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"Blog"

Safety Noose

Nothing feels "right" until I write. Whenever I am trying to figure things out, typing or doodling is always part of the solution. I also really enjoy listening to and learning from other people. Crazy as this may sound, I have a very short list of folks that I pay attention to online. I sincerely hope a few of them read this.

Infidel

"I feel like I lost my job." 27 years old and this was the second time I had ever said those words. The first time was three years earlier, when I launched out to start my freelance web business. Always an adventure.

Gun For Hire: Nomad

I recently wrote a tongue-and-cheek post about losing internet for several days. It has a few tips for keeping things in motion while you wait for the interwebs to re-animate, but it doesn't deal with the mindset of having to "run and gun" on public wifi. This post will.

Freelancer On The Run

I was teasing a good friend about losing his internet connection the other night...then I came home to a dead line at my house. Cruel irony. Though this issue drove me to public wifi for several hours, I wanted to share a few ABC's for the digital nomad with a non-functional home office.

5by5 + 70Decibels = Win

5by5 is acquiring 70Decibels. I feel that this is wonderful news for listeners of both networks. These are two of my favorite groups of people online, and I hope it helps both networks grow and expand into new territories!

Gun For Hire: Replicant

Like any crazed freelancer, I receive multiple emails a day from clients who all need something right at the same time. I'm not sure if this is a good sign or not, but it's how things have been going for the past three years and change. How do you tell people they are important...but there are others in the crowd?

Gun For Hire: Support

Flying solo is a blessing and a curse. There seems to be a lot of debate in the freelance community about what it means to "make it work." What do you consider success, how do you measure growth, and when do you know to stop pulling the trigger and call for reinforcements?