This post is part of Sparkplugging CEO’s “Crowdsourcing Business How-To” project. The topic I chose was “How do I find the right business to run from home?” I’ve come up with a few guidelines to follow when thinking about starting your own home-based business. I also managed to sneak at least 20 business ideas in [...]

I have to admit that I’m a little nervous about putting up this post. I think it could be such a great resource, but I’m worried that people will think I’m merely being nosey. Perhaps it’s my own preconceived notions that are causing me to doubt myself, as I was raised to think it was [...]

Spec work is one of the banes of the freelancing profession. Many are the clients who think that asking several potential freelancers to contribute free or super cheap work is okay, even when the sole benefit to them is maybe, just maybe, landing a longer term job. Why do they do it? Have these clients [...]

When we started writing this blog, our purpose was clear. We were chronicling the process of starting a freelance business from home. From the very beginning, we’ve tried to be exceptionally transparent so that anyone wanting to do the same could learn from both our successes and our failures. Today I want to share how [...]

As writers, we’ve all heard the old saying, “write what you know.” This helpful bit of advice can be used for both fiction and nonfiction writers. In the former situation, it gives realism to your work and cuts back on research time. In the latter, it’s called a niche. Lorna and I find ourselves complying [...]

I generally tend to stay pretty positive here on the blog, but I’m just really ticked off about something, and I have a feeling some of you will be able to commiserate. Yes, this is one of those posts that weighs more heavily on the “parent” side than the “freelance” side. Basically, I just need [...]

 A few weeks ago, Tamara and I chatted on the phone about our combined vision for our freelance writing company. We do this quite often, actually, and it helps keep us enthused about what we’re doing. We chat about our goals and whether or not we’ve reached them. We lay out our schedules for the upcoming [...]

I recently outed myself as a die-hard procrastinator. I make no apologies for my work habits and try to utilize my strengths and weaknesses to become the best freelancer I can be. It works for me – most of the time. I’ll be the first to admit that in the throes of a procrastination session, [...]