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Author Archives: Alisa Bonsignore
Time to Talk at CFC? You bet!
That’s the beauty of CFC (June 22-24 in San Francisco). The speakers will be sitting at the tables with you, milling around in the hallways with you, Netwalking with you, hanging out at the bar with you. Many of us will be sticking around for HOW after CFC is over. And some of us (me!) will be stocked with really good chocolate to help you overcome your fear of talking business with strangers. Business is scary. Ghirardelli chocolate is not. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, CFC, Client Relations, Freelance Writing, Freelancing, Growing Your Business, Networking Tagged cfc 2013, client relations, netwalking Leave a comment
Women Working From Home? It Must Be Nice
From copywriter, Alisa Bonsignore, a rant and a question about the perceptions of women and men who work from home. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelance Writing, Freelancing, Work Life Balance Tagged gender, working from home 6 Comments
Breaking My Own (Email) Rules
Does successful work-life balance mean you don't respond to email outside of business hours? Here are copywriter Alisa Bonsignore's rules (and exceptions). Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Client Relations, Freelance Writing, Freelancing, Time Management Tagged client relations, email overload, rules 2 Comments
How Not To Connect On LinkedIn
Copywriter and CFC veteran, Alisa Bonsignore, suggests what exactly to say when connecting on LinkedIn. Continue reading
What you missed at CFC 2012
Veteran CFC attendee, Alisa Bonsignore, recaps what you need to know (and do) if you missed CFC this year. Continue reading
Networking Tips for Freelancers
Networking tips for you: the person who would rather endure a root canal than speak to a stranger at a cocktail party. Continue reading
Posted in CFC, Connecting, Featured, Freelance Marketing, Freelance Writing Tagged cfc, networking Leave a comment
Talk Talk Talk: The Update
Copywriter, Alisa Bonsignore, does her first speaking engagement for the medical writing community and kicks a**! Continue reading
Talk Talk Talk
As freelancers, we spend so much of our time alone, inside our own heads doing our creative thing. That’s why at the end of last year, I set a goal for myself: in 2011 I would do more public speaking, more putting myself in the center of things. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, CFC, Freelance Writing, Freelancers Union, Freelancing, Self-Promotion Tagged creative freelancer conference, events, freelancing 4 Comments
Something Bigger Than You
As a freelancer, it’s so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day grind, focusing on clients and deadlines to the exclusion of everything else. It happens more than we’d like to admit. That’s why, for me, it’s been incredibly important to be part of something bigger than myself. Continue reading
Posted in Freelance Writing, Work Life Balance Tagged giving back, work/life balance Leave a comment
Sick Days, or Why I Work Ahead of Deadlines
You will never, ever find me working on a project on deadline day. I work as far in advance as reasonably possible. Recently, I was reminded of why. Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Freelancing, Time Management Tagged time management, work/life balance 4 Comments
