Molly: Q: OK, I’m tweeps with some editors … do I contact them and say “Hey, I sent you a pitch…” or is that a version of e-stalking? Nancy: Q: How typical is it to get no response to pitches? Even after follow-up email? Has the culture and atmosphere changed that much?  It’s very disheartening to [...]

Melinda: Q:  How should you dress for a first onsite meeting with a prospective client? Should you go super professional and wear a business suit like for a job interview? Or something swankier like for a business luncheon? A:  Neither. Go more casual. They will think you more competent, more capable than if you showed up [...]

Ask anything.  Get an answer. About fees, pesky clients, grand and weighty issues, irritating things that keep coming up. Strategies or tactics. The last set of  Q and A seemed to be among the most-read posts. I’m guessing there are a lot of freelancers wondering about the same things you are.  Money, finding work, keeping [...]

  Have you been thinking about changing your pricing structure? Or maybe thinking about adding some new service? Good. Think for another 24 or 28 hours. Then quit thinking about it. Just quit it. Instead, build the web page where you describe the new service. Go do it. Put it there in real-life pixels. Tell [...]

  Write your quote without saying “my fee is” or “I charge” or “I require” or “my hourly rate is.” Leave out words like cost, pay, payment, check or money. Use the word I no more than three times. Your quote is not about what you want, what you demand, what your fee is, what your policy is, how [...]