We’ll help aspiring freelancers — or staffers who might wind up having to freelance next week — accelerate the learning curve with advice about issues that may seem obvious to experienced, self-employed journalists but aren’t well documented for beginners.
For instance:
how to record your expenses but not go into Excel hell
how not to forget a pitch or lose sight of what happened to it
how much time to devote to developing new clients and marketing yourself
how to avoid making tax time an accounting mess
how to improve your online presence, often the first thing that clients see
This session is designed for:
Freelancers, current and possible future
Anyone who wants to brush up on self-employment basics
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