I read a ton of blogs. There’s just so much good content out there and I’m always interested to see what other people are thinking (especially about freelancing and small business). So I thought I would start sharing my favorite posts with you each week. Here are a few of my favorite blog posts for freelancers [...]

Yesterday I introduced you to Jan B. King, an author consultant who created a training program for VAs to become Virtual Author’s Assistants. This is a very high-demand niche simply because the number of authors increases drastically every year. You can read Part One here if you missed it. Here is Part Two of my [...]

Branding isn’t usually at the top of most freelancers’ “to-do” lists. When you’re setting up a business, trying to find work, completing projects, handling administrative tasks, and trying to be a good parent at the same time, “branding” tends to sit quietly on the “when I have some free time” list. And we all know [...]

If you work from home as a freelancer or virtual assistant, no doubt it’s been pounded into your head that you need to have a niche, or a target market. You need to define a group of people (NOT the population at large!) for whom you want to work or who need your specialized skills. [...]

Let’s admit it: freelancing can be scary. There are so many things to worry about (especially if you’re a worrier to begin with). What if you don’t make enough money this month? What if your client hates your work? What if your quote is too high? What if this whole freelancing thing is a giant [...]

Last weekend, two days after school let out, my youngest went camping with some older Girl Scouts from her school. My friend is the leader and wanted to teach the girls some basic camping skills and since my daughter is Miss Social Butterfly, she wouldn’t dare miss this opportunity. While listening to her tales about [...]

We are really pleased to welcome Traci Feit Love as the new Freelance Writing Author here at Sparkplugging’s Freelance Parent Blog. Traci is going to bring a fresh voice and a lot of great freelance business advice.  Please make her welcome! Exactly 3 months ago, on April 1, 2009, I started my freelance writing, editing, [...]