‘Advice’
The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #18 — Andrew Braithwaite
In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life. Andrew Braithwaite is a Canadian-born writer currently living in San Francisco. He’s written about food and wine, architecture, travel and culture for such publications as enRoute, Wine & Spirits, the Globe and Mail, […]
The Born Freelancer on Achieving “Ah Ha!” Solutions
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. It sits there like a landslide, blocking your creative journey and costing you time, energy and temporary sanity. I’m talking about a creative impasse. […]
The Born Freelancer on the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation, Part 3
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. Recently The Born Freelancer sat down with CBMF Executive Director and lifelong freelancer Kealy Wilkinson to discuss a number of important issues relevant to […]
Time management tips for freelancers
by Lesley Evans Ogden Start the clock. Time management. Blog post. Story Board. Click. The Toggl timer is ticking, and while you spend precious time here, I’ll share with you some of the useful nuggets about time management that I recently learned at Courage Camp for freelancers. The camp was led by freelance journalist […]
The Born Freelancer on the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation, Part 2
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. The Born Freelancer recently sat down with CBMF Executive Director and “long time broadcast person” Kealy Wilkinson, a lifelong freelancer, to discuss a wide […]
Tasty buckets: identifying your motivations as a first step towards freelance business planning
by Lesley Evans Ogden Recently I had the pleasure of attending “Courage Camp,” a master class on the business of freelancing. Run by freelance journalist Christie Aschwanden, with fellow instructors Bruce Barcott (journalist and author), Laura Helmuth (science and health editor at Slate), and Julia Galef, (President and Cofounder of the Center for Applied […]
The 5-Minute Freelancer Q&A #17 — Peter Alexander
In this regular feature, Story Board asks Canadian writers to share a few details about their work habits and their strategies for navigating the ups and downs of freelance life. Toronto writer Peter Alexander has done a little bit of everything — he’s written for print, television and the web. Recently, he’s been working on digital advertising and marketing for […]
www.you.com… Working your Freelance Website
by Rebecca Hass Of all the things you put time and money into as a freelancer, a website is one of the most important self-marketing tools at your disposal. Why it matters Your website will be the face of your business. It’s the first impression someone will have of you and your work. […]
The Born Freelancer on the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation, Part 1
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. “If you don’t know where you’ve been, you’re never going to know where you are going” says Kealy Wilkinson, Executive Director of the Canadian […]
The Born Freelancer on Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation — Part 2
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? Your input is welcome in the comments. Several months ago I wrote about the new Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation, known as CASL, with which every freelancer who uses email or social media to communicate […]
