Awesome picture courtesy of reneethb. So, Tamara and I have been thinking about doing a caption contest for a while now, and it seems that all the stars have aligned and the time is right.  We have a fun concept, a great picture, and a really, really cool prize.  Now all we need are your [...]

Marketing 101 tells us that it’s better to retain clients than to go seeking new ones. When you take into account all the things you do to market your services – keep up a blog, have a website, print materials, bid on jobs, go to networking functions, contact companies – it makes sense. These things [...]

We are continuing on with our series on how to get started freelancing. Today we’re talking about those ever-important freelance samples. If you’re just getting started freelancing, then you will quickly discover that your potential clients are going to want to see some samples. It makes good sense, after all, to ensure that they’re hiring [...]

We’re currently working our way through our top ten list of “how to get started freelancing,” and today’s post focuses on being professional. If you’re brand new to the freelancing game, you might feel like you’re anything but a professional ____ (insert your field here), and that’s OK. What you need to keep in mind, [...]

*Tap, tap.* Is this thing on? Hey, established freelancers. If you’ve been doing this a while, we’d love to have you jump in on these “how to get started freelancing” posts. You’ve got great insight to share, and there are a lot of newbies checking us out right now. Please feel free to add your [...]

Everyone’s Talking, but No One’s Saying Anything There is absolutely TONS of talk on the blogs about how to set your freelance rates. You will probably notice, however, that while everyone talks about how to set your rates, no one tells you what they actually charge. There are a couple of reasons for that, in [...]

Yesterday we talked about how to get started freelancing, and I promised that this week we would go more in-depth into the subject. I know that there are a whole lot of people who are looking around for ways to make ends meet these days, and freelance writing might look like a good option. I [...]

I’ll be putting a “real” post up in a little bit…more on how to get started freelancing, actually. In the meantime, CellPhone.org is doing a Blogger Appreciation contest, and Deb Ng is in third place to win her cell phone paid for a year. Deb has been quite an inspiration to Tamara and me (you [...]

People are always asking us how they can get started freelancing. Sometimes we feel like the answer to that question is just so huge that there’s no way we can easily answer it. In fact, I often tell them to consider coming to the blog and clicking on the “getting started” category on the right. [...]

ETA: For those who want to do a little comparison, scroll down to the bottom of this post where I’ve listed links to all of the previous freelance income reports we’ve posted thus far. (Lorna) I’d like to start February’s income report by saying that, as with most businesses and individuals these days, the Berry-Brewer [...]