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In Your Neck of the Woods Tuesday: This Is David, British Freelance Writer Who “Thinks In American”

We continue to meet freelancers who read The Savvy Freelancer, with our Tuesday blog meme, “In Your Neck of the Woods.” Click here if you’d like to participate.

Name, admitted age and how old you feel?

David Masters. I’m 29, but five years old inside. I’m still Gazing in wonder and curiosity at this big wide world.

Canuck or Yankee? or Other?

David Masters Freelance Writer British, though I spend a lot of my time thinking in American, as many of my clients are based in the US.

What do you do as a freelancer?

I write, spinning words into gold. My main income comes from business blogging. I also do some journalism, some copywriting, and some ebook writing.

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Ways You Keep Your Freelance Business Small

Written by Lexi Rodrigo in Management

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Freelancers say we want to grow our business, earn more income, and get better clients. And yet, most of the time, we ourselves keep our freelancing business small. Don’t believe me? Read on. Here are the different ways we sabotage our freelance businesses, or keep it from growing.

Tags: AWAI Secrets of High Performance B2B Copy, B2B copywriting, corporate clients, raising your freelancing rates

In Your Neck of the Woods Tuesday: Meet Anne Walsh, Excel Trainer

Written by Lexi Rodrigo in Personal

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Every Tuesday, we shine the spotlight on a Savvy Freelancer reader. This week, we’re getting to know Anne Walsh, Excel Trainer. If you’d like to participate, read the details here. Name, admitted age and how old you feel? Anne, over 40, somedays 80, more often 25

Tags: anne walsh, energy work, excel trainer, excel training, in your neck of the woods meme, in your neck of the woods Tuesday

In Your Neck of the Woods Tuesday: Meet Melissa Weir, Writer

Written by Lexi Rodrigo in Personal

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This week’s In-Your-Neck-of-the-Woods Tuesday features Melissa Weir, a writer. Find out more about your fellow freelancers from around the world.

Tags: Dave Alvin, in your neck of the woods Tuesday, Los Lobos, Melissa Weird, Rarotonga

In Your Neck of the Woods Tuesday: Let’s Get to Know Each Other Better

Written by Lexi Rodrigo in Personal

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You, my reader, are the best! When I asked for your opinion about a “business” decision, you emailed me your honest, no-holds-barred answer. When The Savvy Freelancer got hacked, you gave me a heads up on Twitter and by email. When I share something from out of the blue, or when my emails have dead…

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Who Says Freelancers Can’t Have a Regular Income?

Written by Lexi Rodrigo in Management

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As a freelancer, you’re probably resigned to the fact that your income is unstable. Your freelancing projects — and income — ebb and flow, depending on your marketing efforts, business seasons, or just plain luck. But did you know you can have a regular, predictable income? Yes, even if you’re a freelancer. The way to…

Tags: benefits of retainer contract, disadvantages of retainer contract, freelancing, regular income for freelancers, retainer arrangement, retainer contract, retainer package

An Income Challenge to You, Savvy Freelancer!

Written by Lexi Rodrigo in Opportunities

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You are now reading the blog post I’ve been putting off. You will soon find out why. If you will recall, a couple of weeks ago I wrote about one of my greatest fears. As a result of that fear, I resolved to create multiple streams of income. Well, I have gotten so desperate motivated…

Tags: affiliate blogger PRO, affiliate blogging, freelancing streams of income, Rosalind Gardner, Super Affiliate Handbook

Could You Freelance Your Way Across the Globe?

Written by Lexi Rodrigo in Personal

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I love traveling, and I love the fact you can freelance while traveling. Today, we have a guest post from Mark James, a former freelance writer who has successfully combined freelancing with traveling. As anyone who’s done a little traveling will concur, once you’ve caught the travel bug, it’s hard to make it go away….

Tags: airbnb, benefits of freelancing, Dropbox, Dropbox review, freelancing and traveling, loosecubes, mark james, sharedesk, travel and freelance

10 Alternative Sources of Income for the Full-Time Freelancer (or Employee)

Written by Lexi Rodrigo in Opportunities

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Do you know what I hate and am terrified of? The idea that my income depends on one client, or one job. How scary that should this client drop me, or this business fold up, my family’s lifestyle and well-being would change drastically. And so I vowed that I would never depend on the one…

Tags: affiliate marketing, alternative sources of income, freelancing, internet marketing for freelancers, kijiji, magnetic new marketing, multiple streams of income, network marketing, self-publishing, sell on craig's list, sell on ebay

iPad Apps for Writing

Written by Lexi Rodrigo in Productivity

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My iPad has become one of my writing tools, with the helps of these apps: 1. Evernote 2. Wikipanion 3. iThoughts HD 4. Plaintext 5. WordPress 6. Dropbox 7. Kindle For details, watch the video: What iPad apps do you use for writing? PS: I also got a kick out of making an iPad screen…

Tags: Dropbox, evernote, ipad apps for writers, ithoughts, kindle, plaintext, wikipanion, wordpress

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