Comments on: When it Rains it Pours (Writing Gigs that is!) http://allfreelancewriting.com/2008/08/27/freelancing/business-career/when-it-rains-it-pours-writing-gigs-that-is/ Your Secret to Freelance Writing Success Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amanda http://allfreelancewriting.com/2008/08/27/freelancing/business-career/when-it-rains-it-pours-writing-gigs-that-is/comment-page-1/#comment-3504 Amanda Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:41:10 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=705#comment-3504 While it's definitely true that planning a vacation or taking time off almost always guarantees more work (they seem to know, somehow), but I also found that being sick is a great way to generate work. After a relatively slow summer, I came down with a nasty cold that lasted over a week. And, within those 9 days, I had inquiries for quotes and projects from both new and regular clients. I think realistically what set off this influx of work was the fact that during the slow weeks I self-promoted my butt off, and then it all came rolling in. At least it goes to show that the promos work! While it’s definitely true that planning a vacation or taking time off almost always guarantees more work (they seem to know, somehow), but I also found that being sick is a great way to generate work. After a relatively slow summer, I came down with a nasty cold that lasted over a week. And, within those 9 days, I had inquiries for quotes and projects from both new and regular clients.

I think realistically what set off this influx of work was the fact that during the slow weeks I self-promoted my butt off, and then it all came rolling in. At least it goes to show that the promos work!

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