UPDATE: Only joking! This has been an April Fools joke! See the bottom of the post for more info. Ladies and gentlemen, I am very excited to announce and unveil a new book I’ve started working on. It’s the sequel to Anti-Sell – but instead of giving more sales and networking advice to freelancers and small business owners, it’s going to be a children’s book, starring… my cat, Melissa! I give you: Anti-Mel! 😻 You…
Coworking can be a great way to network for business – and in an almost entirely non-salesy way, too. By just surrounding yourself with and meeting other freelancers and small business owners, you’re likely to ask them who they are and what they do (and vice versa), and find out naturally that they may be a good referral partner, or that they know someone who needs your help. And now that we’re finally starting to…
I’ve been freelancing for nearly 9 years now – and so I’d like to think I know a lot about freelancing, and know what mistakes to avoid. And yet, 9 years in, I still make very, very stupid mistakes… Historically, I’ve (mostly) only ever worked with UK-based businesses, simply because I heard that going after non-paying clients based outside the UK was a lot harder. However, a bit work for a Canadian startup came up…
Early in my freelancing life (sometime around 2013-14), I took on an exciting new client. It was a company that sold musical instruments, and because I’m a big music fan and a former musician, I was really keen about it… despite the fact that one of the two business owners seemed very unfriendly, which made me feel a bit uneasy. But I was new to freelancing and I said “yes” to projects (despite red flags)…
When I launched Anti-Sell in July 2020, my plan was to publish a few posts a month (ideally one a week) dedicated to all things networking, personal branding, and freelancing. So imagine how I feel right now given that the last post was published in early September. Nearly five months ago… 😬 …WAIT! Don’t go! I can explain! What I’ve been up to (instead) Ok, so there’s a good reason why I’ve been quiet on…
