Comments on: Creating and Reviewing Our Annual Freelancing Goals http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/creating-and-reviewing-our-annual-freelancing-goals/ Freelance Resources for Writers, Designers & Other Virtual Service Providers Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:50:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Friday’s Top 3 Blog Posts : Ghostwriting - The Hidden Writer http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/creating-and-reviewing-our-annual-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-7137 Friday’s Top 3 Blog Posts : Ghostwriting - The Hidden Writer Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:02:18 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/?p=220#comment-7137 [...] Creating and reviewing our annual freelancing goals [...] [...] Creating and reviewing our annual freelancing goals [...]

]]> By: Amanda Evans http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/creating-and-reviewing-our-annual-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-7117 Amanda Evans Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:23:26 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/?p=220#comment-7117 Many thanks for posting this information. It is so refreshing to read an honest appraisal on your work to date. I too am a freelancer and when I quit my day job back in 2006 my main objective was to continue earning the same salary. I was earning 600Euro every 2 weeks working 2 days one week and 3 days the next. For the first year I managed to achieve this goal but I have to say I was putting in a lot more hours and my family life began to suffer. My children were fine, I was at home with them but my husband was really feeling it. I would work at night once the children were gone to bed and he felt so neglected that it almost caused a breakup. After this it was time to re-evaluate the whole freelance thing and I took a well earned break. When I began writing again I knew that I could earn a substantial amount of money but that it would cost me dearly. Today I work when I want to work and unless I have a strict deadline my evenings are spent with my husband. It just goes to show, being a work from home Mom is great but you really do have to set yourself a proper work schedule. I'm glad that you have managed to accomplish a lot of your goals and who knows, next year you might even be that agency you dreamed of. Amanda Many thanks for posting this information. It is so refreshing to read an honest appraisal on your work to date. I too am a freelancer and when I quit my day job back in 2006 my main objective was to continue earning the same salary. I was earning 600Euro every 2 weeks working 2 days one week and 3 days the next. For the first year I managed to achieve this goal but I have to say I was putting in a lot more hours and my family life began to suffer. My children were fine, I was at home with them but my husband was really feeling it. I would work at night once the children were gone to bed and he felt so neglected that it almost caused a breakup. After this it was time to re-evaluate the whole freelance thing and I took a well earned break. When I began writing again I knew that I could earn a substantial amount of money but that it would cost me dearly. Today I work when I want to work and unless I have a strict deadline my evenings are spent with my husband. It just goes to show, being a work from home Mom is great but you really do have to set yourself a proper work schedule. I’m glad that you have managed to accomplish a lot of your goals and who knows, next year you might even be that agency you dreamed of.

Amanda

]]> By: allena http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/creating-and-reviewing-our-annual-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-7110 allena Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:26:13 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/?p=220#comment-7110 See, what a learning experience. Here are some things I've learned, too: 1) Local clients aren't all that great, and can be a PITA. For example, they have more access to you , seem more willing to ask for "extras", want to meet in person unnecessarily, and, since my state is economically depressed, they're not as willing to pay my fees as are my national and international clients. 2) An llc is not necessary. I too need to "get around to that," but the fact that we're both functioning well and even successfully without it says something. 3) I also view subcontracting as a PITA. Lol guess I'm kinda negative today. :) See, what a learning experience. Here are some things I’ve learned, too:

1) Local clients aren’t all that great, and can be a PITA. For example, they have more access to you , seem more willing to ask for “extras”, want to meet in person unnecessarily, and, since my state is economically depressed, they’re not as willing to pay my fees as are my national and international clients.

2) An llc is not necessary. I too need to “get around to that,” but the fact that we’re both functioning well and even successfully without it says something.

3) I also view subcontracting as a PITA. Lol guess I’m kinda negative today. :)

]]> By: Genesis http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/creating-and-reviewing-our-annual-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-7107 Genesis Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:22:56 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/?p=220#comment-7107 Hey, nothing wrong with being optimistic! Most of the goals that were missed seem to deal with the subcontracted writers, so if that didn`t come into play, they were made non-goals, really . . . so you actually did great! :D Genesiss last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtHomeMomBlog/~3/368488171/" rel="nofollow">Motivational Monday: 5 Tips On Being Positive</a> Hey, nothing wrong with being optimistic!

Most of the goals that were missed seem to deal with the subcontracted writers, so if that didn`t come into play, they were made non-goals, really . . . so you actually did great! :D

Genesiss last blog post..Motivational Monday: 5 Tips On Being Positive

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