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How much I made in 2021 as a freelancer
How much I made in 2021 as a freelancer in Australia and why it is important to be transparent about it.
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My goals for 2022: making my freelancing work better for me
Marisa Wikramanayake talks through what her goals for 2022 are and how she is planning to achieve them.
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How to successfully set goals and plan for 2022
Marisa Wikramanayake writes about how to plan for 2022 and set goals as a freelancer.
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My 2021 year in review – amazing goals success or failure?
The 2021 year in review - were all the goals met and hit and what of COVID-19? Marisa Wikramanayake looks back at her work over the year.
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How I am planning for the next financial year as a freelancer – despite Covid-19
This may seem strange to you. In a world that increasingly seems to offer little prospects for freelancers, why would I plan for 2020-2021? Or at least plan to continue freelancing? Reasons it’s hard on Australian freelancers: Closures & shutdowns of sections, papers and magazines and budget cutbacks leave freelancers with very few places to pitch to. The knock on effect of restrictions and budget cuts and shutdowns means no work for other businesses that would hire freelancers for other work. More and more in-house journalists becoming redundant means a larger community of freelancers. There is a disparity in who amongst freelancers are eligible for government support thanks to the…
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Setting goals as a freelance journalist
How do you set goals for your business as a freelance journalist? What sort of goals are best to set? What will move your business and career forward?
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How I use bullet journaling as a freelance journalist
Marisa Wikramanayake posts about how to use bullet journaling as a freelance journalist to organise your work flow and processes.
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Why I write at 4 am
Marisa Wikramanayake writes about why she chooses to work on her creative writing at four am.
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9 lessons I learned freelancing in 2018
While you book your spot in the upcoming very cheap Writers Victoria webinar on freelancing that I am running ($20 tickets and 20% off before Feb!) and get excited about Rounded offering a deal for attendees, here is a list of lessons I learned about freelancing in 2018 that will be useful for you to know if you have just started or are looking to start freelancing yourself. A bit of an intro first for those who came in late Moving into a new context for your work and your career means that invariably you learn something new. I moved from Perth to Melbourne last year. Despite my business being…
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Happy 2019!
Marisa Wikramanayake discusses her plans for freelancing, journalism, editing and writing and MEAA in 2019.
