment Sanity |
There’s no question that the state of the world economy is alarming. Here in the U.S., businesses are failing, unemployment is at record levels, and business and consumer spending in multiple categories has plummeted. And there’s no clear path to recovery...
Dec 3, 2015 | Self-Employment Sanity |
Did you set goals for your business back in January of this year? It’s a fairly common practice among entrepreneurs to set new intentions when the year begins. So, how are you doing on those January goals? It’s also pretty common for business owners to get...