by Margaret Nicklas | Jul 22, 2016 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
It’s summer time, and the living is easy, right? But if you work from home, you may find yourself struggling to get your work done, with a kid or kiddos who are out of school and daycare around to distract you. If you are like me, your work—and therefore income—is...
by LuAnn Glowacz | Jul 15, 2016 | ethics, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips
“You’re a business ghost writer? Isn’t that…shady?” If I had a dime for every time I heard that response at networking events I’d certainly not need to freelance any more. But I’m used to it. You see, I spent most of my career in public relations, a field with its own...
by Kristen Hicks | Jul 8, 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 with Freelance Austin committee member Michelle Dickens. Want to nominate a member to be interviewed for this...
by Kristen Hicks | Jul 1, 2016 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion
The word “freelance” is largely defined by what it’s not. A person who does freelance work doesn’t commit to one company or organization full time in exchange for a salary and benefits. Instead, freelancers work with a hodgepodge of different clients, providing...
by Margaret Nicklas | Jun 23, 2016 | Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
Though we hopefully love what we do, we still want to get paid for our time, effort and talent. At Freelance Austin’s most recent lunchtime event, panelists Sherry Scott, owner of Resource Connections, LLC, and Fernando Labastida, chief content officer with Content...
by Kristen Hicks | Jun 10, 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 with Freelance Austin committee member Margaret Nicklas. Want to nominate a member to be interviewed for this...
