My so-called freelance life : how to survive and thrive as a creative professional for hire / Michelle Goodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodman, Michelle, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-employed.

Career development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Seal Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tired of clocking in and losing out? Want to pursue creative, fulfilling work on your own time and also make a living in the process? My So-Called Freelance Life is a how-to guidebook for women who want to avoid the daily grind and turn their freelance dreams into reality. Michelle Goodman, author of The Anti 9-to-5 Guide and self-proclaimed former ?wage slave," offers tips, advice, how-to's, and everything else a woman needs to pursue a freelance career.Confused as to whether you should tell your clients that the odd gurgling sound during a conference call is emanat

Contents:

contents; Introduction: Eat, Pray, Quit...1; Part 1 You fled the cube-now what?; Chapter 1: Business Plan To Go...9; Chapter 2: Forget Fuzzy Math...17; Chapter 3: Get a Room Already!...25; Chapter 4: Act Like a Professional...33; Chapter 5: Put Your Best Bunny-Slippered Foot Forward...45; Chapter 6: Name Your Price...57; Part 2 Sell, Baby, Sell!; Chapter 7: Fill Your Dance Card...67; Chapter 8: Choose Clients Wisely, Grasshopper...79; Chapter 9: Sales Pitch 101...91; Chapter 10: The Check Is Not in the Mail...101; Chapter 11: Let's Make a Deal...109

Chapter 12: Get It in Writing (but Don't Sign Blindly)...123Part 3 Your So-Called Freelance Life; Chapter 13: Care and Feeding of Your Clients...139; Chapter 15: You're So Money...161; Chapter 16: Pay the Piper...175; Chapter 17: Fun with Time Management...185; Chapter 18: Your Master Plan for World Domination...199; Epilogue: I Am Freelance (and So Can You!)...211; Desert Island Freelance Resources...215

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-221).

ISBN:

0-7867-2627-X

OCLC:

646769326