Last month’s March Marketing Madness challenge group was a lot of fun, and I always enjoy learning from the group participants and coming away from the month with some new ideas. I’m always trying to refine and improve my mindset tips around marketing and business management, because I think it’s an area that a lot […]
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Three things to try on a low-energy day
I’m fortunate to love my job, but we all have days where we need a boost, or where we have to do tasks that we don’t feel like doing: here are three things to try when you’re having a low-energy day, you’re having trouble getting motivated, you have to work on something you don’t want […]
Continue ReadingNudging dormant clients
In getting ready for the upcoming session of March Marketing Madness, I’ve been thinking a lot about nudging dormant clients. I still maintain that nudging dormant clients–getting back in touch with clients you haven’t heard from in a while–is: Here’s an example: I was referred by a colleague to a conference interpreting agency that then […]
Continue ReadingMarch Marketing madness starts on March 6
The fifth annual edition of the Training for Translators March Marketing Madness challenge group kicks off in less than two weeks, on March 6, 2023! If you’re looking for more work, better work, or different work, come join in. Back for a fifth year, this challenge group (registration is US $90) features:✔️Twenty business days of […]
Continue ReadingBeing a freelancer and being a parent: postcards from the other side
My freelance origin story When someone asks me how long I’ve been a freelancer, it’s not a difficult number for me to calculate, even as a non-numbers person, because my freelance business is the same age as my daughter. I’ve been freelancing since October 2002, which means that my business and my kid are now […]
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