Tapdancing Chicken to Help Procrastinating Freelancers Everywhere
“Procrastination is pretentious perfectionism”. I had this quote tucked away in my “second brain” because it rang true for me. (Wish I could remember where I got it from, though). And it’s a quote that ain’t so easy on the… Read more…
My chewbacca needs his head slammed
My Chewbacca needs his head slammed A couple of years back for my birthday my girls got together and gave me Star Wars-themed presents. I haven’t yet been brave enough to wear my Darth Vader mask down to the local… Read more…
Had its day
Look, Lister, no point feeling sorry about Holly. It’s a kindness. Like a blind old incontinent sheepdog, he’s had his day. Take him out to the barn with a double-barreled shotgun and blow the mother away. And I’m only saying… Read more…
Pure fiction
My oldest daughter, Erin, lost her jaw on the floor! We were catching up on a video call last night because she’s living in the UK… We chatted a bit. And then I showed her what I was reading. Now… Read more…
Finding time
When I get replies to my welcome email, one theme pops up a lot… It’s about a big — if not the biggest — challenge for people wanting to make progress in their freelancing business… …while they’re juggling other jobs,… Read more…
Client booking time-saver
Maybe my head’s in the proverbial sand. But I’ve not heard of any freelancer doing this particular thing. Not until I read an email from Upwork legend, Steven Alexander Young, about working with clients. Hmmm… 🤔 “Can’t hurt to try,”… Read more…
Thank you ChatGPT
Today I was stuck at the bottom of a pit of uninspiration. A client’s email is needing to go out to their list today. And I’m feeling rather depleted after some unexpected stuff that’s going on with a different client.… Read more…
When time is of the essence
I’m staring down the barrel of my kitchen timer. Tick… tick… tick… Already a minute has passed since I wound it up to 30 minutes. I can feel the stress rising already. Because I’ve only got until it hits zero… Read more…
I hate email
Today I was reminded how much I hate email! Not what you expect a daily email fanatic to say, right? Let me just pop in a little context… Here’s the story: I just picked up a new email client through… Read more…
Worth reading today
I’ve done a fair bit of email marketing training. And come across a certain principle more than once. It’s a question to think about before sending an email to your list. More or less it’s this: “Before I send this… Read more…
