Starting a Business Is About Taking Risks
Tweet Yesterday, I decided to update my writing goals. I made them more short-term than I usually do because I am thinking about January 2010. It’s the day that I go from being a part-time freelance writer to a full-time one. Last week, I told my boss that I had to follow my heart, be true to myself, so I was leaving at the end of January. He asked me to stay and told me that he will give me time to reconsider, but I don’t...
Read MoreHow to Work With Children in the Household
Tweet Here are some tips to help you freelance parents, entrepreneurs, and telecommuters out there work when your children are in the house. These tips have helped me tons, so I hope it does the same for you. List of 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers: http://vida.posterous.com/100-best-companies-for-working-mothers ...
Read MoreGetting to Know Your Clients is Always a Plus
Tweet Everyone has good or bad stories to tell about people they have worked with or for. It’s a fact of life that everyone has different personalities and quirks, and not everyone is going to get along. Currently, I am one of the experts who is helping a client gather requirements for a new system that will help collaborate a bunch of legacy systems into one. During this process, I am working for two months in a conference room,...
Read More5 Tips to Make Clients Like You During Meetings
Tweet Freelancers are constantly having to meet with clients. It’s different than if you work for a company because they usually have everything set in place to conduct a successful meeting. One thing that a company doesn’t have, and you do, is YOU. You are the deciding factor for a client to make his/her final decision to work with you or not. Last week, while in Tampa, I met with over 20 different clients. I had a...
Read MoreWired Editor-in-Chief to Keynote DC GrowSmartBiz Conference
Tweet Wired Magazine is one of my favorite magazines that helps me keep up with the latest in the technological field. I have also added the RSS feed to my Google Reader, so I can easily share articles with my social networks. It was a wonderful surprise to find out that Wired’s Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson will be keynoting the GrowSmartBiz Conference on September 29, 2009 at the Renaissance Hotel in...
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