by Kara Myers | Dec 7, 2018 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Meeting Recaps
At our November meeting, KUT’s Jennifer Stayton led a lively discussion with panelists, John Egan and Dana Marruffo, about marketing a freelance business. Egan is a freelance content marketer and writer and former editor of the Austin Business Journal. Marruffo is the...
by Margaret Stenz | Sep 21, 2018 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Meeting Recaps
We all have different reasons for entering into the freelance world. Maybe you want to spend more time at home with your kids. Maybe you started a business to follow your passion. Perhaps you love working in your pajamas. Or you hate horrible bosses and uncomfortable...
by Kristen Hicks | Jul 20, 2018 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Meeting Recaps
When Darlene Templeton was young, going through a divorce, and unemployed, she figured IBM was a big company that must need secretaries. So she waltzed into the IBM offices in jeans and t-shirt to ask for an application. It was only after she was in the building that...
by Kristen Hicks | Jun 22, 2018 | Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Meeting Recaps
Freelancing can feel chaotic. Especially for someone new to working for themselves, freelance work can seem like something that keeps happening to you rather than something you have control over. At Freelance Austin’s June meeting, Candace Gerdes of Mamaste led...
by Cindy Dashnaw | Mar 13, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
Jeannie Ralston has gone from earning $7,000 for an article to $0. So what does she know about what it takes to get paid? Plenty, actually. Ralston has had her work published as a freelance journalist, a book author and now an online magazine editor. During all that...
by Cindy Dashnaw | Feb 2, 2018 | Freelance Austin Blog, Meeting Recaps
Ann Fry’s young son, Gabe, had seen his mother cry after a hard day at work. But when he took her hand and said, “Mom, are you going to cry every day?” she knew something had to change. She resigned from the job causing her such stress the next day. That was 20 years...