I used to roll my eyes when I’d hear a well-meaning college professor advise, “Getting a job is really just about the connections you make. You gotta’ know somebody.” A serious student who tried hard to ensure a successful career based on academic success, I was offended that my resume might not matter to a [...]

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called ‘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 [...]

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, [...]

Now that Lorna and I are working in close proximity to one another, we’re doing a bit more chatting about the work and a little less actual doing of the work. We knew this would be an issue, primarily because it’s difficult not to talk when someone you like is sitting a mere three feet [...]

Several months ago, Tamara and I finally got business cards for the Berry-Brewer Freelance Agency. At the risk of sounding a little vain, I will tell you that we absolutely love our cards. We’ve mentioned before that the design was done by Billie Gaura of Rainmaker Marketing, and we <3 her very much. Well, I [...]

First, let me start by saying thanks so much to all of you who have already gotten involved in yesterday’s post, “Want to Work with Us?” If you’re a freelancer, leave us a little info about yourself. Who knows? We might be able to get you some work! But, that’s not what I wanted to [...]

This post is a little long and meandering because there’s been some big exciting stuff going on for us; and we want to share it with you. If you’re a freelancer, make sure you read the whole thing, because we might be interested in giving you some money. Here at Freelance Parent, we’ve been hinting [...]

This post is a part of the Sparkplugging Group Writing Project. While we’re not eligible to win the awesome Epson WorkForce 600 printer or logo design by Randa Clay Design, we’re still happy to be part of the ebook. And, really, we wanted to tell you this stuff anyway. The Best Freelance Marketing Advice We [...]

Last year when we were nominated for Michael Stelzner’s “Top 10 Blogs for Writers,” on his Writing White Papers blog we were more than a little surprised. I don’t think “flabbergasted” is too strong of an adjective, actually. Freelance Parent was still brand-new, and we thought perhaps it was a fluke. That fluke has bolstered us [...]

I was orginally planning to get all mushy and wax poetic about marking the one-year milestone for our company. Instead, I spent three days making a video about it. Why do I do these things to myself? As far as home-based businesses go, freelance writing has been a dream come true for us. We’ve had [...]