http://www.anti9to5guide.com Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:02:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey, new and aspiring freelancers in Seattle! Curious about how other self-employed professionals in the area got their start and deal with the ups and downs of working solo? On Tuesday, June 30, from 2 to 6 p.m., Seattle tech startup Jackson Fish Market is hosting its first Small & Special conference for ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2009/06/28/win-tix-to-this-weeks-seattle-small-biz-conference/ Got an email from some mystery reader the other day asking, "Is this site still active? I haven't seen a post from Michelle in many months." (Actually it's been just under two, but who's counting?) In an upcoming blog post, I'll explain why I disappeared from the blogosphere for such a ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2009/06/04/the-startup-cost-no-new-freelancer-should-go-without/ I did a post this a.m. on Nine to Thrive (my NWjobs blog on work/life balance) about the nastiest work from home scams people have been reporting of late. Of the many the FBI warns against, my personal favorite has to be those package forwarding or product reshipping jobs listed online. ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2009/04/06/whats-your-most-hated-freelance-scam/ As you no doubt heard earlier this week, the print version of the Seattle P-I, one of my city's two daily papers, is no more. (The 20+ staffers who kept their jobs have embarked on a big fat newspaper 2.0 online experiment, complete with reader blogs, canned content from magazines owned by Hearst ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2009/03/19/rolling-with-the-freelance-market-changes/ Another call for sources for my ABC News column: I'm hoping to write this week's piece on employees who get laid off by a company only to wind up freelancing, contracting, temping, or working for them part-time later. If you've been laid off from a staff job in the last ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2009/03/13/taking-back-your-ex-employer/ Last week I asked if anyone wanted to weigh in on my ABC News column on how layoff gossip both helps and hurts office workers. (You can read the column here; it ran yesterday.) But employees aren't the only ones who grapple with layoff gossip. As a freelancer and contractor, I've recently had ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2009/03/13/monitoring-the-layoff-rumor-mill-as-a-freelancer-or-contractor/ I'm looking for full-time, part-time, temporary, or contract employees who can talk about the below. Anonymous is fine, and I won't mention your company name (legally, I couldn't). If interested, email me here. The deadline is Tuesday, so I'd need to hear from you by Monday night. Thanks so much. How are you dealing with rumblings around ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2009/03/06/want-to-be-in-my-next-abc-news-column/ Like everyone else, I'm looking for ways to shave expenses. Dinners, presents, movies out, and tickets for live music are now few and far between. If I need clothes, I buy used as much as possible (I'll break for new undees, sneakers, and socks though). If I play with friends, one of us suggests eating ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2009/02/28/trimming-your-freelancepersonal-expenses-with-a-mind-to-indie-business/ Kate asks: If you're not quite ready to quit your day job...or in my case, if I'm just about to graduate college and plan on getting a "real" job before transitioning to full-time freelancing, would it hurt my chances with future employers if they know that I ultimately want to ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2009/02/26/ask-the-cubicle-expat-is-it-okay-if-my-future-employer-knows-that-i-ultimately-want-to-be-a-full-time-freelancer/ Seattle freelancers: You don’t have to travel far for fresh ideas and savvy resources to pump up your freelance business. I have a few upcoming events happening in your neck of the woods. Some details below, and more info on my Events page. When: 7:00 to 9:00 pm, Wednesday, March 4 What: ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2009/02/22/four-upcoming-events-for-rocking-your-freelance-business/