When I first got started in freelance writing, I got so tired of people talking about "networking." By networking I don't mean computer networks, which as a geek I find interesting, and without which we wouldn't have lovely vehicles like the Internet with which to find, deliver, show off our work. I mean the kind where you imagine standing around in stuffy clothes and uncomfortable shoes, talking to people you don't know and trying to find out what they can do for you while they try to find out what you can do for them. Sounds about as appetizing as the rubber chicken you'll probably be eating at the dinner later. -- Read more

When I first got started in freelance writing, I got so tired of people talking about "networking." By networking I don't mean computer networks, which as a geek I find interesting, and without which we wouldn't have lovely vehicles like the Internet with which to find, deliver, show off our work. I mean the kind where you imagine standing around in stuffy clothes and uncomfortable shoes, talking to people you don't know and trying to find out what they can do for you while they try to find out what you can do for them. Sounds about as appetizing as the rubber chicken you'll probably be eating at the dinner later. -- Read more

As I've mentioned before, and will mention again, freelancing is a business. Business requires customers, and freelancers who create content (writers, course developers, etc.) essentially have two types of customers: people who pay them to create, and people who read or use what's created. Sometimes both types are in the same entity, such as a company that hires you to create a course for their own people to use in-house around some of their own tasks. -- Read more