Did you know that, in the advertising industry, it’s standard for a copywriter to practice the 50 boxes method? In other words, they push themselves to do 50 ideas for each assignment. Is it any wonder that copywriting can be such a time-consuming art?
Of course, coming up with 50 different ideas with deadlines looming is […]
Angela over at the Fab Freelance Writing Blog has some words of wisdom to share:
If you’re a solo operator, at least 40 per cent of your working time each week needs to be spent on marketing. You need to have processes in place so that you can simply get it done without thinking too much […]
It’s a proven fact: if you want to get anyone’s attention, you’ll have to think like them.
Specifically, you must be aware of what they’re looking for. Then work to meet them halfway. Here are three areas that, from my experience, are very important to potential clients:
Money. Even clients with money gardens in their backyard won’t […]
If you’re (or were) an avid video gamer, you probably know about a space-sim called Freelancer.
In the game, you played a skillful space pilot who earned money by taking on contracts to deliver goods, escort another ship, or collect a bounty. Or, you can be a merchant, buying goods from one planet and selling them […]
If you have nothing better to do, check out Grow Cube, an isometric miniature world that grows based on your choices. You have to decide when to place ten objects. Get the order right, and you’ll see this tiny world maximize itself. Not to mention you’ll win the game (click on the thumbnail to see […]
Over the weekend, a fellow freelancer who shall remain anonymous (for reasons that will become obvious) asserted that working on porn-related projects really helped the development of his/her skills.
Yes, dear readers, it’s another installment of Monday Madness!
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I was once watched a totally B-movie about a group of students in film school. Someone was picking them off one by one, the heroine got if off with a mysteriously rakish guy, yada yada yada.
And, when the killer was finally outed, who happened to be the students’ teacher, the heroine furiously said “those who […]
For the sixth (and counting) b5media business channel theme day, we’ll be talking about new beginnings, graduations, and anything this year’s recent graduates would find relevant. Check out Darlene’s theme post to see what my colleagues have to say!
But before you do that, let me share my experiences over the previous year. It’s just over […]
Quick! You need to open a certain application, and you’re too lazy to even look for it on your Start Menu, Dock, or whatever thingamajig your OS provides to make accessing your applications easy.
Well, if you’re already looking at a document of that program (let’s say you want to start Microsoft Word and you see […]
In the last post, I (hopefully) helped out Alfa:
Alfa: This is one situation that I’m dreading to experience. Many of the projects, almost 99% of ‘em, are without any printed contract. Is there any Web 2.0 online contract signing service available? How do you get around this kind of situation? I’m not used to asking […]
Showing why "Freelancing" Isn't Just an F-Word Through Shared Experiences and Useful Info.
Written by Rico Mossesgeld [email] for b5media.
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