I’m now on Twitter…

@anti9to5guide

Are you tweeting too? If so, how are you using it? Here’s what I’ve gotten out of it in the few short weeks I’ve been using it:

1. Another way to spread the word about my books.

2. Another way to find sources for articles I’m writing in a pinch.

3. Another way to share/discuss articles of interest with other freelancers and freelance sympathizers.

4. Another way to meet interesting, influential editors, bloggers, and media peeps.

5. A more immediate way to engage in some online dialogue than the ole blog. (Though I have every intention to keep this ole blog alive and well. I heart it — and the people who read it.)

6. Another way to amass more links to interesting articles and blog posts I hope to read when time permits.

7. Yet another way to waste time if I’m not careful.

I imagine many of you saw The Golden Pencil’s excellent post on 8 Ways That Twitter Can Grow Your Freelance Business. I have yet to land an assignment through Twitter as Jenny of The Golden Pencil has, but I certainly wouldn’t mind doing so.

How about you? What has Twitter done for you lately?

8 comments January 30th, 2009

Reminder: Seattle freelancing Q&A and book reading tonight (1/15)

Happy new year, my fellow cubicle haters. I hope your year’s off to a glorious start.

Not only is January 15 tax day for freelancers, it’s the date of my first Seattle-area event of the year. At tonight’s bookstore soiree, I’ll answer questions about freelancing through this blasted recession and read a few snippets from My So-Called Freelance Life. Whether you’re indie-curious or a seasoned freelancer who hasn’t left the house in three days, tonight will be a splendid opportunity to meet other independent pros who changed their underwear today. The event particulars:

When: 7:00 pm, Thursday, January 15
Where: Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park (North Seattle)
Free, open to the public, kids welcome, etc.

If you make it, be sure to say hello. If you’re not in Seattle or can’t make it tonight, check out the other shindigs listed on my events page, including a couple of virtual talks and my upcoming San Francisco reading, which I am ever so excited about. And if you want some freelancing tips right now, try these popular posts on for size:

• Greatest hits: Freelance tax tips
• Recession tips for freelancers, part 119
• When to work for free vs. when to run for the nearest exit

4 comments January 15th, 2009