Does this sound familiar? You get a new client. They’re excited. You’re excited. You send over a list of the stuff you need from them. This ranges from the simple…

“Hey Laura, Thanks for the proposal, it all looks great! Let’s go with Option 2. When can we get started?” There’s nothing like getting a project accepted. No matter how…

Have you ever received an email or phone call from a client with a subject of, “we need to talk…”, or something as equally foreboding? Raises hand. As my company grew…

The iPhone 6 came out, and today millions of Apple aficionados will be swapping out the last best-phone-ever with the newest best-phone-ever. For many, this is the most exciting day…

Most articles on the web that talk about small business cash flow or money management or whatever else tend to focus on one thing: “spend less.” Often the advice is around…

When I first started freelancing, I was focused on all the wrong things. And these are things you’ve heard me talk about extensively over the last few years, and especially…

I hate, hate, hate wasting time. And at the top of my kill list of things that waste my time are meetings. I’m not against the act of meeting —…

I’d like to tell you about a project that I regret to this day. This project cost me tens of thousands of dollars, hurt my reputation, and even made me…

Have you ever had a client who said or thought something that seemed so asinine, so completely out of left field that you were left questioning how the hell they…

My company became more than just me when I realized that I was losing money and future references by turning away work I couldn’t handle. At first, I thought it…