by Kristen Hicks | Sep 23, 2016 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
One of the benefits of being a freelancer is having the ability to walk away from a professional relationship that isn’t working. If you’re still new to freelancing, you may find yourself hesitant to end things with a client, but if working with them is causing you...
by Margaret Nicklas | Sep 12, 2016 | Freelance Austin Blog
These days, Austin seems to make it onto nearly every list one can imagine. In 2016, Austin was named the #2 “Best Place to Live” in the nation by US News and World Report. WalletHub called it the third best place to start a new career. Forbes called Austin the number...
by Margaret Nicklas | Aug 26, 2016 | Freelance Austin Blog
Five veteran editors were on hand at the August meeting of Freelance Austin at FiberCove to talk about their personal journeys through the professional world of editing, and share tips on how to understand and get into the biz. Meilee D. Bridges, owner of The Good...
by Kristen Hicks | Aug 19, 2016 | Faces of Freelance Austin, Freelance Austin Blog
Faces of Freelance Austin is a monthly feature to get to know one of our many members just a little bit better. For this month’s installment, we check in Freelance Austin committee member in charge of project postings Christine Moline. Want to nominate a member to be...
by LuAnn Glowacz | Aug 4, 2016 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion, Meeting Recaps
“Is this prospect qualified to work with me? Am I qualified to work with them?” These are just two of the questions Nick Weynand prompted freelancers to ask themselves at our July Freelance Austin meeting. Weynand, who is the founder, president and strategy director...
by Emily Morris | Jul 29, 2016 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
As a freelancer, you probably encounter a variety of relationships where the ownership of your work product or another party’s work product may be in a gray area. To make sure that you and the parties you work with are on the same page, it’s best to clearly address...