So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night

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Freelance Parent has been an incredible experience for the Berry-Brewer Freelance Agency. Lorna and I started out knowing the bare minimum of what it would take to become successful freelancers, and we were so excited to share our ups and downs as we learned how to navigate the trade. Our goal was to offer a [...]

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Spark an Idea that Shows Appreciation: The Recommendation “Pyramid Scheme”

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Welcome to Spark an Idea Thursday.  Each week we’ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers.  We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog!  If you do, please link back to this post so we know where you were inspired!
Most freelancers [...]

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Freelance Income Report - May 2009

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May seems to have slipped by much faster than any of us anticipated. I’m only now beginning to feel caught up on my work, and the sun outside threatens to impact my productivity even more.
How, oh how, do freelancers get any work done in the summer?
May’s Totals:
Monthly Income: $6,013.50
Percentage of Income Paid Out to Our [...]

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Balancing Work Projects and Personal Projects

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Working as freelancers full-time has never been a goal of ours here at the Berry-Brewer Agency. Lorna and I love our company, but we have young families (and personal lives…sort of) that interfere with a rigorous 9 to 5 schedule. We love the idea of having enough freedom to attend to our lives while still [...]

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Mommy and Me Quiz

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I came across this quiz over at Nice Mommy, Evil Editor and couldn’t resist. I’d love for all our readers to do this with their kids, too (and to link back so I can read them). The answers are hilarious…and a little bit enlightening.
1. What is something mom always says to you?
“No thank you, no [...]

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Freelance Income Report - April 2009

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Okay, we admit it. We freaked out a little bit in April. When we started the month, we had no jobs lined up, we weren’t getting any responses on our bids, and, as Lorna hinted, we were (and still are) battling a client who owes us over $3,000 and has since fallen off the radar. [...]

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Can a Freelancer Really Go on Vacation?

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In our almost two years of freelancing as the Berry-Brewer Freelance Agency, neither Lorna nor I ever really thought much about taking bona fide vacations. Sure, we’ve had our moments: Lorna had a baby and stepped away from the business for a few months; I took a month off to write a novel; we both [...]

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Freelance Income Report - March 2009

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March has been a roller coaster ride of a month for us. The numbers we’re posting, while not as large as last month’s, are still pretty great. Yet, Lorna and are facing a pretty empty month for April, and it’s making us a little nervous.
Couple this with a client we fear will go bankrupt before [...]

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Which is Better: New Clients or Existing Ones?

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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 [...]

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Freelance Income Report for February 2009

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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 Freelance [...]

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