Comments on: When freelancing isn't enough – it's OK to have another job too http://michellerafter.com/2009/02/18/when-freelancing-isnt-enough-its-ok-to-have-another-job-too/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Freelancing in the Digital Age Thu, 24 May 2012 00:53:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Business Blogging, Design Opportunity, Inbound Marketing for Finding Jobs and More | Abaminds Entrepreneurs http://michellerafter.com/2009/02/18/when-freelancing-isnt-enough-its-ok-to-have-another-job-too/comment-page-1/#comment-920 Business Blogging, Design Opportunity, Inbound Marketing for Finding Jobs and More | Abaminds Entrepreneurs Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:09:30 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=1983#comment-920 [...] When freelancing isn’t enough - it’s OK to have another job too - Don’t be ashamed if you need to get a day job to make ends meet. Pride won’t help you pay your bills. [...] [...] When freelancing isn’t enough – it’s OK to have another job too – Don’t be ashamed if you need to get a day job to make ends meet. Pride won’t help you pay your bills. [...]

]]> By: Michelle Rafter http://michellerafter.com/2009/02/18/when-freelancing-isnt-enough-its-ok-to-have-another-job-too/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Michelle Rafter Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:08:39 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=1983#comment-922 Point taken. Freelancing is a hard job to do part time - I know because I've tried. Even if you're only writing half time it's impossible to turn off the mental spigot of ideas, to-do lists, worries over when checks will come in, etc. It's all-consuming. And to do it well you must, as you stated, constantly market yourself. That's why over the years I've decided to brand myself as a continuing writer, cultivating relationships with a handful of publications that I write for on a regular basis. They get a writer who's up to speed on the subject matter & I get the assurance of steady work. Point taken. Freelancing is a hard job to do part time – I know because I’ve tried. Even if you’re only writing half time it’s impossible to turn off the mental spigot of ideas, to-do lists, worries over when checks will come in, etc. It’s all-consuming. And to do it well you must, as you stated, constantly market yourself. That’s why over the years I’ve decided to brand myself as a continuing writer, cultivating relationships with a handful of publications that I write for on a regular basis. They get a writer who’s up to speed on the subject matter & I get the assurance of steady work.

]]> By: Kristie Lorette http://michellerafter.com/2009/02/18/when-freelancing-isnt-enough-its-ok-to-have-another-job-too/comment-page-1/#comment-921 Kristie Lorette Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:47:54 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=1983#comment-921 The problem is that many freelance writers try to make it as a writer full-time but aren't willing to dedicate the time it takes to build a pipeline of work. Two months after I went full-time as a freelance writer, I was making more money than I did working for other companies. Enough money to pay all of my bills and live a comfortable life. This did not come easy. It meant sitting down every day and pouring over websites and responding to project ads, along with keeping up with the writing work I had on my plate. Now, even though I have a base of clients, that keep me steadily busy (sometimes swamped), I still sit down a couple of days a week and submit a few proposals online. This is how I add new clients to my pool. Referrals are the way my pool of clients has grown. Freelancing (no matter whether it's writing, designing, or life coaching) requires that you market your services to attract clients. It's more than the writing. It's the total package that is going to mean success. I'm not saying that it isn't OK to take another job if freelancing isn't working out. What I'm saying is that you have to do everything you can to make it work, or it is doomed to fail. The problem is that many freelance writers try to make it as a writer full-time but aren’t willing to dedicate the time it takes to build a pipeline of work. Two months after I went full-time as a freelance writer, I was making more money than I did working for other companies. Enough money to pay all of my bills and live a comfortable life.

This did not come easy.

It meant sitting down every day and pouring over websites and responding to project ads, along with keeping up with the writing work I had on my plate. Now, even though I have a base of clients, that keep me steadily busy (sometimes swamped), I still sit down a couple of days a week and submit a few proposals online. This is how I add new clients to my pool. Referrals are the way my pool of clients has grown.

Freelancing (no matter whether it’s writing, designing, or life coaching) requires that you market your services to attract clients. It’s more than the writing. It’s the total package that is going to mean success.

I’m not saying that it isn’t OK to take another job if freelancing isn’t working out. What I’m saying is that you have to do everything you can to make it work, or it is doomed to fail.

]]> By: Bizzie Mommy » Blog Archive » Posts about freelance writing as of February 18, 2009 http://michellerafter.com/2009/02/18/when-freelancing-isnt-enough-its-ok-to-have-another-job-too/comment-page-1/#comment-919 Bizzie Mommy » Blog Archive » Posts about freelance writing as of February 18, 2009 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:39:27 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=1983#comment-919 [...] on Tuesday. Hopefully I will have something more interesting to share on Day4! We’re When freelancing isn’t enough - it’s OK to have another job too - michellerafter.wordpress.com 02/18/2009 strong class=keywordFreelance/strong writers are nervous [...] [...] on Tuesday. Hopefully I will have something more interesting to share on Day4! We’re When freelancing isn’t enough – it’s OK to have another job too – michellerafter.wordpress.com 02/18/2009 strong class=keywordFreelance/strong writers are nervous [...]

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