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Category Archives: freelancing
Guest Speaking Summary: Starting Your Technical Writing Business
I was asked to be a guest Zoom speaker for the North Alabama chapter meeting of the Society for Technical Communication. My talk was on February 4. I was asked to speak about the process of starting your own business, … Continue reading
Why Going With Your Gut Isn’t Always Great
A couple days ago, I was updating the online version of my resume, which included some links to previous articles I’d written. First, my link didn’t work–broken links are always a hazard with a website that’s been up for nine … Continue reading
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Cash Flow and the Freelance Tech Writer
Today’s blogging adventure covers a practical matter: cash flow.
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Marketing as a Long-Term Consultant
I spent the first year and a half of my freelancing life taking any job I could find. Some of it was work I wanted, some of it wasn’t. I was not particularly adept at marketing myself as a solo … Continue reading
Planning in a Planning-Unfriendly Environment
I’m a planner. Whether I’m organizing vacations, work tasks, or long-term goals, I enjoy the process of imagining the future and identifying next steps to get there. The COVID-19 pandemic and the collective responses to it–public and private–have made long-term … Continue reading
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