Comments on: 30 Day Marketing Bootcamp for Freelance Writers – Day 9

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:53:16 +0000

That comment made me feel really old. LOL

By: Matt Willard

Matt Willard — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:45:21 +0000

Jenn, I am your eager student and I open my mind to what you have to offer me. I will act on all the advice you offer, and I am looking forward to where it leads.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:51:14 +0000

I find an easy way to do these kinds of things is to lump them in with checking email, forum replies, etc. first thing in the morning. This way it also stops the blog work from being an on and off distraction throughout the day.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:49:16 +0000

Well trust me. When you get to the point where these things mean you can stop looking for work (because it’s finding you), you’ll see it’s well worth it. Look at it this way, you can do this stuff or troll job boards all day as methods of getting gigs. If you’re into writing query after query and applying for all of those jobs, getting your hopes up over nothing half the time, more power to you. But I’ll take kicking back with some coffee, reading a few blogs, and posting some comments on the interesting blog posts any day. ;) Tough w/ the initial time investment, but in the end you’ll spend less time trying to find gigs this way (being able to majorly ease up after a few months) compared to the constant grind of applying.

By: Matt Willard

Matt Willard — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:45:37 +0000

That’s good to hear. I don’t think I can handle daily work like that, on top of all the other stuff that has to be done. Every so often is perfect.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:16:19 +0000

Nah. You’ll be fine. :) I find a simple daily checklist is enough to remind me to do the little things like that. And it’s not too bad once you get into the habit. I’m having people do 10 blog comments today for example (for day 10), but it’s not something that has to be done daily. You could set aside a 30-60 minute period one day a week and do it all then for example, or you can just set up your feed reader and comment as you find posts you want to read. Just one of those things you have to get into the habit of doing.

By: Matt Willard

Matt Willard — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:02:48 +0000

Good thing I was already a major forum hound before this! Blogs are a different story, though, so Day 10 will require a bit more effort. At this point, the tricky measure here is balance, and I have a feeling things are gonna get real tricky, real soon!