Freelancing

The Wealthy Freelancer has two excellent posts by Dianna Huff on "Tips for Making Money as a Work-At-Home Freelance Mom." Part one is here and part two is here. Having freelanced since my daughter was an infant, I heartily agree with almost everything Dianna says, but I'll chime in with some of my … [Read more...] about Being a freelancer and being a mom

Last weekend I had the pleasure of speaking at the annual meeting of the Colorado Association of Professional Interpreters. The morning portion of the meeting was a professional development session, and I presented some tips for working with premium clients and ways to use Web 2.0 tools to market … [Read more...] about Translators and interpreters

I don't usually post personal anecdotes on this blog, but I thought that this one was worth a mention; it's cold and drizzling here in Colorado right now and this story really gave me a lift to end the week! Last Sunday I got a phone call and e-mail from an individual client for whom I had … [Read more...] about A heartwarming client appreciation story

In these ultra-automated times, I think that we need to embrace a mix of old-school and new-school techniques for finding and retaining clients. As someone who really believes in the power of social networking sites, blogs, podcasts, etc. (although I'm still holding out on Twitter...), I'm not … [Read more...] about Stand out from the crowd by going low-tech