by Rebecca Batisto | Working With Difficult Freelance Clients |
When you get hired as a freelancer, you feel proud! Somebody is actually paying you for the skill you believe you have. But, at some point, it’s inevitable that you’ll be asked to work on something that you think is a waste of time or goes against your...
by Rebecca Batisto | Copywriting |
Before I get into the business of being a copywriter that hates the word copywriter, let me paint a picture for you… My son is obsessed with animals. His favorite is the cheetah. So, when we were at Disney and I saw another kid buying a big spotted cat (a soft...
by Rebecca Batisto | An entrepreneur, Small Business |
Some might say that surviving the winter holidays is a full-time job!You have to worry about buying presents, decorating, sending out cards, cooking dinner, and, of course, dealing with your family! The time between the beginning and the end of December can be some of...
by Rebecca Batisto | Marketing Your Freelance Services |
Should I write a blog post every week? If you follow any of the leading digital evangelists they will tell you that you should be writing a new blog post every week. At least once a week. And I agree. In the same way that you should be exercising rigorously for 30...
by Rebecca Batisto | Pitching: The Freelance Sell |
What to charge for freelance services This is a hot topic in the freelance and contractor world. Unless you have a specific product, you are ultimately selling your own services. How much is your time worth? And here’s the tough answer: nobody has a definitive...
by Rebecca Batisto | Writing for Freelancers |
I LOVE podcasts. I listen to them at home, in the office, in the car, in a bar, with a jar… Here are my 5 favorite podcasts for writers. These are a mix of grammar helpers, storytellers, business advisors, pitching experts, and all around most motivating...
by Rebecca Batisto | Working With Difficult Freelance Clients |
Every successful freelancer has also, at some time, been a freelance failure. I know, I know, you’re all like, “What? It’s not just me?” Nope, it’s not just you. Believe it or not, even I have been the screwer upper of a thing or two. It...
by Rebecca Batisto | Marketing Team Member, Small Business |
Don’t let the money in your budget go to waste! This year is winding down faster than any of us can keep up with. Before you know it, it will be time to evaluate what worked and what didn’t. It will be time to set up your marketing budget for the upcoming...
by Rebecca Batisto | Pitching: The Freelance Sell |
Blogging is something that anybody CAN do, but not everybody can do it successfully or efficiently. Which is why there are hundreds of thousands of blogs in the world wide interwebs that have been abandoned and forgotten (cue the Sarah Maclachlan music). While we all...
by Rebecca Batisto | stories |
“Arabella kissed Daniel.” My son was the first of about 15 children to tell me this fact. My five-year-old looks at me with an air of indifference. She finds this fact to be mundane, not as monumental as my first kiss 38 years earlier. As an adorable five-year-old,...
