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How to Fit Exercise into the Busy Freelance Life

by Kamila Forson | Aug 21, 2015 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips

How do you fit exercise into your already overwhelming schedule? Stop viewing it like another thing to check off your to-do list. I’m not a gym bunny or training for my next marathon. You won’t see me shopping at Lululemon or cycling down Shoal Creek in my...

5 Tips to Increase Your Freelance Writing Productivity by 60%

by Michelle Nickolaisen | Aug 7, 2015 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips

At one point, my daily writing wordcount tapped out at 2,000-2,500 words, no matter what I did. And if I wrote that much, I was totally fried for the rest of the day—it was pretty much naps and Netflix for me. I’m a fast writer, so I could have settled there…but...
How Keeping Editorial Calendars Can Make a Freelancer’s Life Easier

How Keeping Editorial Calendars Can Make a Freelancer’s Life Easier

by Kristen Hicks | Jun 11, 2015 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Marketing & Self Promotion

If you work in marketing, you’ve likely worked with clients that use editorial calendars. The benefit of having an organized system for tracking the progress of content creation seems obvious enough when you’re an agency or business with multiple people working to...

Editorial Calendars: Tools and Tips from the Pros

by Ginny Murphy | May 18, 2015 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Meeting Recaps

We were thrilled to kick-off the first meeting at our new home at Tech Ranch Austin with an all-star editorial panel. Freelance copywriters Kristen Hicks (austin-copywriter.com) and Michelle Nicholaisen (www.bombchelle.com) were joined by moderator Julie Tereshchuk,...

2015 Pricing Survey Breakdown: Stats You Need to Know

by Diana Ying | May 15, 2015 | Austin, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Pricing, Resources

Thanks to you, our recent 2015 Pricing Survey for Austin Area Communications Freelancers gained a tremendous surge of 247% more respondents this year. This new wealth of data confirms that freelancing is not only alive and well but thriving, and offering us...

The Art of Subcontracting

by Elisa Leichty | Jul 1, 2014 | Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Meeting Recaps, Resources

If you missed our meeting on “The Art of Subcontracting,” no need to worry. We have notes for you from our speakers Dana Marruffo & LuAnn Glowacz. In fact, from now on you can find a summary of each Freelance Austin monthly meeting here on our blog!...
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