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The Future of Freelancing

Archives for February 25, 2008

February 25, 2008 By Michelle V. Rafter

Freelancers' Strategies for Prospering in Bad Times

I recently shared a marketing expert’s advice for freelancer writers and other self-employed creative types to stay happy and solvent during shaky economic times. His suggestions boiled down to a few simple maxims: cultivate existing client relationships, specialize, learn new skills and network. Reality check time. Do freelancers heed such advice? Or do they use […]

Filed Under: Economy, Freelancing, Media Business, Writing Tagged With: AnnaLisa Michalski, Filip Wiltgren, freelancing strategies, Grant Plowman, Kathee Brewer, Maria Marsala, Marijke Vroomen-Durning, marketing your freelance business, Marty Weil, Michelle Vranizan Rafter, Richard Laurence Baron, Robert Dolezal, Sue Kristoff, Susan Emmens, Terri Maurer, WordCount

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