All posts with the ‘ Freelance ’ Tag

Remember that Jump to Conclusions mat from Office Space?  You have one living in your brain.… Read More

For this installment of Good Advice I answer a question spawned by a previous post.  Because I’m shameless like that.… Read More

A good portion about negotiation is crafting a deal that the other side will want to agree to.  It is about building something that works very well for you and well enough for the other side to say “yes.”  But we’ve never talked about how to build a good deal.

Until now.… Read More

A lot of the things I talk about on the blog take some practice; you need to test them out a couple of times before you really feel like you can add them to your box of tricks.  That can feel frustrating when you’re dealing with a difficult client or trying to land a new job.  So here are four things you can do right … Read More

Another Thanksgiving and another super fun podcast on freelancing!… Read More

Negotiation isn’t magical or special or overly difficult.

Negotiation is just two people talking about how they can solve a shared problem.

How you talk about that problem, how you use information, and how you approach the other person makes the difference between a good negotiation and a difficult one.

Here’s how to make your negotiations not just good, but rock star good.… Read More

Jack has been freelancing for six months.  He’s done his fair share of work on spec and picked up jobs that friends and acquaintances didn’t want.  He’s had some good experiences and some that made him long for the days he worked at Borders endlessly stocking Twilight novels.

Last week Jack got an email from an educational book publisher asking if he’d be interested in … Read More

I had a great time at Stumptown Comics Fest this year!  There were tons of cool people, a bunch of great comics and I tricked George Rohac into doing a panel with me.

On the off chance you aren’t familiar with Mr. Rohac, George is the Operations Director at Oni Press & one of the hardest working men in comics.  George has the comics … Read More