Freelance client management: Personas of the 6 clients who chronically pay late A business without cash flow can’t pay its bills. It can’t acquire stock, update, upgrade or even settle...
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Why copywriting is a lot like reality TV I say ‘reality TV’. You think of… fit families hopping from pillar to post to avoid a sea of bright red lava…...
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Freelancing Tips: Why I won’t compete on price. I’m not a hard-ass. Okay, I am a hard-ass. But I’m not a bitch. So I don’t turn down quoting opportunities to be brassy...
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Being a freelancer: 5 things that continually surprise meClue: Being a freelancer isn't always what we think it'll be. Most people are good people (who intend to pay). I used...
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I’ve been freelancing for 15 years this year, and every year from 2005 to 2017 I sent out word of an annual rate increase in my year-end Thank You card….
Here’s a recent request for business advice from a former student named Clare; my answer follows: Question: #HiTiffany. I’ve been asked to speak at an event – something I’ve always…
Perhaps the first step in learning to run a small business is this: don’t whine. It helps no-one. And yet, if you put four freelancers or small business owners in…
I recently wrote an article for Elle magazine*, on busyness. That, in itself, is ironic. I’m the queen of not taking my own advice. Since starting this post, I’ve thought:…
Hello freelancers. This month’s The Stable Door column has a slightly different format – it’s a slide show. Now, most of you are probably already using social media in some…
A collaboration between Tiffany Markman & Kym Edwardes-Evans One of the best parts of freelancing is the absence of other people nearby. The general lack of a small cube of…
