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My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire | 
 enlarge | Author: Michelle Goodman
Publisher: Seal Press
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 19119
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 1580052592
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.1
EAN: 9781580052597
ASIN: 1580052592
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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Product Description
Tired of clocking in and losing out? Want to pursue creative, fulfilling work on your own time and also make a living in the process? My So-Called Freelance Life is a how-to guidebook for women who want to avoid the daily grind and turn their freelance dreams into reality. Michelle Goodman, author of The Anti 9-to-5 Guide and self-proclaimed former “wage slave,” offers tips, advice, how-to’s, and everything else a woman needs to pursue a freelance career.
Confused as to whether you should tell your clients that the odd gurgling sound during a conference call is emanating from the infant sleeping on your shoulder? Goodman answers all of the unusual questions that may arise for women exploring the freelance world. Far more than your normal business guidebook, My So-Called Freelance Life blends candid, humorous anecdotes from a wide variety of freelancers with Goodman’s own personal experiences as a creative worker for hire.
Whether you’re a freelance first-timer or a seasoned creative professional, copyediting queen or web guru, My So-Called Freelance Life is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in freelancing.
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Must-read for any freelancer December 2, 2008
Sally (Seattle, WA United States)
Here's what I wrote to Michelle, and it's true:
"Just wanted to drop you a note to tell you how amazed and in love with your book i am. i finally had a chance to sit down and read your newest one and i am so happy, i have been recommending it to folks who are newly freelance (they all bought it only because i knew it would be great and i hadn't read it at that point)
i love how it's so easy and fun to read, peppered with great real-life stories, and most of all, inspirational."
It covers everything you need to know and is good for those who are new at freelancing, as well as those who want to brush up or want to improve their business.
Essential Reading - Unleash Your Inner Entrepreneur! October 17, 2008
M. Thakor (Houston, TX)
If you're thinking about heading out on your own, you are not alone. Michelle Goodman will guide you every step of the way with this spirited and smart primer on establishing a freelance life of your own. You've got questions? Michelle Goodman will give you the answers. From managing your time to setting your rates, it's all in here. If you are looking to unleash your inner entrepreneur, look no further. MY SO-CALLED FREELANCE LIFE is essential reading!
Your FABULOUS So Called Freelance Life October 2, 2008
SJS (La La Land)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I read Michelle's last book, The Anti 9-to-5 Guide, and loved it, so I was eager to read this her new one. I have to say that she did not disappoint. Her candor is refreshing, as is her contemporary yet tried-and-true advice for those of us in the freelance trenches. Some stuff in here I'd never thought of, like renting a spot in an office co-op to avoid climbing the walls with loneliness.
I'd recommend this book for new and experienced freelancers alike - in fact, I've already bought a copy for a friend.
Cure for the Common Freelancer September 28, 2008
Toni V. Martin (Atlanta, GA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you're like me, you probably fell into your freelance lifestyle, rather than deliberately planned and strategically designed a solo career. Which is why Goodman's book had me at the title! This is a well-written, hilarious, solid resource for creative types who still have a 9 to 5 and want to switch to working for themselves, or those of us who kinda already are but not as professionally as we might like.
Goodman covers the fun stuff like getting your online portfolio up and hobnobbing with fellow freelancers. She talks about the icky stuff--like recordkeeping and invoicing and working with a tax professional. And she keeps it real, with discussion on how to not "sell out" creatively while keeping your bills paid and maintaining the work/life balance. All the while, Goodman freely admits her mistakes as proof that it's never too late to get in shape, businesswise. Her popular 1st book, The Anti-9-to-5 Guide, website of the same name, and columns and writing gigs give her advice plenty of street cred.
I have shelves of books on the freelance writing lifestyle, many of which are dear to my heart and great references (Bowerman's "Well Fed Writer" is one example). But "My So Called Freelance Life" is now #1 with a bullet because it's a targeted blueprint to laying the foundation and building my writing business, delivered in a hip, conversational tone that spoke directly to me.
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