• 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…

  • Busking tips

    Last night I dropped my girls at the P1Harmony concert in Auckland. Anticipation for it has been brewing for months in the Milham household. My wife now feels like she’s lost hearing in her left ear — a certain vocal… Read more…

  • Cold email shoulders and tar wading

    There’s some interesting experiences and questions that you lot are sharing. And I’m loving hearing from you. One reply that rolled in said: Good email, Chris. I’m just replying with 2 questions: 1. Did you ever hear back from this… Read more…