Posted on January 27th, 2008 by Kristen King
I owe you some major posting, but I wanted to toss this out while it’s still relevant!
I was recently interviewed by networking expert and speaking partner Gabe Goldberg for an article on, you guessed it, networking. It appears on the front page of today’s Washington Post Jobs section, and can be found online right here.
Gabe […]
Filed under: Freelance life, Self-employment issues, Advertising & promotion, Networking, Tips & Tricks, How-to, Communication | 3 Comments »
Posted on January 9th, 2008 by Kristen King
Part of my plan to make $100,000 in 2008 is to work more efficiently. I waste a lot of time each day by jumping around from project to project. I call it “multitasking,” but let’s call a spade a spade: I’m procrastinating.
In an effort to be more aware of “where the time goes,” which I […]
Filed under: Freebies, $100K in 2008, Time management, Tools, Tips & Tricks, Software | 30 Comments »
Posted on January 9th, 2008 by Kristen King
The Challenge officially launched on Monday, but because of my ongoing intermittent Internet problems, I haven’t been able to do an official WOO-HOO post about it. So since I already missed the WOO-HOO moment, here’s an update of where were are right now:
We have 56 officially registered participants so far.
Due to popular demand, I have […]
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Posted on January 9th, 2008 by Kristen King
…what would you ask him?
This is the question on my mind right now. Last summer, I won a free coaching session with the well-fed writer himself, and I have yet to use it. I’m not scared of talking to him or anything like that — I’ve met the guy and he’s super cool. I don’t […]
Filed under: Full-time freelancing, Goal setting, How-to | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 8th, 2008 by Kristen King
Intermittent Internet problems are dramatically interfering with my ability to post, e-mail, and do my work. Can I stress again how much I HATE my ISP? HughesNet sucks. Seriously. I’m paying almost $200/month for the crappiest customer service and least reliable connection I have ever encountered or even heard of. And I don’t have any […]
Filed under: Technical difficulties, Announcement | 7 Comments »
Posted on January 6th, 2008 by Kristen King
Copywriting Tips - Top Tips For 2008 And BeyondBy Steven Wagenheim
Everybody is getting ready for the new year. We’ve put 2007 behind us and now it’s time to focus our attention on what’s to come. Even though copywriting doesn’t really change much from year to year, there are some things I want to share with […]
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Posted on January 5th, 2008 by Kristen King
Yeah, you heard me. Here’s the deal: These people are giving this book away for free to anyone who mentions it on a blog. I want it, so I’m mentioning it. If you want it, you can mention it, too. But you can also wait for my review, which I should be posting this week […]
Filed under: Freebies, Professional blogging, Professional development, Blogging | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 5th, 2008 by Kristen King
Here’s an exclusve from 2007 Query Challenge participant, freelance writer, and teacher Tina Marie Frawley. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Writing Your Way to TeachingBy Tina Marie Frawley
Writers strive to become the expert in their field and being called upon to teach the craft to other writers is a good sign […]
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Posted on January 4th, 2008 by Kristen King
Honor. Prestige. Wealth. These are some of the things that a Bloggie won’t bring you. But that won’t stop the Web from voting, because this is the annual non-profit competition that determines which blogs are the best of the best. Get ready to find out who the 2008 Weblog Awards are going to.
It’s that time […]
Filed under: Challenge/contest, Awards, Blogging | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 4th, 2008 by Kristen King
Wow, this was a close race! But after checking, double checking, and rechecking the numbers of the top two queriers, we have a winner for the most queries sent in 2007.
Congratulations to Jessica Mousseau, who logged 324 legal queries in the 2007 Challenge. (See last year’s rules and clarifications.) She is the winner of a […]
Filed under: Inkthinker Query Challenge, 2007 Query Challenge, Challenge/contest | 5 Comments »
Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by Kristen King
I got this about 2 hours ago and I still haven’t stopped laughing. But you have to admit, it is kind of cool. Kind of expensive, but kind of cool. -kk
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A ROMANTIC FANTASY FOR VALENTINE’S? […]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by Kristen King
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