Comments on: Ahh! Those Slow Months! http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/ The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:23:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bookmarkables for 24 September 2007 : Advice for Your Web Design Business : FocusMinded.com http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/comment-page-1/#comment-715 Bookmarkables for 24 September 2007 : Advice for Your Web Design Business : FocusMinded.com Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:32:00 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/#comment-715 [...] Ahh! Those Slow Months! by Freelance Folder [...] [...] Ahh! Those Slow Months! by Freelance Folder [...]

]]> By: Tiffany http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Tiffany Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:37:43 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/#comment-695 I've been employed full-time for a couple of years, but during the years I was freelancing I used a lot of the downtime to write articles. A lot of freelance writers are adamant that you shouldn't invest in writing anything until you're sure you have a market, but I always found that there were certain types of pieces that I could count on selling eventually--and having the piece in hand made it easier to shop around without worrying about making queries and then possibly finding myself with too much on my plate all at once. I’ve been employed full-time for a couple of years, but during the years I was freelancing I used a lot of the downtime to write articles. A lot of freelance writers are adamant that you shouldn’t invest in writing anything until you’re sure you have a market, but I always found that there were certain types of pieces that I could count on selling eventually–and having the piece in hand made it easier to shop around without worrying about making queries and then possibly finding myself with too much on my plate all at once.

]]> By: Blog Drive-Bys for 2007-09-22 - Untwisted Vortex http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Blog Drive-Bys for 2007-09-22 - Untwisted Vortex Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:27:55 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/#comment-686 [...] "slow" periods over at his other blog, Freelance Folder, with the article entitled "Ahh! Those Slow Months!". I know that was a mouthful, but hey, I liked [...] [...] "slow" periods over at his other blog, Freelance Folder, with the article entitled "Ahh! Those Slow Months!". I know that was a mouthful, but hey, I liked [...]

]]> By: Edward W. Smith http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Edward W. Smith Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:09:21 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/#comment-685 Hi, this is my first time here and I like what I see. I am a motivational speaker and have busy times and slow times, and your ideas were useful. Thanks, Edward W. Smith, www.brightmoment.com Hi, this is my first time here and I like what I see. I am a motivational speaker and have busy times and slow times, and your ideas were useful. Thanks, Edward W. Smith, http://www.brightmoment.com

]]> By: Karalyn Eckerle http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Karalyn Eckerle Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:04:38 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/#comment-678 I tell most of my clients to get a blog instead of a website. Most don't need a formal website and websites tend to be static unless clients pay someone to keep them updated. Nothing worse then revisiting a website 6 months later only to find nothing new has been posted. Statistics say it takes 3-5 visits to a website to "hook" a prospective client. A dead website won't get past the first 2 visits! Blogs can be updated quickly and easily and are more likely to generate new inquiries. Great marketing tool. Most of my new VA clients come via my blog. And when the muse hits, I have been known to write a month's worth of blog entries during my "down time." Makes for quick blog updates when I'm busy on client work or just don't feel like writing! I tell most of my clients to get a blog instead of a website. Most don’t need a formal website and websites tend to be static unless clients pay someone to keep them updated. Nothing worse then revisiting a website 6 months later only to find nothing new has been posted. Statistics say it takes 3-5 visits to a website to “hook” a prospective client. A dead website won’t get past the first 2 visits!

Blogs can be updated quickly and easily and are more likely to generate new inquiries. Great marketing tool. Most of my new VA clients come via my blog. And when the muse hits, I have been known to write a month’s worth of blog entries during my “down time.” Makes for quick blog updates when I’m busy on client work or just don’t feel like writing!

]]> By: Dana Wallert http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Dana Wallert Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:52:42 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/ahh-those-slow-months/#comment-676 "Some will say starting a blog isn’t such a good idea, as it can lower your productivity, because you have to manage it, write articles, promote the blog, network and all (and some people simply don’t like to write that much)." I say definitely start a blog! I couldn't agree with you more, as I get a ton of virtual assistant referrals and a good number of web design ones from my blogs. However, I would add the warning that if you do start a blog...you will probably get sucked into the blog culture and social networks, and you probably will have to start functioning on a few hours less sleep a night! But it's well worth it :) “Some will say starting a blog isn’t such a good idea, as it can lower your productivity, because you have to manage it, write articles, promote the blog, network and all (and some people simply don’t like to write that much).”

I say definitely start a blog! I couldn’t agree with you more, as I get a ton of virtual assistant referrals and a good number of web design ones from my blogs.

However, I would add the warning that if you do start a blog…you will probably get sucked into the blog culture and social networks, and you probably will have to start functioning on a few hours less sleep a night!

But it’s well worth it :)

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