I woke up this morning and my first thought was, “I’m free!” I was almost giddy with delight. And that’s not an exaggeration – much. Why was I so happy and free? I just hired a virtual assistant!I want to tell you about my reasoning for why this was the time for this drastic and… Continue reading Hiring a Virtual Assistant
Category: Technology
Tips for Selecting the Best Email Marketing 25
This is one of those “Do as I say, not as I do,” situations.I’ve always said my life is an object lesson, and this is a perfect example. I want to share with you my difficult and error-filled journey to finding an email newsletter system.* And I want to tell you how you can get… Continue reading Tips for Selecting the Best Email Marketing 25
Tips for Financing Your Freelancing via Credit Cards
Financing Your Startup with Credit Cards. A writer emailed me the other day and said she is having difficulty getting a loan to pay for her startup and working capital and she wondered if she should finance with credit cards. My answer would be, “Only as a last resort and keep it to a minimum.”… Continue reading Tips for Financing Your Freelancing via Credit Cards
Making the Economics of Websites Work
If you don’t own a website to promote your freelance writing business, you should. To set up your website, you will need: A web name (domain name, URL). That is the text that comes after “http://www.” and before “.com.” You come up with a name and check to see if it’s being used, then you… Continue reading Making the Economics of Websites Work
End of Year Wrap Up
If you are like me, you probably have been putting off doing your bookkeeping and financial stuff because you’re busy with writing assignments. But you’ll need to do this before the end of the year. I wrote an article about this subject, with some helpful hints for organizing and recording your books. You can read… Continue reading End of Year Wrap Up
Hiring Online? Read these tips first
Everything is online these days. Every kind of computer application can be found online. For example, here is simple accounting software called Less Accounting you might want to use to get started in your practice. They store all your data online and they back up everything. The charge is only $19.95 a month. It looks… Continue reading Hiring Online? Read these tips first