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Lindsey Danis
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Freelancer’s Hub

·Apr 28, 2022

How a Bad Job and Core Desired Feelings Gave Me the Courage to Freelance Full-Time

I wanted to feel free. Staying in a dead-end job gave me time to do the inner work. — I found the practice of core desired feelings through Danielle LaPorte when I had my last day job. I had taken the job thinking it was the perfect opportunity for me and it became clear within the first weeks that it was not. Instead of quitting and finding another job…

Self Employment

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How a Bad Job and Core Desired Feelings Gave Me the Courage to Freelance Full-Time
How a Bad Job and Core Desired Feelings Gave Me the Courage to Freelance Full-Time
Self Employment

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The Joyful Writer

·Apr 27, 2022

Put Your Creative Work First

It’s not about finding time, it’s about making time — Coming back from a few days off work, I had a lot on my plate. There was a writing piece that I wanted to finish up and I needed to check in with clients on deadlines. As I was opening up my inbox to see what my work load for…

Time Management

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Put Your Creative Work First
Put Your Creative Work First
Time Management

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The Joyful Writer

·Mar 29, 2022

Planning Your Pivot by Standing in Your Strengths

A summary of Pivot by Jenny Blake, part 1: Plant. — Start by defining your values and goals in a positive way (what you want , not what you don’t want). Then you can evaluate opportunities through the lenses of values and goals. Map out your values , your must haves, then put it where you can see it for constant…

Growth Mindset

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Planning Your Pivot by Standing in Your Strengths
Planning Your Pivot by Standing in Your Strengths
Growth Mindset

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Freelancer’s Hub

·Mar 16, 2022

My Freelance Quarterly Review Process

Plus a free template to help you plot your #goals — In the last couple years, I’ve moved from doing an annual business review to doing a quarterly review. Reflecting on my business growth and goals quarterly allows me to check where I am, stay responsive, and pivot my business as needed. …

Accountability

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My Freelance Quarterly Review Process
My Freelance Quarterly Review Process
Accountability

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Published in

Freelancer’s Hub

·Mar 2, 2022

A Better Way to Handle Late Payments

Ditch the stress and frustration with this two-step system — Late payments create two problems for freelancers. If you rely on that money to pay your bills and a check is late, it impacts your cash flow. This creates stress and can lead to additional negative consequences, like late fees from bills that weren’t paid on time. The second problem…

Freelancing

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A Better Way to Handle Late Payments
A Better Way to Handle Late Payments
Freelancing

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Feb 16, 2022

What Changed When I Stopped Being Busy All The Time

Only when I stopped seeing busyness as a badge of honor, could I see — and meet — my needs Back in the days of my Blogger blog, my name read “Busy all the time.” I wore my busyness like a badge of honor, an in-joke with the other overworked…

Self Development

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What Changed When I Stopped Being Busy All The Time
What Changed When I Stopped Being Busy All The Time
Self Development

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The Writing Cooperative

·Feb 4, 2022

How I Get Published More in One Hour a Week

Hint: it isn’t about being lucky — People often talk about creative luck, when what they mean is “evidence of hard work.” It’s not lucky that I had a pitch accepted or a story come out in a prestigious outlet. It’s the end result of the invisible work of writing. …

Writing Tips

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How I Get Published More in One Hour a Week
How I Get Published More in One Hour a Week
Writing Tips

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Freelancer’s Hub

·Jan 15, 2022

Signs It Might be Time to Drop a Problem Client

When a freelance relationship becomes unbalanced and the client drains your energy, it’s time to move on — I did the math recently. In 2021, I spent around 25 hours working for one of my clients. I spent probably half that much time (so another 12 hour) dealing with the underlying emotions of a relationship that was no longer feeling like a fit. Time spent unpacking why I…

Freelancing

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Signs It Might be Time to Drop a Problem Client
Signs It Might be Time to Drop a Problem Client
Freelancing

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Published in

The Joyful Writer

·Dec 3, 2021

What Makes Journals Reject Your Submissions?

Here’s a list of my hard nope’s — When you’re reading for lit mags, do you reject pieces when you don’t like the title? I definitely don’t reject pieces when I don’t like the title! I struggle to come up with titles myself. I notice the title when I’m opening the piece, but unless it stands out in…

Literary Magazine

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What Makes Journals Reject Your Submissions?
What Makes Journals Reject Your Submissions?
Literary Magazine

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Published in

Freelancer’s Hub

·Dec 3, 2021

Successful Freelance Client Onboarding Tips

Save time and reduce the stress of new client management — As a general rule, new clients ALWAYS take more time than existing once…in my experience, anywhere from 30 to 50 percent more time. Sometimes, that’s because a client gives a detailed style guide with formatting requests and do’s and don’ts, and you spend an extra hour checking your final draft…

Freelance

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Successful Freelance Client Onboarding Tips
Successful Freelance Client Onboarding Tips
Freelance

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Lindsey Danis

Lindsey Danis

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Writer. Traveler. Queer. Passionate about self employment, LGBTQ finance and the writing life. Visit me at http://www.lindseydanis.com

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