Today is the perfect day to start looking for Fall networking events, where you can meet your ideal prospects in person. That's the way to make the strongest possible impression and gather the most useful information about your market.  You can start your search with my list of trade associations....

Creatives who don’t have contracts say things like: I work with great people. I won’t have to go to court. I wouldn’t be able to afford to sue them anyway. I can’t afford a lawyer to draw up a contract for me. It’s not a big deal. No. NO. NO!...

This summer I've stayed put. But the Fall will be busy, especially October, when I'll be speaking up and down the East Coast. So come see me for one (or more) of these events.  Where/When: Delray Beach FL, Oct 17, 2017What: Titanides Live Topic: Mistakes Women Make When Negotiating Join me -- details...

I'm getting ready to start a new round of podcast interviews with speakers from the upcoming Revolve Conference: Where Design and Creativity Meets Marketing and Strategy, which is happening in Charleston SC, Oct 26-27, 2017. I'll be there speaking too and my topic is Cracking the Code: The Art of Making...

I’ve been a web copywriter for 10 years. Mostly I partner with graphic designers. But I learned at the beginning (from Ilise!) that I shouldn’t be scared of the “competition”— because really, there are no competitors…only people we can learn from. So when I met this writer at a conference,...