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Your business needs a baby horse!
I did not want a baby horse. I needed a baby horse. Here's why you or your business (metaphorically) needs one too. It's easy to get comfortable with the familiar. This year marks 10 years of owning Bella. She was the one who got me back into horses. She also helped...
From the forge
The idea for Shoeing the Modern Horse: The Horse Owner’s Guide to Farriery and Hoof Care took shape after I spent a day working in a farrier’s forge alongside Trafalgar Square Books Managing Editor Rebecca Didier. We gained an insider’s perspective on the decisions...
5 Tips for Finding & Keeping Clients
Newly established and longtime freelancers alike are on a quest to find and keep clients. These are a few things I’ve found helpful in developing relationships with new clients and maintaining lasting relationships with existing ones. In-person networking: Industry...
Game changer: How I found extra time in the day
Working full time and managing a freelance business that generates sales equivalent to a full-time salary is a juggling act. Most lunch breaks are sacrificed for telephone interviews. Vacation time is often used for client appointments and countless hours on the couch...
My mentor quit freelancing
The person I aspired to be like quit the dream I’ve been chasing. Instead of questioning my own intentions, I doubled down my determination. Less than six months into our arrangement she quit freelancing. She accepted a full time position at an agency. She confirmed...
20 percent of my business vanished
Last October 20 percent of my business vanished. Overnight. Two publications owned by the same media company were cancelled effective January 1. To be truthful, I can’t say I was completely shocked. Each issue that arrived in my mailbox was thinner than the one...