Work Freelance Teleconference: Sponsored by AAJA-DC and CurrentMom.com

How to Succeed As a Freelancer or Consultant
Learn the secrets of thriving as a freelancer or consultant from experts who have been there, done that. This free teleconference is co-sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association-DC chapter and CurrentMom.com.
Weds., Nov. 18, 2009, 2-3:30 pm ET
Speakers include:

Joe Grimm, creator of JobsPage.com, Poynter columnist and visiting journalist at Michigan State University

Stephenie Overman, freelance writer and DC Society of Professional Journalists' freelance coordinator

Katherine Reynolds Lewis, freelance writer for outlets such as About.com, MSN Money and Parade, and founder of CurrentMom.com, a site for entrepreneurs

Victoria Lim, media trainer, freelance journalist, consultant and convergence expert

Arnesa Howell, freelance writer for magazines including People and Money.

Topics to be covered:

Starting a freelance career on the sidelines of your day job

Balancing fun or prestigious assignments with bread-and-butter work that pays the mortgage

Is this the golden age of freelancing? Or a good time to flee to the safety of a solid employer?

Pitching and cultivating relationships with editors or other clients

How to think like an entrepreneur, not an employee

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