The Born Freelancer on the Merits of Becoming an “Expert”
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 first time I was introduced in public as an expert on anything it was in front of several hundred university students when I […]
The Born Freelancer on Using an Alias
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 work simultaneously in a number of different genres and need to separate and differentiate career strands; or • If you simply […]
The Born Freelancer on Extroverts and Introverts in Freelancing
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. I was talking with some fellow freelancers the other day when the subject came up: who makes the better kind of freelancer – an […]
The Born Freelancer on Having a Business Mailing Address
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 was late one night when a loud hammering on my front door interrupted an enjoyably quiet summer evening. Upon opening my door I was […]
The Born Freelancer Says All I Want for Christmas… Is a USB Microphone
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. Tis the season of giving and getting. So I could not be given a better opportunity to look into what I would really like […]
The Born Freelancer on the Merits of Routine
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. I’ve been told so many times that I must have such great self-discipline (as a freelancer) that I’m beginning to believe it myself. And I […]
The Born Freelancer on Whether or Not to Believe
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. I was talking with a colleague recently. We were comparing notes about the freelancing life and duly complaining about this and that, when out […]
The Born Freelancer Looks Back Over 4 Years – 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. Having had some time off to pause and reflect, today I would like to conclude my look back on columns I have written as […]
The Born Freelancer Looks Back Over 4 Years – 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. One of the greatest joys of writing a regular column like this is that your work stays online indefinitely and is there for all […]
The Born Freelancer Talks With Stuart Ross
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. Toronto-born, Cobourg, Ontario-based freelancer Stuart Ross inspires many not just by what he says (in his various workshops and classes) or what he creates […]
