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11 things I am tracking in 2019 for my freelancing and why
Marisa Wikramanayake discusses what she tracks as a freelancer so that she can be a better journalist and editor.
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Freelancing panel at IPEd 2017
I’m not necessarily going to write these notes out in order but here is a quick run down of my bootstrapping for a freelancing business. Use tech to bring freelancing work to you: I find that my work comes through being the first person to email someone as soon as an opportunity comes up. I also find it useful to work across time zones. So how do you bootstrap this? And for free? Facebook groups: figure out which group has the most posts for the sort of work you want to do popping up and change its settings so that you are notified by Facebook of new posts popping up.…
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16+ mobile apps that allow me to work from my phone
Robin Bower posted about how she wanted to start using her mobile more for work and Wordpress posting. I asked if she would like a rundown of how I used my mobile for my work and she agreed.
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The Court Hotel, cowboys, complaints and the social media cover up
NOTE: The names of those who commented are blacked out in each screenshot for their privacy. It started with an event that the Court Hotel, a well known GLBTIQ venue here in Perth, Australia, wanted to hold. It was a Wild West themed event with a lot of mentions of “Cowboys and Indians” which is inappropriate and racist towards those with Native American heritage. You can see the Google cached version of the Court Hotel’s website’s event prior to any changes here (let me know if it has disappeared) and here is the original image and the screenshot of the text. The Court Hotel promoted the event via Twitter, their…
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Freelance Friday: 8 marketing tips for freelancers
1) Streamline your marketing efforts as best you can. If you have a website, for example, set it up so that your posts go straight through to your Facebook business page, your Twitter account and your LinkedIn account. 2) Dress well and dress appropriately. You never know when you will meet someone who might give you work. It might not be at your next networking function – it might be in the supermarket. Australia seems to be relaxed in terms of corporate wear and sometimes it’s easy to get caught out as a freelancer with the whole issue of what to wear and when. In fact, I’ll devote a whole…
