“Business writing tips? Why? I’m a business-person. A busy one. My writing doesn’t matter.” Er, it does. Your writing matters, no matter how busy you are, because every manifestation of your…
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If I had R100 for every meeting I sat in where loads of ‘decisions’ were made but nothing actually got done and nobody was held accountable, I’d be too rich…
This article was originally presented as a talk for The Southern African Freelancers’ Association (SAFREA) in early November 2012. When times are tough, Rands are few – so it can…
But I can’t so I’ll tell you… Here goes: 1. Quote numbers and invoice numbers are provided by me not for my health, as you may believe, but so I can…
So you want to start a freelance business. Or, you’ve started one, and you want to formalise or clarify your offering in your mind (or for the bank). It’s time…
Yikes. It’s back. We thought we’d got off reasonably scot-free, but the ‘second’ recession (the one they’re calling the ‘double-dip’) is here. And it’s being used as an excuse, far…
…happened to me lately. (Aside from having a baby.) Here they are: 1. I’ve been asked (and have accepted and am excited about) being one of the judges of the…
