Category Archives: Business / Career

Insulate Yourself From Bad Freelance Clients

By on September 13th, 2011

Do you ever land bad freelance writing clients? Maybe they’re too needy. Maybe they don’t pay on time. Maybe they expect the world while paying next to nothing. These aren’t good clients to have. Yet many freelancers face these situations. …

Is Your Server Secure? These Guys Can Help

By on September 9th, 2011

As you may know, I recently dealt with a weeks-long battle with two sets of hackers. I was on the verge of pulling my hair out. Removing the compromised files, changing file permissions, tightening up security as much as I …

How to Start an Idea Generation Business

By on August 5th, 2011

The following is a guest post from Corey Freeman, as a follow-up to her recent post, “6 Alternative Jobs for Freelance Writers.” In my previous post here on AFW, I covered 6 alternative jobs that might interest freelance writers. There …

To Grow or Not to Grow?

By on June 14th, 2011

The following is a guest post from David Meadvin. In early 2010, I made the difficult decision to leave the public sector in order to start my own writing and strategy firm, Inkwell Strategies.  After serving as a speechwriter for …

Get Ahead With a Working Vacation

By on May 31st, 2011

At the end of this month I’ll take a vacation of sorts — a working vacation. It’s a chance to get ahead on some projects and get caught up on others, all while minimizing distractions of the ordinary day-to-day work …