Beyond the Rhetoric

Part of the reason why I decided to get into business for myself is that I wanted to be my own boss. I wanted to set my hours and work based on my terms. At the same time, I recognize that running a freelance writing business necessitates interactions with clients and these clients can oftentimes [...]

When it comes to running a successful business, you are oftentimes asked about your unique selling proposition. Sometimes called a unique selling point, the USP is what sets your product or service apart from the competition. It gives the customer a reason to choose you and not the other guy. As such, it sounds reasonable [...]

It’s that time of year again. While many other people are concerning themselves with mistletoe and fruitcake, freelancers and other small business owners need to concern themselves with many other year-end responsibilities. Of course, that’s in addition to the usual holiday cheer and eggnog lattes. As a freelance writer, there are certain tasks and questions [...]

Even though I’ve been a professional freelance writer for a number of years now, even a number of my closest friends don’t really understand what I do and how it all works. They hear about me getting “review samples” in the mail for various electronics and they wonder how that process works… and how I [...]

Some people will tell you that what the major banks did with the mortgage crisis was unethical. Similarly, the smaller business of freelance writing is equally with its fair share of ethical considerations. While some of these are certainly going to be culture specific, there is one topic that comes up periodically among the freelancing [...]