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Category Archives: consulting
Are You a Leader, Follower, or Other?
For ten years, my father and I bickered back and forth about why I wasn’t going into management. The arguments seemed rational—better pay, better benefits, more chance for advancement—but they didn’t move me. Maybe it’s an introvert thing, maybe it’s … Continue reading
Is Self-Employment for You?
The most popular entry on this blog is about large, medium, and small businesses. However, all of those choices assume that you wish to be an employee. Being an individual contractor, consultant, proprietor, or CEO is something else. For the … Continue reading
Posted in consulting, freelancing, marketing
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Health Insurance for the Freelance Writer
No one likes to talk about insurance, any more than they like to talk about their ailments. However, both of them are pretty much inevitable at some point. Fair warning: a political comment or two might sneak into this discussion. … Continue reading
Five Tips to Make Networking Work For You
I can’t be an introvert all the time, and when it comes to doing my job, I’m surprisingly sociable. This is important because talking to people is how you build the relationships that help your scope of knowledge grow. And … Continue reading
Posted in careers, clients, consulting, freelancing, meetings, personal
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Freelancing Advice Podcast
Just did this 10-minute interview with Ryan Weber, head of the University of Alabama-Huntsville English department, where I taught business writing for a semester. I hope you find the advice interesting and worthwhile. It’s mostly about the basics of freelance … Continue reading
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