Category Archives: The Lifestyle

Is It Time to Overhaul Your Schedule?

If you’ve been looking forward to summer to take more long bike rides, hit the beach, catch lightening bugs with your children or otherwise enjoy the summer weather, you probably face the conundrum we all do: How do you balance … Continue reading

Growing Your Business, Reviews, The Lifestyle

Top Freelancing Hotspots: Where Do You Like To Work?

In the middle of a very big deadline project, my Internet went out today. And it stayed out for hours. In nearly five years of freelancing, I’ve learned one thing: Don’t wait it out when this happens. The more urgent … Continue reading

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The Secret to Freelance Happiness … Lies at Machu Picchu

Life as an indie professional sometimes reminds me of a ride I took back from Machu Picchu on a tourist bus. Shrouded in fog that made everything seem mystical, the ancient Inca site connected us to a reality far from our … Continue reading

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How To Build Time For A Book Without Losing Your Freelance Chops

Fran Hawthorne and I have worked together off-and-on for many years in the business media. Along with being a successful freelancer, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsday and Crain’s New York, she is also the author … Continue reading

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Ethical Chic By Fran Hawthorne: An Excerpt

Following is an excerpt from Fran Hawthorne’s latest book, Ethical Chic. Elizabeth MacBride interviewed her in How To Build Time For A Book Without Losing Your Freelance Chops. Introduction The Image Company X is an ideal progressive company. Its products … Continue reading

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200KFreelancer’s BlogHer Post

We’re proud to say that we have a post syndicated today on BlogHer. Our Confessions of A Multitasker is running in the career section of the widely recognized platform for women bloggers. If anyone is curious about posting to BlogHer, … Continue reading

Growing Your Business, The Lifestyle

Coffee With Tim Kaine: A Freelancer’s Viewpoint

On Friday, I went to a women’s roundtable coffee with Tim Kaine, the former governor of Virginia who is now running for Senate. He talked about jobs and the economy, and called “talent” the critical issue for growing the economy. … Continue reading

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Why You Need an Income Goal

As a freelancer, it’s so easy to get so caught up in individual projects–especially the fun ones you love–that time just disappears. But that can be a trap if you need to make a living. Projects can stretch to fill … Continue reading

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Freelancing is a Feminist Issue

You’ve probably heard that President Obama is urging Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act to force companies paying women less than men for the same work to prove that there’s a reason for this wage gap, other than gender. … Continue reading

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From Stylesetter to Freelance Blogger

When Barney’s New York fashion director Amanda Brooks stepped down recently, the 38-year-old style setter cited a surprising reason in an interview with the New York Times: She was inspired by Ree Drummond’s popular blog, The Pioneer Woman. (Drummond’s tagline for the blog, which features … Continue reading

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