Last year at AWAI’s Bootcamp, Nick Usborne spoke about Building a Serious Freelance Writing Business. He talked about the typical work cycle for most freelancers.

In a vicious cycle, he said, they look for work, get work, do work, bill for work, and then start over again.

I used to be in that Read More
Our bad habits might be procrastinating or skipping a daily writing session. Our good habits are things like writing daily, asking for referrals, following up with clients, responding to job ads, and posting to our blogs.

We all know with fewer bad habits and more good habits we’ll succeed faste Read More
The first question is, Why do you need help to start with? After all, in the past, you were always able to find jobs. Well, today things are different. Read More
Here is a rather interesting cartoon that depicts the office setting when your staff is discussing the pros and cons of a certain topic at work. Read More
There is a well known, and often used, caricature of the 'angry boss' -- a typically short, balding man, red in the face, screaming at some unnamed intern or employee over something trivial like a foamy latte from Starbucks. Dealing with overly emotional and irrational people is difficult enough w Read More
Growing a business is damn hard work. Growing it strategically and with purpose is an art all by itself. Dave Wellman has written a wonderful post that questions your purpose. Some very thought provoking ideas. Read More
This is a story with an unhappy ending. I heard this story from employees who worked for a company many years ago. I knew the company well and as far as I know, this is the truth.

The owner (Jerry) had all the right credentials: undergraduate and law degrees from prestigious colleges, and a b Read More
We often hear that the Balanced Scorecard is popular and useful. More that 60% of Fortune 1000 companies has it. One of the biggest retailers TESCO publish its Balanced Scorecard every year. This article is an analysis of what TESCO do. Take their best practices from the article. Read More
Here are the 5 tips I’m using to write some 7,000 words a week. Do you want to know what they are? Check it out right here… Read More
Freelance writing, specifically in academic writing, is one of my major sources of income since 2007. Little did I know that freelance writing covers various niches that offer higher income than academic writing and thanks to blogging, I found those high-paying niches Read More
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