A bit of a dilema…

Wow…so, okay…you guys have question about all sorts of things. “what should I put in my portfolio?” “How much is too much to charge?” “How do I know if a client will be good or not?” And few hundred more great questions. I love the participation here.
But now I’m in a quandary:
I’ve got a log [...]

Avalanche!!!

Whew.
Working on this weeks ebook, Son of a Niche, which is more involved, because I’m doing a side-by-side, real-time case study to go along with it so you can see how it works…and I’m falling behind because I’m stopping to read all your questions!
Seriously, I just closed my email so I could focus.
Don’t get me [...]

“Cold calling really makes me feel uncomfortable.” So don’t.

This came to me from a reader in response to the Boot Camp and yesterday’s “5 ways to get work” post .
If you read Boot Camp, then what I suggest  I don’t really consider a sales cold call…because you’re not selling anything. You’re just calling to ask a few questions.
I think what this reader might [...]

5 Ways to Get New Clients This Week

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend!
Let’s talk about a few ways that can earn you a couple of new clients, THIS WEEK!
1. Let’s start early: with the morning paper. Go straight to the business section. Look for signs of positive growth in businesses—not markets, but specific businesses.  What are signs of [...]

Rates, Continued

Sorry, I thought I was done with this, but I’m not.
Writer’s I know it can be hard asking for such large sums of money. Believe me, I do. And I talk to plenty of writers who just feel plain guilty when the time comes to talk project fees.  And that’s understandable.
I mean, we’re writers. We [...]

Just for the record, this site isn’t about survival

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for survival. And when I go camping, I’m one of those nutjob minimalsists who feels guilty about carrying a tent and a sleeping bag. But it’s not because I have anything against comfort.
Look, when you go into the wilderness with a five-pound pack instead of a 50-pound pack, there [...]

Are you saying we should go off half-cocked?

In a word…yes.
In my last post, I mentioned coming up with a basic framework of a plan, and then get going. As writers, we’re used to working through multiple drafts and getting things perfect before we let them see the light of day.
But plans are not the same as your writing. Things change. There are [...]

Take Action

We’re launching the blog with the single most important piece of advice anyone could ever offer you: take action.
As a writer, believe me I understand the temptation to think yourself into a hole, or out of trying something. But there comes a time when writing and planning only serve as a means of procrastinating.
But here’s [...]

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