You can’t control a virus, the economy, or which client could be the next to stop making assignments. In the face of so much uncertainty, it’s easy to feel helpless, especially when your livelihood depends on the circumstances of others. But between doing nothing and feeling helpless and doing something, I vote for doing something. […]
WordCount Q&A: Marketing your freelance business in bad times
The publishing industry is in tumult. Publications are trying to do more with less – less advertising revenue, editorial staff and readers. Throw worries about a recession into the mix, and it means trouble for freelance writers who depend on magazines, newspapers and customer publishers for their livelihoods. Or does it? Not necessarily. Hard times […]